Tighten the body after weight loss. the main ways to tighten sagging skin. Methods used at home

After an effective fight against excess weight, many people have another question: how to tighten the skin after losing weight? But there is no need to be upset because of this problem, since modern medicine and folk methods can help get rid of completely or significantly reduce unpleasant folds and sagging "aprons".

Causes of sagging skin

Sometimes the causes of sagging skin are age-related changes that occur in the human body over 40 years old, pregnancy, stressful situations.

In practice, this means that the skin's elasticity decreases, so it becomes flabby and not aesthetically pleasing.

As weight increases, the skin begins to stretch. As soon as a person rapidly loses kilograms, the skin begins to sag.

The fact is that overly stretched skin will not have time to return to its previous state. In addition, other problems arise: wrinkles, wrinkles, dryness.

Minor problems can be dealt with at home, but for serious problems, you will have to seek help from a cosmetologist or surgeon.

How to tighten sagging skin after losing weight at home?

If you want to tighten the skin after losing weight, then it is not necessary to immediately run to the surgeon. The fact is that in some situations other methods will help, especially if you have lost a few kilograms, and the sagging of the skin is insignificant.

Of course, to improve the situation at home without resorting to the help of surgeons, it will take more time, high self-organization, but this is much cheaper than salon procedures or plastic surgery.

Efficiency depends on the ability of the skin to regenerate, the amount of skin that needs to be reduced, hormonal levels and lifestyle, since after 40 years it will be more difficult to tighten the skin.

TOP 10 exercises

The skin will become elastic, more toned, if you play sports. And this is far from a secret. Swimming, fitness classes, sports dancing helps a lot. So try these sports.

In addition, there are a large number of exercises that you can do at home.

The effectiveness of classes will increase if you combine exercises with cosmetic procedures.

How to tighten the skin on the hands after losing weight at home? This question worries many, since this is a rather problematic place.

simple, effective exercises, which will not take much time, but will help stimulate muscles, improve skin tone:

1. Warm up. Takes 5-7 minutes. The goal is to warm up the muscles, prepare them for further exercises.
2. For flexibility. One hand winds up behind the back from above, over the shoulder, and the other from below. Try to clasp your hands behind your back. Then change hands. The exercise is carried out smoothly, without jerking. It largely depends on the natural flexibility, complexion of the figure. Do not be discouraged if it doesn’t work out the first time, because the main thing is regular repetitions, progress will follow.
3. With dumbbells. Sitting on a chair, take a small dumbbell (if you don't have one, you can experiment with a one and a half liter plastic bottle of water) with both hands and slowly, smoothly bend and unbend your arms behind your head.
4. Push ups. Depending on the initial training, they are performed from the floor, from a chair, on one or two hands. It is important to observe the basic principle: during the exercise, the back is straight, all movements are carried out due to the muscles of the hands. This exercise will also help with problems with a sagging stomach.
5. "Plank". These are exercises to improve the line of the abdomen and buttocks. There are different options for it, it depends on the basic training. The most common way to perform: a stand on the elbows and toes. The line of the back, legs should be straight. The goal is to stay that way for as long as possible.
6. "Bike". An exercise known to everyone since childhood can improve the tone of the muscles and skin of the abdomen.
7. It is important to perform without taking your heels off the floor, with your back as straight as possible.
8. Weighted squats. For best effect pick up dumbbells or an improvised weighting agent.
9. For facial muscles. Take the end of a small pencil with your lips. Write in the air using only the muscles of your face.
10. Strengthening the facial muscles (2nd exercise). Tilt your head back. Try to reach the tip of your nose with your lower lip. It is unlikely that this will work out, the main thing is the effort that is applied during the exercise, since this is what affects the result.

All exercises require 10-20 repetitions, it is advisable to perform them at least once a day. If it is possible to visit the gym, on the advice of an instructor, you can perform other exercises that are no less effective.

Proper nutrition

To learn how to tighten the skin after losing weight, you can seek advice from a nutritionist. There are many nutritional options for maintaining weight balance and skin tone.

Below is a table of a healthy diet that allows you to maintain beauty and youth.

Product name	A photo	Recommendations
Drinks, water, unsweetened green tea		Not less than 1.5 - 2 liters per day
Vegetables fruits		500 grams or more
Cereals, flour		200- 400 grams
Meat, milk, fish		100- 300 grams
Fats		10-50 grams
Sweets including soda water and cakes		If it cannot be excluded, minimize consumption.

It is better to eat in small portions, but often. Fruits in the diet, especially citrus fruits, have a beneficial effect on skin elasticity.

Question answer

Eat right, do not forget to periodically do exercises to keep your muscles in good shape, watch your weight.

It is recommended not to delay and start using such funds for early stages sagging skin. Creams from companies such as Bioterm, TALASSO, GUAM, Nivea, and Garnier have proven themselves especially well. .

Yes, for this you should not rush and lose weight gradually. Start exercising right away, use products that improve elasticity. In addition, you can think about cosmetic procedures.

Cosmetic procedures

In addition to physical exercises, a rational approach to nutrition, cosmetic procedures can be applied at home.

They will help not only at a young age, because even after 50 years you can look much younger and minimize flabbiness from sagging skin folds.

Salon procedures (3 destinations)

In matters of beauty of the body and face, a beautician is a real helper, as there are many different procedures that show wonderful results.

To tighten loose skin, you can use the following manipulations:

• Injections. A useful procedure is , which involves the application special preparations they are administered by injection. As a result, blood circulation improves, puffiness decreases, and the production of collagen and elastin is accelerated. If there are small folds, then comes to the rescue. This is a procedure for introducing special fillers (fillers).
• Thread lifting. This method will help with moderate sagging. For this, special ones are introduced into the skin (for example,).
• hardware methods. To conduct them, the cosmetologist uses special devices. LPG massage, or laser therapy, can help in the fight against flabby skin. These manipulations will help tighten the skin without surgery.

Wraps and masks

A good effect in the process of tightening the dermis is given by a variety of wraps. For the body, it is good to use chocolate, honey, tinctures. capsicum, clay.

You can use fresh fruit, mashed, diluted vinegar. Wraps are hot (for example, chocolate) and cold (vinegar).

The general idea of ​​the procedure is to apply a mass on the epidermis in problem areas in an even layer, wrap it with cling film, wrap the body if necessary. Wait 30-40 minutes, then wash off the composition.

