Hydrate Your Skin from the Inside Out: Your New Anti-Aging Routine

Your birthday says you’re 40, but your skin tells a different story. Wrinkles, dullness, discoloration, and sagging have added a decade to your appearance. 

That’s not fair! You’ve been using popular (and expensive!) face creams and serums that promise to keep you looking younger… so why has your skin shriveled from a firm, smooth “plum” to a wrinkled, dehydrated “prune”?

Unfortunately, your skin care products are largely to blame for your premature aging.

Despite the claims made in their clever commercials, mainstream beauty and cosmetic products suck the hydration out of your skin. Every time you apply a water-based serum or cream, you’re basically rubbing a water-sucking vampire onto your skin.

It’s no wonder that your complexion looks like it has surrendered to its fate! But what if I told you there’s a way to repair the damage your traditional skin care regimen has caused?

I’m here to teach you how to hydrate your skin from the inside out. It’s not difficult, but it’s powerful. Well-hydrated skin creates a domino effect that leaves your skin looking bright, young, and healthy. 

The Real Reason Your Skin Care Products Don’t Work

Traditional skin care products share a deep, dark secret: they’re made with water. 

This might not sound like a bad thing. After all, it’s impossible to hydrate your body without water! That’s true, but only internally. Applying water-based skincare products to your skin triggers the exact opposite effect of hydration. 

How Water-Based Products Harm Your Skin

When you apply a face serum or moisturizer that lists water as its first or second ingredient, the opposite effect of hydration occurs. The water pulls moisture out of your skin and dehydrates it like a plum shrinking into a prune. 

Water-based skin care products also disrupt the natural sebum oils on your skin. As many as 900 sebaceous glands cover every square centimeter of your face! They secrete sebum to moisturize and protect your skin in the same way that your tear ducts produce tears to moisten and protect your eyes. Healthy bacteria thrive in sebum to prevent acne and other unwanted skin problems. 

Unfortunately, skin care products formulated with water strip the sebum from your face and destroy the delicate microbiome designed to nourish and protect your skin. This is why so many traditional serums, creams, and cleansers actually compromise the health and appearance of your skin!

The water from these serums and cleansers also evaporates into the air and leaves behind high concentrations of toxins and heavy metals. Think of a glass with water and salt. The water evaporates over time and leaves a pile of salt in its wake. Even though you can’t see the toxins and heavy metals accumulated on your face, you can definitely see their side effects like wrinkles, dullness, acne, and discoloration. 

The Importance of Well-Hydrated Skin

It’s hard to overstate the importance of well-hydrated skin. Superior skin health begins and ends with hydration, which is why it’s so darn confusing to learn that standard skin care products dupe us into unknowingly dehydrating our skin day after day. 

When you learn how to hydrate your skin from the inside, the benefits address virtually any skin problems you might currently face. 

First, your skin will reclaim its plump and supple appearance. Think of a prune being re-injected with all of its lost water to become a plum once again. It’s only possible when you overcome dehydration. As your skin becomes smooth and bouncy to the touch, wrinkles and lines will fade away. 

Well-hydrated skin is also less oily, so listen up if you have chronically oily skin! The oil glands on your face respond to dehydration by producing more oil. This physiological response is meant to defend the skin, but in reality it leaves you feeling greasy and unattractive. Once your skin is properly hydrated, those sebaceous glands will calm down and stop overproducing. 

Healthier, happier skin means less acne, discoloration, irritation, and other aesthetic problems. Better yet, well-hydrated skin creates the foundation needed to improve the other factors responsible for your premature aging (or lack thereof!): elastin, collagen, and circulation. 

Other Causes of Premature Aging Skin

In addition to dehydration, there are three other leading causes of prematurely aging skin:

• Poor blood circulation
• Reduced collagen production
• Reduced elastin production

Each of these factors influence one another, so a decrease in one can quickly compromise the others. 

Poor Circulation

Blood circulation is your body’s lifeline. It delivers nutrients and oxygen to cells throughout your body and then removes cell waste. Without strong and continual circulation, your skin becomes deprived of the nutrients, oxygen, and detoxification process it needs to look and feel youthful and vibrant. 

