Slow Down the Aging Process and Keep Looking Younger and Happier for Longer: Great Anti-Aging Tips for Males to Reduce the Visible Signs of Aging and Boost Your Personality and Confidence (2021)

No one likes aging, be it a man or a woman. Unlike women, men tend to look much older with age as most men don’t take care of their skin or do much to slow down the aging process. Wrinkles, dull eyes and lethargic looking skin and facial expressions go against your youthfulness. From a stray grey hair or two to wrinkles around the eyes and the forehead, before you know it, the body starts slowing down physically and mentally! While, aging is inevitable, with just a handful of simple steps, you can start looking energised, youthfully radiant and get a firmer skin in a few weeks.

With some everyday hacks and habits – from the way you wash your face to the clothes you wear to the associations you make, you can easily look forward to a healthier and younger you.

For beginners, start using a night cream that combats fine lines and wrinkles to make your skin look younger. There are several night creams or gel formulations that are packed with free radical fighting ingredients like vitamins A, B5, C, D, E, and more, that protect your skin from environmental pollutants, stress and damage. Ideally an anti-aging cream for men should be filled with multiple anti-aging ingredients, be lightweight and seem natural. Applying this at night will allow the cream to work on your body’s natural restoration process to help slow down aging and plump up the skin cells.

Nothing weathers the skin more than the sun’s rays which speed up the aging process by breaking down collagen and slowing down the growth of new cells. This leads to thinning of the skin and loss of elasticity and firmness. The best way to prevent sun damage is to use a good sunscreen or moisturiser with an SPF-15 or higher that protects your skin from both UVA and UVB rays. A daily application, throughout the year is much required, not to mention prevent skin cancer.

A lifestyle laden with erratic sleep patterns, less or no exercise and horrible food choices can make you age faster. An unhealthy lifestyle can create havoc with your aging system. So the next time you’re guzzling your pint of beer with chicken wings, think about how that’s playing with your appearance! Also, look at your sugar intake and avoid the obvious culprits like soda, sweets, flavoured yogurt, protein bars, etc. Work on limiting your alcohol intake and wind down early to give your body enough time to metabolise your food and drinks. As you age, the muscles become less pliable and a simple stretching routine can get your body moving enough to reduce injuries and build up your atrophied cells to keep aging at bay!

A great way to keep aging a little further away is to exfoliate your skin twice a week to slough off dead skin and get a silky smooth glowing complexion. This not only cleans your skin but also slows down the aging process, keeping the wrinkles and fine lines to a low by supporting the cell turnover process and producing more collagen. Exfoliation also opens the pores to absorb a moisturiser better. An exfoliating cleanser also allows the anti-aging serums to penetrate deeply into the skin for added effectiveness.

According to major research studies, stress at work is comparatively more detrimental to your personal life than exhaustion from work, and chronic stress also increases the risk of heart diseases. Fostering encouraging, close personal associations can not only reduce stress but also slow down aging. It’s good to practice varied stress management techniques like conscious breathing or meditation, spending time outdoors in fresh air and natural light and striking a healthy work-life balance. Watching funny movies or shows, sharing light moments with loved ones, indulging in age-reducing belly laughs can not only reduce your stress but also help relieve you off all pain, improve your immunity and lower your blood pressure.

The first thing anyone notices is your skin, especially in men, where their attractiveness or age is judged largely on the basis of the tone and evenness of their complexion. Following a routine skin care regime like moisturising and gentle cleansing of the skin will help you look younger. As dryness aggravates the signs of aging in the facial skin and body, moisturising everyday will help. Further, drinking 6-8 cups of water a day will hydrate your skin, giving it a better skin tone and a more youthful appearance.

Your appearance defines your age in many ways and if you follow a simple anti-aging dress code, you can take years off your appearance! To begin with, stop dwelling on past trends and go with the latest classics. Don’t get carried away with jewellery and tone it down to put on all that’s more age appropriate. Less is best when it comes to jewellery as you age. Also, when it comes to the way you dress, rotating through the same dull pallet of greys, blues and blacks can be tiring and hence a revamp is much called for! Experiment with newer shades, explore tones that bring out your eye colour and spruce up your wardrobe.

As you age, your posture suffers and over a period of time leads to breathing difficulties, joint pains and issues in walking. Keeping your back straight, shoulders pulled back and head held high, you can correct your posture and keep your body from aging faster. Proper body alignment can not only prevent excess strain on your muscles, joints and spine but also keep you healthy and uplift your mood, making you feel younger, stronger and more self-confident. When you go for a haircut, get your eyebrows trimmed as well. Follow a regular haircut schedule and keep it short. Keep unwanted body hair trimmed too, such as in the nose and in the ears. If your body hair’s turning grey, keeping it short will make it less noticeable, and that’s true for your chest hair and beard as well. Further, if you have a sagging neckline, a close cropped beard can be a good way of concealing it.

Before you call it a day and turn in for the night, a long and steamy shower may be relaxing but can strip your skin of its natural oils and essential moisture, causing you to appear older and also lead to skin ailments like eczema. Keep your shower short and at lukewarm temperature. When you sleep, try sleeping on your back as sleeping on your side makes you skin more vulnerable to wrinkles, while sleeping on your back helps fight off acid reflux and eases any back or neck pain.