Massaging the face is a must follow beauty regime to keep early aging and stress at bay. The add on to this daily care not only promises soft skin but also helps in stimulating blood circulation and removing dead skin. It helps in tightening the skin tissue, thus preventing the flabby and undesirable sagging skin. Follow these tips to maximize skin's natural radiance with a youthful look.

Face massaging tips Before massaging the skin, clean your face with a cleansing milk thoroughly to remove all traces of make up. This helps in avoiding the skin pores to get blocked by any dirt particles. Tie a head band and drape a towel below the shoulder. Avoid applying lot of pressure on the face since, while massaging you may cause the skin to bruise or swell. Move the finger tip around the face as directed in swift, light and firm way. Make sure to massage at least for 20 minutes. Do not apply any make up for the next 3-4 hours after massage. The best time for a face treat would be at night before going to bed. Apply a massaging oil or cream that is suitable for your skin type. For instance, massage dry skin with a cold cream. For oily skin use olive oil with few drops of lemon juice.

Face massaging steps
To ensure the right pressure use index, middle and ring fingers. Do it with a

slow and steady rhythm. Always remember to massage in an upward motion as it helps in delaying the force of gravity.

Forehead or the temple: gently move across the temple, with the index and middle finger in circles with the sign of number eight. It should be done just like you number the temple with several small 8's. Cover the forehead area from the eyebrow to the hairline. Repeat it in slow and firm motion for at least 5-10 times.

Eyes : While massaging the area around the eyes, work out from the outer temple inward the bridge of the nose as this will help the facial muscles around the eyes suspend from the temple towards the nose. By stretching the skin in the opposite direction the skin will have less risks of any kind of skin damage. To get rid of work stress, gently place your finger in the hollow of your eye, next to your nose and press in gently, releasing the pressure after every 5 seconds. Repeat the step for 5 times for instant relief.

Nose : For the nose begin stroking the area from inner hollow of the eye, massage downward, along the sides of your nose. Do it with the help of index finger and repeat it for 5 times.

Cheeks : start circular motions from the chin and move upwards across the cheeks to the temples. After reaching the temples, massage in circular motions three times. Repeat the entire sequence for 5 times. Stretch the cheek bone skin in an outward motions, that is start from the chin and move it outwards towards the earlobe.

Around the lips: with the help of index and middle finger make circular and upward motion around the mouth and lips. Start the gentle massage form the chin and move upwards to the area under the nostrils. Repeat the massaging technique for 5 times.

Chin : By starting from the ear lobe where the right jaw meets grasp the skin between your index and middle fingers and move them the length of the jaw in a form of scissor motion. Massage back to the starting point in a circular motion. Repeat the entire sequence for 5 times.

Best Methods For Non Surgical Skin Tightening

Here are some of the best methods to carry on with non surgical skin tightening and repair your skin.

HERBS AND NATURAL REMEDIES

Herbs and natural remedies have been used for centuries to combat ageing skin and wrinkles. Turmeric is an old remedy for wrinkles.

Make some turmeric into a paste with some water and apply it to your skin as a mask. Leave it on for fifteen minutes and then wash off. Grapes are particularly good for combating wrinkles. Mash them up and apply them directly to the wrinkles. A banana mask is also a good wrinkle fighter. Mash up a banana with some yoghurt and apply it to your skin. Rosehip oil reduces the appearance of wrinkles by hydrating the skin. It can also slow down the effects of ageing.

MICROCURRENT THERAPY

Micro current therapy uses a low level of electrical current to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It raises the level of ATP and amino acids, which help repair skin cells. Usually, there are 12 treatments which take place over six weeks. Each treatment takes around an hour.

THREADLIFT

With Thread Lift, tiny barbed threads are inserted into the facial tissue with a needle. The threads attach to the tissue and collagen begins to form round each thread. As the collagen forms, the face is lifted and fine links and wrinkles are reduced. It is best for people who do not yet have severe wrinkles or who are just beginning to notice the effects of ageing on their skin.

THERMAGE

Thermage uses a device called a ThermaCool. It provides nonsurgical skin tightening, lifting the skin, smoothing out wrinkles and improving facial contour. RF energy is delivered to the skin, which heats collagen and underlying tissue in deeper layers of the skin, while cooling the outer layer. This causes the skin to tighten, resulting in smoother, younger looking skin. The treatment takes between five minutes to an hour to complete. The results may last for up to two years.

FACE MASKS

There are a number of anti-aging face masks available that claim to improve the appearance of your skin and reduce wrinkles. These face masks range in price from $5 to $100. The more expensive face masks are more likely to be clinically trialed and use ingredients that have been shown to repair skin.

There is also a completely different kind of face mask available, called a magnetic face mask. These face masks are a cloth or material mask that has magnets inside it. They are designed to accelerate healing and improve circulation. They reverse premature aging and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and lines.

