5 surprising habits for the best skin ever

Don’t assume you’ll need to invest serious cash or follow some boring rules to have the best skin ever — you just need to find out how yogurt, sunglasses, and massage can save your skin.

Some of the most effective ways to slow the aging process and turn back the clock are surprisingly simple and come down to lifestyle changes.

There are some lesser known but equally effective tips, however, to clear up acne, minimize the appearance of wrinkles, and make sure you have generally radiant skin.

Here are the 5 surprising habits for the best skin ever below:

Get shady every day

The skin around your eyes is the thinnest and most delicate anywhere on the body, which means it shows sagging and wrinkles the fastest, too. Yes, you need to apply sun protection, but you should add an extra shield from damaging UV rays – wear a pair of chic, oversized sunglasses.

Feed your skin bacteria

Mix any plain yogurt that contains live active cultures with one teaspoon of honey. Apply a thick layer to clean skin and wait 20 minutes before rinsing off.

Stop with the soap

Take it easy on your exterior and cut back on the soap-and-water cleansing. Remove your makeup with a moisturizing towelette. And when you do wash with water, moisturize while your skin is still damp to rebuild its protective layer.

Rub your skin the right way

A face massage can help relax the wrinkles on your face.

Brew your caffeine buzz

Researchers found that people who drank two cups or more of black or green tea daily were 30 percent less likely to develop squamous cell carcinomas, a type of skin cancer, than those who didn’t.