Wrinkles are a part of aging—and life. While we know to expect wrinkles as we get older, some of the battle has nothing to do with age. Your beauty routines and habits can impact wrinkling as well.

 

Smoking is the most common cause of wrinkles. "There have been studies of twins that showed proof of this in stunning detail," says Joel Schlessinger, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon and founder of LovelySkin.com.

 

If you want to keep your skin healthy and young, the old saying that you are what you eat is definitely true. Eating too much sugar and high-glycemic foods does not just impact your weight—it could make you look older, too.

 

All alcohol dehydrates the skin.This means your skin will appear less plump and fresh the morning after you drink alcohol. Over time, your skin will lose elasticity and form wrinkles due to a lack of hydration. 

 

Gum chewing produces a type of wrinkling around the mouth area and it causes other issues in the mouth structure. 

 

When you sleep in your makeup, you are basically asking for wrinkles. The makeup and environmental pollutants you accumulate during the day seep into your pores, breaking down collagen and elastin. This can speed up the aging process and leave you with fine lines and wrinkles. Cleanse and moisturize your skin every night before bed.

 

Picking 

Stop picking at pesky zits, and let them come out on their own or use natural products to help eliminate them. Any time you pick or pull at your skin, you are causing damage and creating irritation, scars, and yes, even wrinkles.

 

This practice creates wrinkles—and is generally frowned upon in the makeup world.

 

If you sleep on your face, you can get sleep wrinkles from the pillow. It is best to sleep on a satin pillowcase that slides across your face. The alternative is to sleep on your back.

 

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