Natural Beauty for Women Over 50

Natural beauty doesn't have to fade with age. Gorgeous skin and an attractive body are still within the grasp of women in their 50's. As we grow older our bodies slow down on the production of collagen, which is the mesh of fibers that support the skin and give it its youthful plumpness and natural beauty. There are several things you can do to give nature a helping hand, aid collagen production and firm up your facial muscles if you are a woman over 50.

Vitamin C together with vitamin E helps with natural collagen production. As the body produces its new collagen in the first two hours of sleep it makes sense to take supplements of vitamins C & E an hour before going to bed. This way your body has a reserve of the vitamins it needs to produce its own collagen.

High doses of Vitamin C are needed, much higher than the recommended daily allowance; research has shown that 2000 mg taken in two doses of 1000 mg, once in the morning and again an hour before bedtime have produced good results for some women.

Drink plenty of water. It's been said a thousand times before and it really does work. Imagine a balloon filled with water, its surface is firm and taut and springs back easily when depressed. If you slowly let the water out the surface of the balloon becomes softer and less firm, the surface dents easily when depressed. As more and more water is let out of the balloon it becomes flabby and its surface wrinkled, it no longer springs back when depressed. This will give you an idea of the importance of water in natural beauty and the role it plays in keeping your skin firm and supple.

Facial exercises can help natural beauty for women over 50. The muscles of the face are very intricate, giving mobility to every single inch of it. The most important, from the beauty point of view, are the zygomaticus muscles which extend across the cheeks from the temples to the corners of the mouth, keeping the contours of the face firm. All the facial muscles determine the expression of the features. Chewing exercises the face.

Smiling and laughing, although they may add a few lines around nose, eyes and mouth, also exercise cheek muscles and pull the corners of the mouth in an upward direction, preventing the face from sagging. Your face will age long before your body. Its muscles react negatively to stress, emotion and tension. It's easy to get into the habit of grimacing, frowning and raising eyebrows and this leads to lines and wrinkles that become more definite each year. Facial exercises improve and maintain the characteristics of a youthful contour and covering.

If you want to smooth out your frown lines, visibly tighten up your wrinkly neck and lose your saggy cheeks simple exercise techniques are the answer. As with any exercises it takes 2-3 weeks to see any noticeable improvement but done every day facial exercises can transform your face and knock years off your age.

In summary, women over 50 should take vitamins C and E for natural collagen production, drink plenty of water to help keep skin taut and supple and practice facial exercises to maintain youthful contours and natural beauty.