The popularity of anti-wrinkle creams and expensive anti-ageing serums that sell like hot cakes are proof enough that there’s an intense urge among a larger population to look young and keep skin free of wrinkles. However, before picking up an expensive anti-ageing serum, we would like to draw your attention towards some habits that are in fact robbing your skin’s youthful glow and accelerating premature ageing. It is important to identify these habits and avoid them completely so that you can keep your skin firm, young, and wrinkle free for long. Here is an article that will help you weed out the 15 most common and harmful ones.

1. Using Soap on the Face: The first thing we should do is avoid using beauty soaps on the face. Most of these soaps strip skin’s delicate pH barrier, stripping natural oil, and leaving it stretchy and dry. Among a host of skin issues it can trigger, premature ageing is the most common one. So, avoid washing your face with soap, instead switch to natural cleansers such as this (DIY Homemade Powder Facial Cleanser for All Skin Types) or gentle, dermatologist-recommended ones, such as Cetaphil. 2. Skipping Sunscreen: We do understand that sunscreen is extremely important, but then apply it only while going out or rely on makeup products with SPF to provide the protection. We would like to underline that sun rays can trigger the ageing process, and age spots, wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, so do not skip sunscreen while stepping out. ...