The skin is a beautiful and often abused part of the body. Wrinkles are an inevitable part of the aging process but there are some important steps to take now that will reduce them. Taking care of your skin early will lessen and delay the appearance of wrinkles. The most important thing you can do in your lifetime to care for your skin is to prevent sun damage.

The sun can damage your skin well before you have realized it because there may not be any signs until it is too late. Wearing sunscreen and protective clothing can protect your skin from damaging UV and UB rays. Another cause of wrinkles in the skin that cannot be prevented is muscle habits.

The way you smile and other facial movements cause wrinkles due to the repetitive actions. This is a good place to get Botox injections. Botox injections temporarily tighten the muscles at the site of the injection lessening the wrinkles. Keeping your body well hydrated by drinking plenty of water is one of the best things you can do for your skin.

The water allows the skin tissue to keep more of its elastic like tendencies thus reducing the sign of wrinkles. Most people do not drink enough water to keep the skin hydrated. Dry skin on your body doesn't generally cause a person to think of drinking water, but it should.

If your skin is constantly dry and moisturizing lotion does not appear to help then you need to drink more water. Keeping your skin clean will also reduce the appearance of wrinkles as long as you are gentle. Scrubbing and rubbing of the skin on your face will actually cause more wrinkles than reduce them. Taking care to blot rather than rub your skin will prevent some of the wrinkles from forming.

Another common cause of wrinkles is smoking cigarettes. The chemicals in cigarettes can actually cause your skin to become tougher and quite similar to leather. After years of smoking cigarettes your skin around the mouth will take on the telltale look of puffing on a cigarette. Never smoking cigarettes in the first place is the best way to prevent these wrinkles however quitting at any point will stop the wrinkles from increasing.

The most extreme way to reduce the appearance of wrinkles is with plastic surgery. The surgeon can pull your face tight as it was in younger years and stitch it into place. This is often an expensive and painful procedure. The risks involved in plastic surgery are a high price to pay for reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

Regardless of how you choose to reduce the appearance of wrinkles they can never be completely erased. Taking care of your skin as you are aging is the best defense available.

Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Beach, Florida. Find more about this as well as anti aging skin care at http://www.antiagingcreamplus.com