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used in cosmetics, Vitamin E acts as a preservative, while Vitamin C allows skin cells to grow and reproduce. By simply choosing products with Vitamins E & C, you encourage healthy skin growth and reverse the aging process.

a. Timesaving Tip: Take vitamin E & C tablets on a daily basis to reverse aging from the inside out.
b. Recommended Products: Vitamin World's Adult Chewable Multi-Vitamin ($15-25)

6. USE A TOOTHBRUSH ON YOUR LIPS: When in the shower, scrub your lips with your toothbrush to remove dead skin cells, soften your lips, and prevent chapping. The heat and moisture from the water loosens the skin, while a toothbrush gently rubs the dead skin away. Scrub outside the lip line, and you can reduce fine lines and wrinkles around the mouth.

a. Timesaving Tip: Keep whitening toothpaste in the shower and brush your teeth at the same time. Yellow teeth are "old" teeth, so keep them sparkling white and people will think you are younger then you really are.
b. Recommended Products: Crest Whitening Expressions Toothpaste ($3-6)

7. USE A HUMIDIFIER IN THE WINTER MONTHS: Due to a lack of moisture during the winter, skin often dries faster. Dry skin speeds up the aging process. By simply using a humidifier, you put the moisture back in the air and rejuvenate your skin.

a. Timesaving Tip: Use the humidifier nightly once or twice a week to return moisture to your skin.
b. Recommended Product: Vicks V150 1.5 Gallon Humidifier ($15-35)

8. USE BLUSH OR BRONZER: Young skin has color. Period. Look at any teenager or child and you will see pink cheeks and sparkling eyes. By simply applying a bit of blush, you will give the illusion of natural, youthful and healthy skin. For rounder faces, use blush under your cheekbones to emphasize their shape. For more mature faces, put the blush higher on the apple of the cheek to give the illusion of higher cheekbones.

a. Timesaving Tip: Use the same blush on both your cheekbones and upper eyelids (instead of eye shadow) to give an all-natural youthful appearance.
b. Recommended Product: Clinique Non-Streak Bronzer ($14)

9. USE SCENT-FREE PRODUCTS: Scented products often have alcohol. Alcohol dries the skin. If you have dry skin, your skin will age faster. By switching to scent-free products, you leave the moisture in your skin keeping it younger on a daily basis.

a. Timesaving Tip: Get a liquid scent-free body soap and mix it twice a week with your exfoliant. This will make your exfoliant spread more smoothly while cleansing your skin at the same time.
b. Recommended Product: Kiehl's Since 1851 Unscented Bath and Shower Gel ($16)

10. DON'T FORGET THE NECK: The neck is the true-age betrayer. While you can reverse signs of aging on the face, it is much harder to reverse aging on the neck. Be sure to use anti-aging products on your neck twice a day for the best anti-aging effects.

a. Timesaving Tip: Always start your cleaning regime at the base of the neck and work your way upward. By massaging in an upward motion, you press the skin back into its original position and extend its youthful elasticity.
b. Recommended Product: Avon's Anew Ultimate Age Repair Night Cream ($34)

Follow these tips on a daily basis and in as little as five minutes, you will appear younger and healthier. Plus, in another 14 to 30 days, your skin will be smoother, healthier, and younger without taking up any more of your time.

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