In addition to home remedies, special creams sold in cosmetics stores are suitable for body wraps.

To achieve the greatest effect, some cosmetologists suggest doing body wraps in the sauna after the body has warmed up. The possibility of such a wrap should be considered in each case individually, based on the general state of health.

Water procedures

A contrast shower and baths with essential oils and preparations saturate the surface of the dermis with vitamins and produce a tonic effect. The most popular bath fees include:

• Milk;
• Mustard;
• Mint;
• Chamomile;
• Sweet clover.

It is desirable to carry out a contrast shower 2 times a day, no later than an hour before leaving the house.

Finish the procedure with cold water. In total, there should be from 3-4 to 6 contrasts. You should start with 2-3 contrast shifts.

Massage

There are many ways to carry out massage procedures. Manual, hardware, using jars and stones, with creams and honey - all this will help make the skin smoother and toned.

With home massage, do not forget about the hula - hoop. Twisting the hoop will help tighten the skin of the abdomen and stimulate the muscles.

AT recent times Pinch self-massage began to gain popularity. It begins with stroking, kneading the skin of the abdomen. Then it is necessary to pinch the skin for 10-15 minutes. Fast, moderately strong.

There should not be a feeling of severe pain, but the procedure should not be pleasant either. After pinching, go back to stroking. After the procedure, apply anti-cellulite cream.

Vacuum-roller massage deserves special attention. You can also use special devices that are designed for home use. For example, Gezatone type AMG114 and Vacuum Beauty System.

Oils, creams and scrubs

All rubbing can be divided into industrially produced and at home.

Irina Dorofeeva

practicing cosmetologist

When a person loses weight quickly, there is an increase in the number of free radicals in the body. This leads to a deterioration in the nutrition of the epidermis and dermis, a decrease in turgor, and the skin becomes less elastic. In addition, with a sharp weight loss, the body experiences stress, as a result of which the hormone cortisol is released in an increased amount, which leads to dysfunction. connective tissue, reduce the production of collagen and elastin. To avoid such troubles, lose weight gradually.

If after weight loss the skin has become flabby and sagging, do not give up. The rich experience of cosmetologists, fitness trainers and plastic surgeons will help restore the beauty and elegance of the lines of the figure.

At 28, I consider myself a young and very attractive girl. For as long as I can remember, I was plump, but never shy of myself. During pregnancy, she focused on proper nutrition and regimen, and, as a result, after giving birth she was able to lose weight. Replaced extra pounds came new problem- hanging skin on the abdomen.

To tighten the stomach, first revised the diet

It is important to include in the daily diet those products that will nourish the skin as efficiently as possible. Only if the skin receives the proper amount of "correct" proteins, fats and carbohydrates, you can count on its quick tightening. It is important to properly balance all the main elements. Since I was a breastfeeding mother at the time I started fighting sagging belly, it was important for me that the recommendations in the diet did not run counter to the advice on pregnant women.

With questions about proper nutrition, I turned to a nutritionist. It turned out that the advice is quite simple. They deal with each element separately.

• Squirrels. In food, you can and should eat proteins of both animal and vegetable origin (poultry, meat, fish, legumes, etc.). It is important to consume no more than the recommended amount - up to 2 grams per kilogram of weight. And this is not for one meal, but the daily norm.
• Fats. It is better to give preference to fats of vegetable origin. I chose extra virgin olive oil, which is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. The daily norm is about 30 gr. (not less).
• Carbohydrates. In the diet, it is worth leaving mainly complex carbohydrates, for example, whole wheat flour, raw vegetables, cereals, etc. As simple carbohydrates, I consumed fruits and honey.

The variety of food pleased me so much that I got my husband hooked on such food. I started, and he clearly showed progress in losing weight (the “beer” tummy began to leave).

Proper drinking regimen to help my tummy

Even adjusting your eating habits was not as difficult as forcing yourself to drink the right amount of water. The daily norm is at least two liters. The bottom line is that when you start to feel thirsty, this is already a sign of dehydration. It is important to avoid moments when you want to drink and pour water into yourself regularly.

There is one more nuance. 2 liters is pure water without gases, all the rest of the liquid that enters the body in the form of soups and juices does not count.

In addition, while drinking, you should add another cup equal to the amount of tea you drink to the recommended daily two liters of water. For a cup of coffee, you will need to add two cups of water to the same 2 liters. Natural juices can be drunk only diluted with water 50 to 50 (it is better to give preference to juices without sugar).

Cosmetics for sagging belly after weight loss

I found information about them on English-language resources. I was pleasantly surprised that we specialized creams and scrubs are sold. Initially, I tried the procedures in a beauty salon. I was promised that wraps would work wonders. Due to the fact that you can buy the products in the store, and make the wraps yourself, you managed to save money and make the skin more elastic.

Now my procedures with cosmetics are for prevention (it definitely won’t get worse from this). I do this - first I use a scrub, then I do a wrap and at the end I smear myself with a special cream.

Started good habits and sagging stomach began to go away gradually!

For skin tightening, it is very good to make it a habit:

• taking a contrast shower;
• wiping the flabby area with ice cubes (I made ice cubes with the addition of essential oils and citrus juices);
• getting rid of smoking;
• minimum alcohol consumption;
• minimum time spent in the sun.

The last one was especially hard for me, because I love to sunbathe. But, as they say, a beautiful tummy is more important than a bronze tan with saggy skin. When taking a contrast shower, direct intense jets of water to problem areas (I directed not only to the sagging abdomen, but also to the upper arms, where the skin also sagged).

I went in for sports intensively, and the skin on my stomach tightened

The regularity and close look of the coach is important here. If you do not have the skills to work with different groups muscles, do not even try to tighten the skin of the abdomen yourself, because you will just waste your time aimlessly. It was not very convenient for me with the baby in my arms, as recommended, to go to training three times a week. I acted quite cunningly and economically.

I bought a subscription to a sports club for a year at once and agreed with the coach that I would go there two or three times a month. My coach shows me the basic techniques that I use until the next trip to the club. Thus, I can practice at home at least every day and perform only those exercises that are recommended by an experienced trainer.

The main elements were:

• plank;
• exercises for the press (a little different from those that were once at school, since you do not need to completely tear off the entire body from the floor);
• step steps (I had to buy a special platform for this).

Every month, the number of exercises was added, and some were even replaced. The trainer chose the program for me individually.

A great massage therapist made my tummy elastic!