DIET AND NUTRITION

Eating a good diet, with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, is one way to reduce the effects of premature aging and improve the appearance of your skin. Eating vitamins and minerals that are good for the skin will help keep your skin looking healthy and young. Vitamins A, B, C and E are all very good vitamins for skin care. Zinc and omega-3 fatty acids are also good. You can include lots of these vitamins in your diet, or take a nutritional supplement. Evening primrose oil is another good nutritional supplement to take for healthy skin care.

Non Surgical Face Lifts

A nonsurgical face lift may not have the same effect as a surgical face lift, but they are definitely worthwhile for people who want to reduce their wrinkles, without going through a surgical procedure. They cost less and have less risk. Many of them will dramatically improve your skin. However, they will need to be used regularly for long-lasting results. For many people, a non surgical face lift is the best compromise between surgeries and wrinkles.

A wrinkle free tight skin is what all of us look for. For this we try so many expensive moisturizers, creams, lotions, etc. But the moment we stop using them, the problem builds up again. The need is to curb down the core reason for the wrinkles.

As skin care specialist, Dr. Nicholas V. Perricone explains, the free radicals that enter our body through unavoidable natural resources like the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. Now these free radicals contain oxidants. When these foreign bodies meet with our body cells, the oxidants get mixed with them and hence damage the body cells. When a person is young in age, the body has the strength to build these damaged cells again. But after the age of 30 - 35, the body loses this power. As a result, the damaged cells cause wrinkles on the skin.

Eating food that is rich in the anti-oxidants helps in creating an opposite reaction in the body. The anti-oxidants work just reverse from what the oxidants do. They also mend the damaged cells. Further, they act as a shield and do not let more cells get damaged due to the oxidants.

Some food items that are rich in the anti-oxidants are as follows:

• Acai berry
• Blue berry
• Grapes
• Tomatoes

Top among these is the acai berry. This little grape like fruit is found on the acai palm trees of the rain forests of Brazil. This Amazonian fruit contains anti0-oxidants 10 times more than grapes and twice that of blue berries. Dr. Nicholas V. Perricone has now rated it the No. 1 Super Food on his diet chart, replacing blue berries.

• Besides, the other advices that would help you have wrinkle free and healthy skin are:
• Do not move in the harsh sunlight with out a sun tan lotion.
• Save your skin from very high temperatures.
• Always remove the make up before you sleep.
• Drink at least 8 - 10 glasses of pure spring water in a day.

Our skin loses its firmness as we age. With increasing age, Collagen and Elastin levels decrease and on top of that Pollution, UV Rays and so many other factors just add to it making our skin thinner and weaker. Its very essential to keep our skin firm and well toned so that it does not get saggy .

So what’s there in these Skin Tightening Serums that are available in the market? Skin Tightening serums are being sold as ” Miracle in a Bottle”, Facelift in a bottle”, “Quick tightening Serum” and so on. The most widely used ingredients are Vitamin C, Collagen, Elastin, Copper Peptides, Seaweed Peptides and the latest discovery in Skin tightening is Dr. Perricone’s DMAE . Some of them really work and some are just waste of money(may be the proportion of these ingredients is two low to show any result). I have seen people who are getting good results using the products that contain one or more of these ingredients.

I have only used Vitamin C Serum which I found to be quite effective but then my skin couldn’t take that tingling sensation so I stopped using it. I don’t mind using natural Vitamin C (found in citric fruits) in the form of Face Pack, even these face packs gimme that tingling sensation but 15-20 minutes is definitely bearable. I trust my Spinach Sea Kelp Face Pack and Peach Face Pack and I also use lots of egg whites and Vitamin C Rich Fruits.

Here is one more Recipe that works. I don’t use Corn Flour because my skin is normal to dry but people with Oily and Combination Skin will find it really effective as it cures acne and blemishes too.

Potato Corn Flour Skin Tightening Face Pack

You’ll need-

1 Raw Potato
1 Tbsp Corn Flour
1 Tsp Honey

Grate the potato and squeeze the juice out of it. Mix corn flour and honey with this juice and apply on your face and neck. Rinse off after 15-20 minutes. You can actually feel your skin being tight.

Note: If your skin is too dry or sensitive use only Potato Juice and Honey, avoid Corn Flour as it can be too drying.

Ingredients For making Skin Tightening And Softening Mask

• 1/2 Cup Plain Curd
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 2 Eggs
• 1/3 Cup Groundnut Oil
• 4 tblsp Whipped Butter
• 1/2 Cup Plain Curd
• 1 tsp Vinegar
• 3 tblsp Rose Water
• 2 tsp Glycerin
• 1 1/2 Cup Apple Juice
• 1/3 cup eua de cologne

How to apply
In warm buttermilk mix groundnut oil. Cool it and add beaten eggs and beat with a beater and simultaneously add all the other ingredients. Now apply over the body and leave for 25 minutes and then rinse with warm water.