If you spent a lot of time in the sun in your youth, you may well be paying the price today. However, there are three things you can do to heal sun damaged skin (photo-aging) and restore it to the way it was.

Sun damaged skin tends to be dry and have a leathery texture so it is important to treat it from the inside as well as the outside!

#1 Premium Fish Oils

This may surprise you but the latest oils with added antioxidants like astaxanthin from algae and lycopene from tomato oil have proven to have a powerful healing effect.

They are able to increase the thickness of your skin to make it more resilient, reduce the roughness by 33% and reduce the leathery scaling by up to 60%.

Taking these supplements regularly also enables your skin to become less sensitive to the sun in the future so you won't burn as easily.

As well as helping you to look younger and improving your complexion, these oils also provide many other important health benefits for your heart and brain too.

#2 Hydrate Properly

Ensuring you are properly hydrated is vital for your skins health and helps to heal it along with the fish oils from the inside out.

It is a fact that when you start to feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated!

The recommended amount is 6-8 glasses a day but if this seems too much then simply increasing what you consume will help.

This enables the skin to eliminate the toxins much more effectively and helps it retain more moisture which is great for the dry sun damaged skin.

#3 Natural Skin Care

There is no substitute for quality natural creams and lotions that are free from any harmful chemicals. Skin damaged by the sun needs gentle moisturizing and any chemicals like mineral oil and fragrances simply dry it out further and lead to more aging.

Some of the most effective ingredients include Phytessence wakame from Japanese kelp, Cynergy TK from sheep's wool, active Manuka honey from New Zealand, Babassu wax from the Amazon rainforest and Maracuja passion fruit extract from Brazil.

In addition natural oils like Avocado, Jojoba and Grapeseed are essential for replenishing lost oils.

These ingredients combine to help your body produce more collagen to restore the elasticity and smooth away lines and wrinkles, moisturize deep down through all the layers and provide powerful antioxidants to fight the free radical damage.

If you use these three simple methods you can successfully reverse your sun damaged skin and restore your youthful glow with softer and smoother skin.

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