It is worth saying that this is one of the most pleasant ways. X A good massage therapist can be found not only in a beauty salon. There are excellent specialists who work on the road. For me it was the most the best option because I didn't have to look for someone to leave the baby with.

In the end, I tried for myself:

• lymphatic drainage;
• can;
• lifting.

Lymphatic drainage massage of complex action - it adds health in general. They drove the lymph through my body so well that even the veins on my legs stopped tormenting me (after giving birth, varicose veins increased and deep veins began to hurt). The skin tightened not only in the abdomen. I didn’t really like the cupping massage, and after a couple of sessions, the massage therapist and I replaced it with a pull-up. Feels good, performance is excellent.

How I preferred oils to expensive cosmetics and removed my tummy

This method can be considered "folk" and it is a great alternative to expensive cosmetics. Castor oil is considered the most effective for skin tightening. To create a product that needs to be rubbed into the skin, you need to take castor and lavender oil and add a few drops of natural lemon juice. Using the recipe 2-3 times a week, you can notice an increase in elasticity and firmness in the abdomen.

Essential oils, especially lavender Great for use as an additive to baths. A ten-minute bath in not very hot water + 1-2 teaspoons of essential oil - great option for everybody. Inexpensive, accessible, pleasant and effective.

Almond oil is best taken internally . For effectiveness, one teaspoon is enough, which should be drunk before bedtime. The course in duration can be any, it will not be worse for sure.

A toned belly is no sulfates and chlorine!

Any chemicals, and sulfates and chlorine in particular, have a very detrimental effect on the elasticity, healthy appearance and firmness of the skin.

• After swimming in the pool where the water is enriched with chlorine, take a shower immediately using specialized products. Pay attention to the fact that the shower gel should be moisturizing.
• Almost all budget body care products contain sulfates that are harmful to the skin. This applies to both shower gels and shampoos, as well as body milk, etc. Sulfates overdry and irritate the skin, which spoils it and leads to premature aging, sagging, etc. Try not to save on cosmetics and purchase sulfate-free products.

In general, try to study the composition of all cosmetics that will be used, this will help you maintain youthfulness and elasticity of the skin for many years.

How I fell in love with yoga and fixed the effect of a tightened belly

Initially, I treated yoga as something newfangled, which would soon lose its relevance in society. But, over the years, it has become more and more strengthened in our country. Even the gym trainer recommended trying beginner classes.

Finally, what you have been waiting for, what you have been striving for has finally happened. Hated extra pounds are defeated. But appearance And now it doesn't give you pleasure? So, before you was the question of flabby and sagging skin!

Most often, women face this problem after extreme weight loss, starvation or severe food restrictions. Consequently, the kilograms were dropped quickly, and the skin behind them simply did not have time. Therefore, today you are concerned about the question of how to tighten the skin after losing weight? Let's figure this out together.

Where does excess skin come from?

When extra pounds are gained, body volumes increase and the skin stretches. When losing weight, the volume of the body decreases, and the skin begins to sag. The most problematic areas are the face, abdomen, arms, inner thighs and chest. Of course, in order to prevent such a situation, you need to get rid of extra pounds right and slow. Then the skin has time to tighten. But if you "sat" on a strict diet and lost a lot of weight quickly, then stretched skin after losing weight is inevitable. But there is a solution!

An integrated approach will solve the problem once and for all

If you want to remove sagging skin after losing weight, act consistently and in a complex. Believe me, not a single procedure will help you get rid of excess skin and gain a model appearance for a long time if you do not follow the elementary tips below. So, what does the complex of solving this problem consist of, namely, how to tighten the skin after losing weight? We offer only 5 components:

No. 1. Nutrition for the skin

The most effective way to tighten the skin after losing weight is with the help of properly organized nutrition. It is necessary to include in the diet products that contribute to the elasticity and firmness of the skin so that it returns to normal faster. Nutrition must be balanced.

The daily menu needs a balance of proteins, fats and carbohydrates:

• Protein very important for skin tone. It can be either vegetable or animal origin. The amount of proteins in the daily diet is 1-2 grams per 1 kg of human weight. Animal proteins are found in meat, fish, seafood, eggs and cottage cheese. Choose low-fat foods, as animal fats should only make up a third of your total intake. Vegetable proteins are found in legumes, to a lesser extent in cereals and in some vegetables, for example, in. You can read more about this in our article "".


• Fats in the diet should be predominantly plant-based. They also help to increase the elasticity of sagging skin after losing weight. It can be any oils, but cold-pressed oils are better, in which the highest content of useful ones. Vegetable oils can be consumed on their own, added to cereals, salads and other dishes. The fat content in a woman's daily diet should be from 30 grams. In addition to vegetable oils, healthy fats contain nuts, but at the same time, they are quite high in calories.

If you want to have beautiful, toned skin without, forever give up margarine and products containing the most harmful and "terrible" trans fats!

• Carbohydrates we need for energy. For daily use, you need to choose complex carbohydrates. They are found in cereals, vegetables, wholemeal bread, durum wheat pasta. Simple carbohydrates are also necessary, but it is better if you get them from fruits, dried fruits and natural honey. Refined sweets will not benefit your body, and even more so - sagging skin.

Eat foods that contain collagen or promote its production in the body. It will help make your skin supple. It could be:

• fish, better than salmon species;


• sea ​​kale;


• meat, especially turkey;


• vegetables and greens;


• fruits and berries.

No. 2. Drinking regimen for elastic skin

Stretched, flabby skin needs water. In order for her cells to be filled with life-giving moisture, it is not at all necessary to lie in the bath all day.

The simplest thing you can do is just drink at least two liters of clean drinking water a day, in addition to all the other liquids that you consume in one way or another (coffee, teas, soups, juices, etc.). But it is generally better to replace coffee with green tea or limit its use, since caffeine helps to remove moisture.

Remember, if your cells do not experience a lack of water, then the skin will recover faster. Get used to keeping the drinking regime not only during the diet and after losing weight, but also in the usual way - so your skin will remain young and healthy longer.

Number 3. Exercise for loose skin

Sport is the best remedy for sagging skin! Exercise keeps muscles and skin in good shape, they contribute to the flow of blood to problem areas. Physical activity also ensures the growth of capillary vessels in the skin, enriches it with oxygen and nutrients. The skin is tightened and becomes elastic.

Remember, any physical activity is useful for combating sagging skin of the buttocks, abdomen, arms, legs and other parts of the body, the main thing is constancy!

