1. Sleeping on your stomach or side
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Causes sleep lines, wrinkles, and loss of firmness.
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Using a silk pillowcase can help prevent these effects.
2. Not using sunscreen daily
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Even on cloudy days or indoors, UV radiation accelerates aging.
3. Neglecting nightly facial cleansing
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Sleeping with makeup residue, pollution, or sweat blocks pores and ages the skin.
4. Making repetitive gestures unconsciously
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Constantly frowning, scrunching your nose, or squinting creates prominent expression lines.
5. Lack of facial exercise
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Like the body, the face needs movement to tone muscles and maintain bone structure.
6. Over-exfoliating or using harsh products
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Damages the skin barrier, sensitizes the skin, and can cause breakouts.
7. Ignoring the neck and décolletage
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Often, only the face is cared for, but the neck gives away age if it's not equally hydrated and protected.
8. Not moisturizing enough
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Dehydrated skin looks duller, thinner, and has more visible lines.
9. Smoking or exposure to smoke
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Causes loss of skin oxygenation, dull tone, and deep wrinkles.
10. Poorly executed facial self-massages
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Performing them without knowledge or with excessive force can damage tissues or cause sagging.