The effects of poor circulation quickly become evident on your skin:

• Unattractive skin tone with dull complexion develops due to lack of nutrients, oxygen, minerals
• Skin discoloration like dark spots and uneven skin tone form as a result of low oxygen levels in skin cells
• Acne and inflammation develop from toxic buildup and congestion in the skin cells
• Wrinkles become deeper as inflammation worsens
• Dark eye circles, the ultimate mark of exhausted skin, develop from poor oxygenation and increased water retention

Fortunately, poor circulation is reversible and within your control! When you learn how to hydrate your skin from the inside, stimulate your skin cells, and accelerate circulation, your skin cells finally receive the nutrients, oxygen, and detoxification they crave. This instantly rejuvenates the appearance of your skin. 

Reduced Collagen Production

Collagen creates a thick fibrous network of cells in the middle layer of the skin called the dermis. This network of collagen keeps your skin strong, firm, and elastic. So you can imagine the consequences of decreased collagen production- droopy, wrinkled skin that adds five or ten years to your appearance. 

Here’s the bad news: your natural stores of collagen start to decline around your 21st birthday — not exactly the best present. If you don’t take active steps to stimulate collagen production and protect your skin, you can expect to see the following signs of aging staring back at you in the mirror:

• Poor skin tone
• Skin pigmentation discolorations
• Acne and inflammation
• Slower healing
• Wrinkles
• Dark eye circles

Here’s the good news: you can stimulate better collagen production, even as you get older. I’m here to show you how! 

Reduced Elastin Production

Besides strong circulation and collagen production, supple, well-hydrated skin also relies on elastin. This protein is found within the collagen in the middle layer of your skin. It helps give structure to your skin so that it maintains a youthful elastic response. When your skin lacks the elastin it needs, it can’t bounce back from the effects of gravity, time, toxins, and expressions. Instead, it just sags and wrinkles in defeat. 

Overall, you need to utilize a combination of internal and external techniques to restore youthful vibrance to your skin. Just one over-the-counter face cream can’t magically improve circulation, collagen, and elastin. 

DIY Tricks to Boost Hydration, Circulation, Collagen, and Elastin

If you’re ready to make a real change to your skin, these DIY tricks are the place to begin! Remember that despite what mainstream beauty companies want you to believe, there’s no one magic solution to aging skin. 

Ginkgo Biloba

Ginkgo biloba is one of the best-selling herbal medicines thanks to its therapeutic properties.  This extract is collected from the dried leaves of the maidenhair tree, one of the oldest species of trees in the world. The powerful antioxidant properties of ginkgo dilate blood vessels for easier blood flow. This means you can supplement with ginkgo to increase blood circulation to your skin. 

Niacin 

Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, improves circulation and suppresses inflammation. This makes it an excellent supplement for healthy skin. A form of vitamin B3 called Nicotinamide is even proven to protect skin cells from sun damage!

Facial Massage

Your back and shoulders aren’t the only parts of your body that deserve a massage. You can use simple facial massage techniques to stimulate circulation, collagen, and elastin! Research shows that regular facial massages widen blood vessels and blood flow response. 

Better yet, strategic facial massage methods can also accelerate the removal of toxins and excess fluids to help your skin look refreshed, calm, and clear. 

Exfoliate Weekly

Exfoliation is an easy strategy to include in your weekly skin care routine. It painlessly removes dead skin cells that create a barrier over your skin. Once exfoliation sloughs off those dead skin cells, healthier and more youthful skin is revealed! Exfoliation also improves the absorption of nutrient-rich serums.

Perform Facial Exercises

Imagine what would happen if you skipped the gym for a few weeks. Your muscles would atrophy and weaken, right? The same thing happens to your facial muscles! By performing facial exercises, you can tone and strengthen the muscles in your face. Toned cheekbones keep your skin looking lifted, healthier, and younger. Gravity who? 

Try these simple facial exercises while you’re driving or watching your favorite Netflix show:

• Pucker your lips
• Jut your chin out while looking up at the ceiling
• Gentle sweep your fingers across your forehead and apply light pressure

There are plenty of other facial exercise ideas online. Just remember that results don’t come instantaneously. It may take months to notice tangible results, but it will be worth it when you turn 50 and still look 35!