No. 4. Cosmetic care for loose skin after weight loss

Now let's see how to tighten the skin after losing weight at home using cosmetics and simple procedures that you can do on your own. They will help restore skin elasticity. The simplest of them are:

• cold and hot shower;


• wiping with ice;


• scrubs;


• self-massage;


• wraps.

All these manipulations provide blood flow to the skin, thereby saturating it with nutrients and oxygen. Skin cells from this become more resilient and elastic.

When taking a shower, alternate bathing in hot and cold water. Direct the shower jet to problem areas of the skin. Use a hard washcloth, this gives a massage effect. Finish off with an ice pack.

Use scrubs regularly. They exfoliate dead skin well and stimulate the renewal of skin cells.

Self-massage is very effective for problem areas. It will help tighten the skin after losing weight on the face, arms, abdomen, buttocks, and other parts of the body. There are many ways to self-massage. One option is to rub the problem areas with a towel after a shower. For the abdomen, it is better to use a pinch massage. You can also use various massagers.

Wrapping is a popular method of dealing with sagging skin. It can be made at home too. There are already ready-made cosmetics on sale, it remains only to follow the instructions for use. But it is also easy to make mixtures for yourself. The composition may include honey, red pepper, clay, olive oil. You can add algae extract and a decoction of medicinal herbs. Shilajit and rose oil are very useful for skin that has lost its elasticity. They stimulate the production of your own collagen in the skin. You can combine if you wish. different components, depending on which problem area you want to use the prepared mixture:

1. For sagging skin of the buttocks, abdomen and inside thighs, a composition with red pepper is perfect.


2. For the chest, it is better to use honey, oils and herbs.


3. And stretched facial skin needs more gentle masks, for example, from a mixture of white clay, olive oil, with the addition of plant extracts.

The active components of these wraps help to start metabolic processes in the skin, strengthen and tighten it, and restore vascular tone.

The only contraindication to the use of wraps may be allergies or intolerance to the components of the mixture.

How to make wraps?

Choose the most suitable components for you. Apply them on the body and wrap with cling film. From above, put on warm underwear or cover yourself with a blanket. Lie down like this for half an hour to an hour. The main thing is to do all these procedures regularly, and after a while you will see a gorgeous result!

No. 5. Down with bad habits

What else will help your skin regain elasticity faster? This is a rejection bad habits such as smoking, addiction to alcoholic beverages, food on the go with anything, sitting in pants on social networks with a hunched back and a fist under the chin, lack of sleep, wearing very tight clothes and other “harmful things”.

Get rid of at least a few of these habits, and you will see what a dramatic change will happen to your skin. She will gain tone, brighten, become more beautiful, younger and, of course, she will pull herself up, where will she go?

Why not go to a beauty salon?

We told you about the most simple methods to help tighten the skin at home. But there are also many procedures used in beauty salons, which should not be ignored. At the same time, remember that nutrition, drinking regimen and sports should be present in your life in the same way as without beauty salons.

To restore the elasticity of stretched skin after losing weight, you will be offered, first of all, peeling, massage and wrapping. In terms of effectiveness, salon care differs little from regular home procedures, but their cost is not comparable. And if you do not have the financial or other opportunity to constantly visit a beauty salon for a long time, then self-care for sagging skin at home is your choice.

We hope you got the answer to the question of how to tighten the skin after losing weight? Proper nutrition, giving up bad habits, playing sports and simple care for your body will provide you with beautiful toned skin! Lead a healthy lifestyle, and the reflection in the mirror will bring you joy again.

To preserve the beauty of the body, you need to lose weight slowly and play sports. Rapid weight loss without physical activity leads to sagging and flabbiness of the skin, the formation of stretch marks. Integrated system will help tighten the skin after losing weight at home, remove a flabby stomach and excess volume on the hips, arms. Please be patient as this is a long and tedious process.

What happens to the skin when losing weight

It is easy for young boys and girls to lose weight, because they have a fast metabolism, and the epidermis tightens itself. For older women and men, the problem of sagging skin is more relevant. Even with a slow loss of body weight, the integument becomes flabby and sags. This is due to a reduced percentage of elastin and collagen - proteins that control the firmness and elasticity of the epidermis. If this is your case, when losing weight, you will have to throw all your strength into preventing sagging.

saggy skin

Rapid weight loss at home is the enemy of a beautiful and toned body. Why is that? There are several reasons:

• With a loss of more than 5 kg per week, the skin does not have time to adapt to the changes. It can shrink, but at a slower pace. The situation is aggravated by a lack of fluid, a reduced percentage of elastin and collagen.
• Too strict diet leads to fast weight loss and worsening well-being. With limited nutrition, there is practically no strength for training at home, and physical exercises are very important for maintaining tone.

After giving birth, women's belly sags. This is natural, since weight loss occurs in less than a day. How to tighten the skin on the stomach after losing weight? The problem area will quickly return to normal if you eat well, drink plenty of fluids, and after a month or two, do exercises to strengthen the muscle corset. Due to the abundant flow of milk, the breasts may sag. After the feeding is completed, she will tighten up a little, but you need to help her - wear a supportive bodice, do gymnastics, moisturize.

Loose skin

Reduced epidermal turgor occurs due to a slowdown in metabolic processes, a decrease in the rate of production of hyaluronic acid (responsible for moisturizing the skin), lack nutrients arising from a strict diet. Flabby epidermis is the result of uneven splitting of subcutaneous fat. Rapid weight loss overstretches the integument, as a result of which they lose their ability to contract. AT advanced cases skin tightening is required after losing weight, because home procedures are ineffective.

How to restore skin after weight loss

This situation is much easier to prevent than to correct the consequences. If the weight loss continues, slow it down. Nutrition plays an important role and water regime. Be sure to follow these guidelines:

• Drink 2 liters of water. A sufficient amount of liquid will make the skin moisturized and prevent it from sagging.
• Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
• Allow yourself nuts, seeds, olive oil, medium-fat fish. These products are a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are so important for a healthy epidermis.
• Ensure protein intake: eat meat, dairy products, legumes.

