Everybody knows that, unfortunately, our skin loses flexibility and starts sagging and drooping over time. This can happen due to natural aging, weight loss, pregnancy and other reasons. While it’s not easy to reverse, it’s possible to give your skin a nice tightening treatment, and all that without any invasive methods like surgery. Here are some natural ways you can reverse and prevent skin sagging at home:
Aloe Vera
Thanks to malic acid that boosts elasticity, Aloe Vera is a great natural remedy for skin tightening. To treat your loose skin at home, you can either get an Aloe Vera leaf to get the gel out of it or just buy the gel from a pharmacy or natural beauty product producer. Take the gel and apply it to your face and neck a few times a week. Relax for about 20 minutes and then rinse with plain water. It’s also possible to mix your Aloe gel with honey.
Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is a must-have ingredient in the kitchen, but you should also keep a small jar in your beauty bag. It’s a powerful antioxidant that can rid your skin of free radicals that damage your skin, but it also improves hydration which prevents sagging. If you want to use coconut oil for tightening of the skin, you can grab just one teaspoon of the oil and massage it into your skin for a few minutes before bed. Massaging helps the product penetrate your skin and do a lot of good. If you’re okay with sleeping with products on your face, feel free to wash it out in the morning.
Coffee
Coffee activates millions of people every day, and it can boost your skin’s ability to snap back. Coffee can help you start your day on the right foot, but at night, it can be used to tighten your skin and prevent sagging. Just like coconut oil, coffee contains antioxidants that cause the skin to show signs of aging. When you take coffee, mix it with other ingredients, you can get a 100% natural and effective scrub that exfoliates and firms up your skin. At the same time, it can reduce fat deposits and smooth out your skin. Here’s how to make your own coffee scrub: ¼ cup of coffee grounds, ¼ cup of brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Combine everything and apply to the face with fingers. Scrub your face, neck and chest for a few minutes with small circular motions, and then rinse off with warm water.
Natural Beauty Products
If you don’t want to mess up your kitchen and get all sticky and oily, you can invest in natural beauty products. It’s possible to find natural skin care products for firm skin and the elimination of fine lines. A firming facial skin moisturizer from an eco-manufacturer will not contain any parabens, sulfates, phthalates, formaldehyde, synthetic colors and fragrances – it’s 100% natural yet effective in plumbing your skin and softening your appearance.
Lemon
We all know that lemon is full of vitamin C, but what can this vitamin do for your skin? Well, vitamin C boosts collagen production and gives back a lot of lost elasticity to your skin. What’s more, lemon has properties that can potentially reduce wrinkles and tighten loose skin. Just extract some fresh juice from a lemon, apply to your face and neck and rinse off after 10 minutes. It’s also beneficial to mix a tablespoon or two with a cup of water and splash the mixture on your freshly washed face.
Massage the Area
To increase blood flow and boost anti-aging responses, practice skin massage every day. If you have a simple massage tool like a jade roller or a brush, add your regular anti-age cream and combine it with some light massage.
Exercise
Exercising is good for your physical and mental health, so it should be practiced regardless of your skin. But it can also help decrease the appearance of skin sagging, especially if sagging happened after weight loss. If you manage to replace some of the lost fat with firm muscle under the loose skin, the skin will look firmer.
As you can see, there are many ways to improve the look of your skin without surgery or injections. With these household items and easy movements, you can rejuvenate your skin, boosts its ability to snap back and turn back time on your appearance.
Diana Smith is a full time mom of two beautiful girls interested in health and beauty related topics and alternative medicine. In her free time she enjoys long walks in the woods, hard exercising and preparing healthy meals for her family.