Use the Primal Life Face Sculptor

Our Face Sculptor uses EMS micro-current to awaken skin, clear pores, lift facial contours, and helps to reduce fine lines. The Face Sculptor helps to:

• Stimulate collagen production. The EMS micro-current stimulates your facial muscles, which triggers collagen production. 
• Remove dead skin cells. Dead skin cells are swept away with the Face Sculptor's vibrations. It’s like a mini-exfoliation session as healthy, youthful skin surfaces to replace the dead and damaged skin. 
• Make face serums work order. Since the Face Sculptor also opens your pores, your skin is ready to greedily absorb every bit of face serum you apply. 

You’ll literally feel your skin tingling after you use the Face Sculptor. That’s youthful skin in the making!

Apply a Nutrient-Rich Serum

Freshly exfoliated skin drinks serum the way you chug water after a 5K.  Find an oil-based serum that’s bursting with nutrients to give your skin everything it needs to thrive. 

The Best Anti-Aging Skincare Routine in 5 Easy Steps

I am officially “over the hill” of 50 years old, but my skin doesn’t look a day past 35. I give all the credit to my line of anti-aging skincare products. They transformed my tired, acne-prone skin into a youthful and radiant complexion that I’d show make-up free anytime. To experience the same transformation, begin using this anti-aging skincare routine pronto. 

Step 1: Earth Face Wash with the Face Sculptor

Earth Face Wash tackles skin health, but not the same way as standard face cleansers. 

This product is gentle enough to clean the daily grime from your skin without removing your natural oils! This helps your skin look and feel hydrated, youthful, and healthy. Ingredients like White Kaolin clay and French Green clay capture toxins and pull them out of your skin. 

Other “skin food” ingredients like organic grapefruit peel, honey, and lavender enrich your face with everything it needs to increase collagen production, enhance skin tone, and nurse damaged skin back to life. 

Make sure you pair Earth Face Wash with the Face Sculptor, your skin’s new best friend. The Face Sculptor's EMS micro currents trigger collagen and elastin production while also opening pores to release the gunk inside. Even better, the Face Sculptor creates a natural facelift effect without needles or surgery. It strengthens and stimulates your facial muscles to sit higher and resist gravity. 

Step 2: Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice is a breakthrough age-defying skin treatment. It‘s designed to increase blood flow to your delicate facial tissues and improve absorption of intense, nutrient-dense oils. Something like Fire and Ice would cost you up to $200 at a spa, but you can have it at home for a fraction of the price!

The Fire is formulated with jojoba and argan oils infused with cayenne pepper and anti-aging essential oils. Your skin eagerly absorbs these oils and quickly experiences increased blood flow and circulation. Just be sure to avoid your eye and lip area when you apply Fire. 

Wait 15 minutes and then apply Ice. It's a premium blend of nourishing oils and cooling menthol crystals that hits when your skin's circulation peaks. The combinations helps to:

• Tone, tighten, and lift facial tissues
• Improve circulation
• Stimulate collagen production
• Relieve skin congestion
• Improve skin tone and texture
• Enhance complexion
• Reduce acne

You can even use your Quiver on side 2 to increase penetration of Fire and Ice on your skin. Use this spa-grade treatment once a week as a replacement to that night’s moisture or serum. You won’t believe the dramatic results until you see them staring back at you in the mirror!

Step 3: Lock In Hydration With Body Butter

Now that you know how to achieve gorgeous, well-hydrated skin, you need to protect it with the best moisturizer possible. Don’t let your daily stress suck the moisture out of your skin and leave it dry, irritated, and aging. 

I love this 100% natural and organic Body Butter because it leaves your skin soft and protected from the elements. Coconut oil, aloe leaf extract, shea butter, pure filtered beeswax, jojoba oil, and extra virgin olive oil combine to soothe, heal, moisturize, and repair damaged skin. This product is so rich in vitamins A, E, F, and antioxidants that it effectively strengthens skin tissue and boosts your natural elasticity. 

A little goes a very long way with this body butter. The result? Soft, smooth, younger-looking skin that you’re ready to flaunt! 

The Secret to Youthful Skin

The secret to gorgeous, youthful, radiant skin isn’t weekly trips to the spa, Botox, or a facelift. All you need to do is hydrate your skin from the inside out by boosting circulation, collagen, and elastin. 

You’ll be awe-struck to observe the difference in your skin once you stop using products that rob your face of moisture and cause the problems they claim to solve. It’s a domino effect that empowers your skin and stimulates ongoing healing. When you have the best anti-aging skin care products and DIY tricks in your arsenal, premature aging doesn’t stand a chance. 

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