Wraps

An effective way to tighten the skin after losing weight at home is to nourish its outer layer with active substances. Wraps will not only restore the elasticity of the epidermis, but also help get rid of the remnants of the fat layer in problem areas. You need to do at least 10 procedures with an interval of 2-3 days. Take a shower before wrapping, during the manipulation you can do physical exercises. Popular recipes:

• Liquid honey (2 tablespoons) + ground coffee (1 tablespoon). Stir the ingredients, warm up a little, apply to problem areas. Can be wrapped in cling film. Rinse after 30-40 minutes, apply moisturizer.
• Cosmetic clay (3 tablespoons) + orange essential oil (3 drops) + mustard (1 tablespoon). Mix clay with mustard, add a small amount to them hot water. Then drop in the essential oil and bring the mixture to the consistency of yogurt. The duration of the wrap is 60 minutes.

Exercises

Any workout at home provides skin tightening. The main thing is that they are regular. Organize this chart physical activity: every morning do exercises for 15-20 minutes, 2 times a week do cardio training for 40-50 minutes and 1 time a week strength training of the same duration. Very effective exercises to combat flaccid skin - deep squats, plank, press, sipping the whole body, hanging on the horizontal bar, stretching.

Massage

Before the procedure, take a contrast shower, and it is best to do this every morning. You can add ground coffee to the gel and intensively massage problem areas. Pat the skin to make it reddish. After showering, apply an anti-cellulite product. At home, it is allowed to do the following types of massage:

• Canned. Lubricate the skin with fat cream or massage oil. Then press the silicone jar and place it on the epidermis so that 1-1.5 cm is drawn in. Move the jar clockwise, describing circles, spirals, zigzags. Duration - maximum 7 minutes.
• Honey. Add your favorite essential oils to warm liquid honey. Apply the mixture to the skin, rub in a clockwise direction. When your hands start to stick, pat. Take after 5-10 minutes warm shower and apply cream.

Skin tightening products

If you have lost weight and stretched the epidermis, try using special products at home. A good skin tightening cream after weight loss provides gentle care and quick results. The funds include active substances that stimulate metabolic processes: cooling components, caffeine, retinol, hyaluronic acid, pepper and others. Creams for problem skin from Guam, Organic Shop, Shiseido, Green Mama have proven themselves well.

How to tighten skin after losing weight

In addition to the above methods of caring for the epidermis, the use of peels and scrubs is very effective. They can be applied to all problem areas of the body. At home, it is easy to prepare such compositions:

• Salt scrub. The easiest way to take care of the body is to add medium-sized sea salt to the shower gel and rub the skin well.
• Pumpkin. You will need 0.5 tsp. pumpkin pulp, the same amount of ground cinnamon, 0.5 cups of coconut oil, 5 drops of vitamin E and 1 cup of brown sugar.
• Lactic. How to tighten sagging skin after losing weight with this scrub? In crushed cereal, add 1 tbsp. warm milk, 2 drops of citrus essential oil, 1 tsp. soda.

On the stomach

An elastic tummy does not like simple carbohydrates. His choice is seaweed, red fish, fresh berries, fruits and vegetables. Removal of excess skin after weight loss is required if you have quickly lost more than 60% of your weight. In other cases, you can fight for a beautiful belly at home. Do this massage every day:

• Apply cream or oil to the skin.
• Lie on your back.
• Grab the skin with your fingers, as if you want to pinch yourself.
• Without releasing the epidermis from your hands, touch with your fingers, moving in a clockwise direction.
• When the skin gets used to this effect, increase the pressure. The abdomen should turn red.
• At the end of the procedure, soothe the epidermis with strokes.

On hands

In order for the skin not to hang, you need to work out the corresponding muscles. Push-ups, lifting dumbbells in a prone / standing / sitting position, bending will help to tighten your arms. arms outstretched Per head. Do 15-20 repetitions. If you have not trained before, take dumbbells of 0.5 kg. Massage with olive, coconut, rose oil is also effective. Massage movements go from the hands to the armpits. Gently rub, pat and pinch the skin. Do not spend a session longer than 20 minutes.

On foot

The best way to tone up your thighs and calves is through exercise. Squats, plies, lunges with weights, leg presses will help you with this. The bath and sauna do a good job. Active steam cleanses the epidermis and makes it elastic. good method struggle with sagging skin of the legs - salt baths. Dedicate half an hour to this procedure, and then rub the problem areas well with a hard washcloth.

On the buttocks

Try these skin tightening methods at home:

• Cupping massage is very effective for the buttocks.
• You will have beautiful ass if you regularly run, walk up stairs, ride a bike.
• Vinegar, mustard, clay wraps will remove the flabbiness of the epidermis and have a lifting effect.

Video: how to remove sagging skin after losing weight

Years do not color a person. Everyone understands this. But not everyone realizes that not only age-related physiological changes in the body lead to changes in appearance a person associated with a decrease in elasticity (turgor) of the skin. There are other reasons why beautiful and smooth skin is replaced by flabby skin, prone to sagging and wrinkles. Such changes are not only aesthetically unattractive, but also harmful to the psycho-emotional state of a person who is faced with this problem, since they can cause depression, excessive shyness, and isolation.

In order to actively deal with the problem that has arisen, it is necessary to figure out what provoked it, what caused the appearance of unattractive changes in appearance, which preceded these changes.

Causes and factors of loss of skin elasticity

In medicine, to define sagging skin, there is a special term "atonic" skin, i.e. lost tone. The main reason for the loss of the necessary tone (tension) of the skin is its insufficient hydration and loss of elasticity due to a decrease in the production of hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin in special cells of the connective tissue of the body - fibroblasts.

The slowdown in the synthesis of substances necessary for the skin can be associated with both natural physiological (hormonal) changes and negative external influences (for example, the climatic factor or the need to carry out certain work in rooms with insufficient air humidification).

Most often, age-related changes in the skin become noticeable in people after 40 years. However, loose skin at a younger age is not uncommon. The natural aging process of the body, oddly enough, begins at the age of 25 years. How it will manifest itself outwardly depends on nutrition (essential vitamins and minerals plus water), and on hereditary predisposition.

The rate of fluid intake into the body, depending on age and type of activity, ranges from 1.5 to 2.5 liters per day. If the amount of fluid consumed is less, this immediately affects the work of many internal organs and the condition of the human skin.

Thin, loose skin at a fairly early age may be a sign of a genetic predisposition. Sometimes it is enough to look at the face and hands of the parents to assess the likelihood of such a pathological condition of the skin at a young age in children. At the same time, no one can give a 100% guarantee that this is a manifestation of a hereditary factor without a comprehensive examination. After all, the condition of the skin can have big influence and many diseases associated with metabolic disorders, the presence of which a person may not even be aware of. As well as unfavourable conditions vital activity.

