Aging is unavoidable. You don’t have to age in a way that makes you unhappy.
I look and feel better than ever at 60! I love my reflection. I like my self-portraits. I feel active, healthy, and confident! I have great skin.
I think aging is fine, but I’ve never met a woman who wants to seem older. This is typical!
Over the past decade, I’ve uncovered advice on nutrition, sleeping, hair, makeup, and skin care to slow aging. Learning to look younger than your age will be fun.
Anti-Aging Tips to Look 10 Years Younger
1. Frame Your Face
Eyebrows make you look younger. Maintain eyebrow form and trim. This frames your face and highlights your eyes.
2. Eat less sugar
Eliminate it if possible! Sugar causes facial aging due to inflammation. In addition, it might inflame your brain, making focus and memory harder.
If cutting out sugar seems too hard, try monk fruit sweetener and sweet fruits. Satisfy your sweet tooth and create a healthier habit!
3. Get Enough Sleep
Prioritize this. Sleep alters everything and slows aging! Many women work on their to-do lists or spend time alone at night. Fully comprehended. However, your body requires rest to rebuild cells and reduce inflammation. Keeping your adrenaline flowing after your body wants to rest will keep producing stress chemicals instead of relaxing it.
Start small. Start bedtime 15 minutes earlier for one week, then add 15 more the following. Reduce screen time before bedtime to help your brain manufacture melatonin, which speeds up sleep.
Get more sleep to feel and look more active and cheerful.
4. avoid harsh chemicals
Pesticides and paints & varnishes are examples. Home cleansers include powerful chemicals that might overwhelm your system. Chronic inflammation from processing environmental toxins wears down cells.
Switching to natural products will immediately improve detoxification and slow aging. This includes gardening, housework, hair, and skin care.
5. Eat More Grapes
Yes, I said grapes! Sorbitol, which gives grapes, berries, plums, and pears their sweetness, is a humectant, a substance that attracts water when applied to the skin, helping it absorb and retain moisture. It’s a natural treatment for dry skin and can be helpful regardless of your skin tone.
Fueling your body with natural sources of moisture is especially effective when combined with using appropriate creams and lotions.
6. Care For Your Face
I am meticulous about my skin care routine, especially on my face. Otherwise, it’s the first place to show signs of aging. If you’re brand new to the world of skincare, these products are essential:
Apply retinol (Vitamin A) moisturizer, such as Wrinkle Recovery Serum
Use a high-quality Neck Restoring Cream for skin tightening
Be vigilant about using natural sunscreen, and avoid being outside during the time of day when the sun is most direct.
7. Switch Out Facial Products
Ditch the harsh soaps and cleansers and switch them with gentler ones. Also, skip any toners that contain alcohol as these will dry out your skin and increase the appearance of fine lines. Remember to moisturize day and night – it’s well worth the few moments it takes to apply a moisturizer twice a day.
If you would like to know more about the skin care products I personally use, then I’m thrilled to share with you my anti-aging product line.
These products are essential in my personal skin-health regimen, and I use them every day. I am so excited to help you simplify your skincare routine and get powerful results from the most essential ingredients your skin needs.
8. Care for Your Hair
When you were younger you might have had thick hair, but part of the aging process is thinning hair, so consider styles and products that add volume to the hair . Also, use deep conditioners on a regular basis to nourish and stimulate resulting in more healthy hair.
You’ve got some great options for a youthful appearance based on the right haircut. I particularly love the way short hair looks on women over 60.
What about color? You can have a lot of fun with your hair color. I put together a list of the best hair colors for women over 60 – it goes beyond the sandy blonde we see so much of!
Want to keep your natural gray? You can wear grey hair without looking old!
9. Smile Often & Care for Your Teeth
Smiling instantly makes you look more youthful. Healthy, white teeth are attractive and can boost your inner confidence.
But what if you’re not proud of your teeth?
Neglected teeth can lead to gum disease and gingivitis, not to mention they have a significant negative impact on your confidence. What can you do when you’re afraid to show your smile?
Start small and whiten your teeth. It’s very affordable and easy to whiten your teeth from home. While other dental procedures to improve your smile vary in cost, they are worth it. Talk to your dentist about what would be a good starting place and go from there.
10. Take Care of Your Hands
The back of your hands have very gentle skin, so it’s important to show them some TLC. The back of your hands will show signs of aging due to sun exposure and overall use!
Use hand cream regularly and exfoliate your hands with lemon and salt. And don’t forget to apply sunscreen when you go outdoors!
11. Load Up on Vitamin K & Lycopene
We can’t forget about nutrition! Vitamin K is found in kale and other green vegetables such as spinach, collards, Swiss chard, parsley, lettuce, and Brussels sprouts. Vitamin K helps your blood coagulate, reducing the impact of bruising and stretch marks while potentially creating younger looking skin.
Lycopene can be found in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables (but not cherries and strawberries, interestingly). It gives the skin powerful antioxidant protection against UV rays with some research showing that it can reduce the future impact of sun damage.
12. Eat Oily Fish
Wild Alaskan Salmon is a great example of an oily fish, which is rich in DMAE (dimethylaminoethanol), a compound that boosts muscle tone and is a common ingredient in expensive creams for mature skin. Eating oily fish twice a week offers the same benefits. Not to mention, oily fish is incredible for brain health!
13. Exercise 4+ Times a Week
You’ll fend off muscle loss and sleep better when you exercise at least four days a week. Combine cardiovascular exercise for heart and lungs, resistance exercise for muscles, stretching for flexibility, and balance exercise for coordination.
Weight training is an incredible option for bone health and will fight against osteoporosis, all while making you feel strong and confident as you increase muscle tone.
14. Play with Makeup
Makeup will allow you to highlight your best feature-your eyes! You’ll want to avoid glittery or shiny eyeshadows, which can accentuate the fine lines around your beautiful eyes. Opt for creamy textures or go with matte altogether.
But your eyes aren’t the only place to show a little love. I have a whole collection of makeup videos for mature skin to help you choose the best foundation and create a glowy look.
15. Dressing Your Truth
Instead of looking for quick fixes on the outside, why not start from the inside? My Dressing Your Truth system guides you through the process of determining which of the 4 Energy Types you are, and then fully owning it so you can live it!
When you’re Dressing Your Truth, you radiate youthful energy from the inside out. You don’t need to look or feel like an older woman.
In my opinion, this may be the most important tip! The key to looking 10 years younger is dressing your truth. You’ll discover how wearing the correct colors, textures, fabrications, and accessories will make you look and feel better than ever.
Sara, a Rich and Dynamic Type 3 woman shares:
Sara Type 3 before & after
About 8 years ago, 48 years old, pre-silver transition. I have done a lot of healing over the past 2 years and got the outside looking like the inside. I’m forever grateful to Carol and her team. I feel different! A great feeling.”
When you’re Dressing Your Truth, the change is noticeable from head to toe. People will notice you look happier, feel more confident, and appear younger.