Sometimes a deficit necessary elements in the structure of the skin can be caused by hormonal changes. For this reason, loose skin becomes hallmark many women after menopause. Similar hormonal changes occur during pregnancy. That is why young mothers are so concerned about the problem of lifting a sagging abdomen and restoring the former elasticity of the muscles and skin of individual parts of the body. Flabby skin after childbirth requires a special approach to restoring its properties, since childbirth is mostly followed by a period of breastfeeding, when the use of drugs becomes undesirable due to possible harm to the baby if it enters the body along with mother's milk.

Loose skin can be the result of using strict diets for weight correction, and to prove themselves after a sharp weight loss by the appearance of "extra" skin, devoid of fat. Stress, constant overwork, insufficient water intake, lack of a good night's rest, abuse of decorative cosmetics (especially inexpensive, of dubious quality or expired) are all reasons for weakening skin turgor.

And yet, in most cases, loose skin is not a lifelong stigma. Whatever the reasons for the loss of skin elasticity, there is always the possibility, if not to correct the situation in the root, then at least to make it less noticeable, solving the problem both externally and internally.

Signs of loose skin

Loose skin is not some distant concept. It has very real external manifestations visible to the eye:

• Decreased skin tension. On the face, it is manifested by a change in the oval of the face and blurring of the outline of the cheekbones. Facial features also change (the corners of the eyes and lips droop and a tired expression appears on the face). Stretch marks and noticeable sagging may appear on the chest and abdomen. In other parts of the body, the skin loses its smoothness and radiance, becomes dry and bumpy.
• The skin color becomes paler, sometimes yellowish, without a healthy "blush".
• The pores in the skin are visibly deepened and become more visible.
• When the torso is tilted, the skin that has lost its elasticity sags, forming unaesthetic folds.
• The number of wrinkles gradually increases. To mimic wrinkles, characteristic of all people, regardless of age, static (age) ones are added. Mimic wrinkles themselves become deeper and do not disappear in a relaxed position of the skin.

Dry, flabby skin in old age resembles wrinkled tissue, which cannot be thoroughly smoothed out, so cosmetologists insist that caring for mature skin should be started even before the first signs of aging appear.

Loose skin care

At any life situation if the problem could not be prevented, then it will have to be solved. So it is with the problem called loose skin. Letting everything take its course, by the age of 45-50 you can get a tired face of an elderly person and a heavy, unattractive figure. Conversely, proper and timely care for skin that is losing elasticity will help restore youth and health to it.

Caring for aging skin is like caring for flowers that need to be watered, fed, cleaned the surface of the leaves, sprayed, etc., etc., otherwise they will simply dry out. In the case of human skin, care procedures are:

• consumption of at least 1.5-2 liters of fluid per day,
• eating foods that help moisturize and regenerate the skin,
• cosmetic procedures that help cleanse pores and saturate the skin with nutrients and vitamins,
• water treatment,
• body massage,
• sufficient stay for fresh air,
• an active lifestyle and the rejection of bad habits: smoking, drinking alcohol.

In addition to preventive procedures, sometimes you have to resort to alternative treatment or correction of skin elasticity through medical and cosmetic preparations: creams, oils, masks, and in advanced cases, surgical intervention.

Nutrition for loose skin

Don't know how to get rid of the sad look of loose skin? Give her what she needs! Because the main reason weakening of skin turgor is dehydration of body tissues, it is necessary to monitor the intake of a sufficient amount of fluid into the body.

But not only water contributes to maintaining sufficient moisture in the skin. Nutrition for sagging skin should be rational, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins, which are so necessary for the health and beauty of the skin. Polyunsaturated acids prevent skin moisture loss and dryness. They enter the body along with vegetable oils. Many products contain substances that have a healing effect on sagging skin. For example, bananas, legumes, green vegetables, and wholemeal bread remove dryness and flaking, and seaweed, like hyaluronic acid, is able to retain moisture not only in the surface layers of the skin, but also deep inside, while still participating during the formation of collagen and elastin.

There is no need to eliminate protein foods from your diet. Dietary meat (chicken, turkey, veal), lean fish and eggs, boiled or steamed or grilled, will not harm the beauty of the skin, but fried foods and foods cooked with animal fat ( butter, lard), it is better not to use or reduce their intake to a minimum.

As already mentioned, loose skin can be the result of rapid weight loss. To avoid this, lose weight wisely. Replace sugar with fructose, reduce the amount of salt in food, replace animal fats with vegetable fats, do not overeat, move more - and the weight loss process will take place at a natural pace without harm to the skin.

The appearance of wrinkles on aging skin can be prevented by eating foods rich in trace elements and vitamins. Especially useful for the skin are vitamins C (participates in the synthesis of collagen) and E (promotes the renewal of skin cells). Foods rich in these vitamins include: rose hips, different kinds cabbages, peppers, green leafy vegetables, currant fruits and leaves, many types of citrus fruits. As well as nuts, egg yolk, wheat grains, dairy products, vegetable oils, liver, sunflower seeds and pumpkins. Vitamins A and B1 also remain indispensable helpers in the fight against skin aging.

Aging skin treatment

Nutrition, of course, is a very important point that affects the condition of the skin, but for a complete victory over the problem of sagging skin, only internal exposure cannot be limited. To date, on sale you can find a variety of products for sagging skin, helping to saturate it with the necessary "building" elements, nutrients and moisture from the outside. These products include specialized nourishing, moisturizing and tightening creams, masks, oils, emulsions with an anti-aging effect.

But before proceeding with the procedure of moisturizing and nourishing the skin, it is necessary to thoroughly clean it from grease and dust, as well as surface layers skin with traces of peeling. To do this, it is advisable to use a scrub for sagging skin, which, by removing already dead cells, will contribute to the unhindered penetration of substances necessary for the skin into the deeper layers, and will also protect the skin from getting inside it along with creams of various pathogenic bacteria.

Such a scrub can be purchased at specialized cosmetics stores, but it is best to do it yourself, using natural ingredients that are familiar to us, which will only benefit the skin. In this case, you can use both a moisturizing scrub and a special one for aging skin.

For a moisturizing scrub, you will need 1 tbsp. l. almonds and oatmeal, crushed to the state of the smallest crumb, fresh protein of 1 egg and about 2 tbsp. l. fatty homemade sour cream or cream.

Scrub, designed specifically for smoothing loose skin, consists of ½ tbsp. honey, a teaspoon of turmeric and three tablespoons of salt (if the salt is coarse, it must be crushed).

There are other recipes for anti-aging scrubs, but these 2 recipes are remarkable for their versatility, as they are suitable for both the face and the whole body. It is more expedient to apply such scrubs after taking a shower or baths, on steamed skin with massage movements, leaving for 2-5 minutes and then rinsing off with clean cool water without detergents.

After cleaning the skin, it must be toned with special tonics or even with the usual standard saline solution (a teaspoon of salt in a glass of water). And only after that, apply nourishing products, such as cream for loose skin, which can be purchased at any cosmetics store. Creams for skin elasticity, wrinkles on the face, stretch marks on the abdomen and thighs, etc., etc. Such products from different manufacturers and with different pricing policies are not in short supply and are available to everyone.

But if you are still an adherent of everything natural, then you can make a wonderful cream for nourishing and moisturizing sagging skin with your own hands. To do this, you need the following ingredients: half a fresh homemade chicken yolk, a couple of teaspoons of olive oil and chamomile broth, one teaspoon of salt (it is better to take natural sea salt), half a teaspoon of flower honey. Adding to these components about 2 tsp. vaseline, which can be bought at a pharmacy or a cosmetic store, we get a wonderful natural night cream for sagging skin.

Masks and oils for sagging skin

Everything that has been said about creams and scrubs also applies to masks for sagging skin, of which there are a great many. A remarkable effect in solving the problem of loss of skin elasticity is shown by tonic masks. The most popular of them, which help to achieve the desired effect at any time of the year, are cucumber (for the summer) and lemon (year-round) mask.

To prepare them, you just need to grind the pulp of a cucumber or lemon and apply on the face, neck, décolleté, avoiding the area around the eyes (a prerequisite for a lemon mask). After keeping the mask for 15 minutes, it is removed with a dry, clean cotton swab, after which the skin is moistened with the remaining juice. After drying, a rich nourishing cream is applied.

Especially popular are masks for dry sagging skin based on lemon, cabbage or oatmeal.

• Mask 1. To lemon juice, vegetable oil and honey, taken in the amount of one teaspoon, add a fresh egg yolk and mix thoroughly. Keep the mask on your face for no more than 20 minutes and rinse with cool water.
• Mask 2. Take 1 tsp. lemon juice and fat cream, and mix them with half a teaspoon of sour cream (can be replaced with mayonnaise). We leave the mask for 20 minutes, remove it with a dry swab or a special spatula, and refresh the skin with lotion.
• Mask 3. 2 tbsp. l. vegetable (olive, almond) oil mixed with an equal amount of oatmeal. Add a fresh egg yolk and a tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice. We apply the mask on the face and chest for half an hour, then remove it with a cotton swab and treat the skin with a tonic.
• Mask 4. Finely grated apple mixed with 1 tsp. flower honey and 1 tbsp. l. oatmeal ground in a coffee grinder. Such a mask should be on the face for about 15-20 minutes. It is removed with a swab and warm water.
• Mask 5. Juicy cabbage leaves crushed in a blender are applied in a rather thick layer on the face and kept for 15 to 20 minutes, then washed off warm water. The procedure is completed by washing the face with cool water.

Aromatic oils play an important role in caring for aging skin. Such an oil for sagging facial skin is best used in combination as part of oil masks or baths based on them.

Any fatty mask-cream with aromatic oils consists of a base oil base and an aromatic composition of oils of rose, sandalwood, myrrh, myrtle, lavender, lemon, lemon balm, etc. Base oil for sagging skin is usually chosen from the following: avocado oil, jojoba or almonds. Medicinal oils are applied with light massaging movements, trying not to stretch the skin, you can lightly drive the oil into the skin with your fingertips.

• Oil 1. For half a tablespoon of base oil, take 1 drop of essential oils of lemon and lemon balm and 3 drops of lavender oil.
• Oil 2. For 1 tbsp. l. base oils take 1 drop each of rose and mint essential oils and 3 drops of sandalwood oil.
• Oil 3. For 1 tbsp. l. base oil, we take 1 drop each of nutmeg and cajuput oils and 2 drops of myrtle oil.
• Oil 4. For 1 tbsp. l. base oils, take 2 drops of cajuput and limmet oils and 1 drop of frankincense oil.
• Oil mask. For 1 tablespoon of base oil, take 2 drops of cajuput essential oil and 5 drops of rose oil. Apply the mask for 20-30 minutes, then remove the remaining oil with a cotton swab or blot with a napkin.
• Oil mask with lemon. Mix olive (almond) oil with lemon juice in a ratio of 1: 1, slightly warm the mixture in a water bath and apply on the skin of the face and neck for 15-25 minutes, then blot with a napkin.

Steam facial baths based on aroma oils.

Per glass pure water add:

1. 2 drops of sandalwood oil and 1 drop of peppermint oil
2. 2 drops each of myrtle and pine essential oils
3. 2 drops of limmet and cajuput essential oils plus 1 drop of frankincense oil aroma.

Traditional medicine in the fight for youthful skin

Traditional medicine does not stand aside in terms of solving the problem of sagging skin, while alternative treatment in some cases turns out to be more effective than the use of various synthetic masks and creams, since it stimulates the body to produce the necessary “building” components, and does not do all the work for him.

In addition to “homemade” creams and masks for sagging skin, which can also be classified as traditional medicine, there are other recipes that eliminate the symptoms of skin aging and noticeably tighten it.

For example, ordinary creams and masks are not suitable for delicate and delicate skin around the eyes, but raw potatoes and parsley do an excellent job of moisturizing and nourishing the skin in this area.

• Recipe 1. Spread raw potatoes, crushed to a pulp, on gauze napkins and apply for 10-15 minutes under the eyes. Then wet the area around the eyes and apply a light nourishing cream.
• Recipe 2. Grind fresh parsley leaves in a blender and apply gruel under the eyes, covering it with wet cotton pads on top. Wash off with cool water after 15 minutes. You can add a little fresh fat sour cream to this recipe, then the exposure time of the mask can be increased to half an hour.

The following recipes are suitable for the area around the eyes, and for the entire face, neck, décolleté.

• Recipe 3. Wipe your face with a warm decoction of chamomile or regular black tea. After drying, it is useful to apply a nourishing cream.
• Recipe 4. Prepare ice cubes from a decoction of various medicinal herbs. Under the eyes, such cubes can be applied for 5 minutes, or you can simply massage the skin of the face and neck with light movements.
• Recipe 5. Thistle bath. Pour dry thistle grass with 2 liters of hot water and cook at a low boil for 20 minutes. The decoction is added to the bath water. The duration of the procedure is about 20 minutes twice a week. For a visible result, at least 10 such procedures are required.

Wrapping and massage as a means of combating sagging skin

All of the above means of combating skin aging for the most part relate to the face, neck, décolleté, and hands. But what about sagging flabby stomach, buttocks and thighs that have lost their vitality? How to tighten loose skin on various parts of the body?

The easiest way available at home is massage. You can, of course, apply for professional help in beauty salons, or you can master the principles of self-massage and apply them yourself without leaving your home.

It is necessary to distinguish between facial and body massage. Massage of the face and neck with flabby skin is done with the help of fingers and the back of the hand. Self-massage techniques include pressure, tapping with fingertips and patting.

When massaging the face, you can use pieces of ripe quince, rubbing them over the skin with light circular movements. This massage makes the skin supple and refreshes it.

A prerequisite for massage is clean skin. The number of procedures varies from 10 to 15 sessions. At first, they should be carried out once every three days, and then reduce the interval to once every two days. Such procedures are useful not only for the skin, but also for the general condition of the body, as well as for creating a good mood.

Let's move on to the body though. Loose skin in various parts of the body does not look as aesthetically pleasing as it does on the face. This is especially noticeable in the summer - the season of beaches and bikinis. Since there are much more means of combating skin aging for the face than for the body, body massage for sagging skin is of particular importance.

When massaging the body, you can use the same techniques as with self-massage of the face, only perform them a little more actively. The main thing is not to stretch the skin, whether you are massaging manually or using a static or vibratory massager. For this purpose, it is recommended to use special massage creams.

Another type of body massage available at home is water massage (contrast shower). Jets of water of varying temperatures activate the formation of collagen in the tissues of the body and increase blood circulation in them. You can add the effect of water by massaging the skin with a hard washcloth or a special mitt.

Wraps for loose skin - another very effective method to achieve the necessary elasticity of the skin. They can be carried out in the abdomen, sides, thighs, buttocks. There are hot and cold wraps.

For any type of wrapping, an elastic film (for example, food) and various therapeutic mixtures are used: mud, mineral, honey, clay, etc. You can use an aqueous solution of vinegar or anti-cellulite cream. To enhance the effect, add a variety of essential oils and pepper.

In any case, film wrap enhances the effect of products applied to the skin under the film. Nevertheless, it is more expedient to carry out such procedures in specialized beauty parlors, or at least after consulting with a doctor, since they have certain contraindications.

Physiotherapy treatment for sagging skin

Physiotherapeutic procedures in the treatment of sagging skin are carried out mainly in cosmetology rooms at medical centers and on the basis of specialized beauty salons. They include:

• Mesotherapy is the introduction of nutrients under the skin to a depth of one and a half millimeters that promote the regeneration of its cells.
• Fractional radiofrequency lifting - exposure of the skin to radiation of a certain frequency to activate fibroblasts to produce collagen and elastin.
• Photothermolysis - activation of the production of collagen and elastin under the influence of thermal exposure to laser beams.
• Cosmetological massage with the help of various special devices.
• Microcurrent therapy is the impact on the skin of electrical impulses of weak strength in order to improve metabolic processes in skin cells, activate blood circulation and produce elastin and collagen necessary for skin elasticity.
• Photorejuvenation - exposure of the skin to light waves of a wide frequency spectrum to activate the production of collagen.

Any physiotherapeutic effect of the above has a certain number of contraindications. These include: pregnancy, some blood diseases, epilepsy, cancer, and even common SARS and skin wounds.

In advanced cases or to obtain a quick tangible lifting effect, surgical treatment is used. But since such treatment costs a lot of money, they resort to the services of a plastic surgeon for skin fading not so often. Still, any surgical operation is associated with both costs and significant risks for both health and appearance. Sometimes loose skin looks more attractive than the consequences of an unprofessional operation.

The use of cosmetics in combination with proper nutrition and exercise gives, although not so quick effect, but reliable and relatively safe (depending on the means used).

By the way, exercises for flabby skin of the face and body are also not particularly difficult. They include: regular gymnastics for the face, various stretches and active movements, all kinds of tilts and swings with legs and arms. Performing these exercises in the fresh air, you will get not only activation internal processes in the skin, but also a charge of vivacity for the whole organism.

When exercising, you can use special clothes with a sauna effect, which helps to remove toxins from the body and improve it, which will definitely have the best effect on the condition of the skin.

Prevention of skin aging

And yet, whatever one may say, it is impossible to find a more effective remedy than the prevention of violations of skin turgor. But it is necessary to start preventive measures in advance in order to prevent the first signs of wilting from appearing.

Preventive measures that prevent such unattractive manifestations as loose skin, wrinkles and stretch marks include the following tips:

• Review your diet in favor of products that contribute to sufficient skin hydration. Fruits and vegetables are indispensable assistants, contributing to rational digestion with the full absorption of nutrients.

Note: kiwi, pineapple and papaya are 3 unique products that can prolong the youthfulness of your skin for a long time.

• Do not neglect the contrast shower for the face and body in the morning.
• After washing, do not actively rub the skin with a towel, just blot it.
• Use anti-aging nourishing and moisturizing creams (corresponding to your calendar age).
• Do not ignore toning face masks.
• Sports and exercise significantly prolong the youthfulness of the skin.
• Don't forget to drink enough water.
• Do not expose your skin to prolonged exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet contributes to the rapid aging and drying of the skin.
• Energize your skin with vitamins by using vitamin-mineral complexes for skin health, as well as foods with sufficient amounts of them.

If you stick to these preventive measures throughout life (do not be alarmed, because the habit is formed after only three weeks), then the expected prognosis will be positive, and sagging skin will not be a cause for concern for years, delighting you with its long-lasting youth, pure beauty and healthy radiance.

It is important to understand that the appearance and internal condition of the skin is the result of your lifestyle, your habits and preferences, as well as your psycho-emotional state. An active healthy lifestyle plus the necessary preventive skin care are the key to its youth and health.