How to Easily Calculate Your Skin Age Using the Back of Your Hand

We often estimate our skin age by looking at our own face and examining wrinkles, elasticity, and other factors, but it's difficult to know our exact skin age. In such cases, pinching the back of your hand can be a helpful tool.

 

◇The longer it takes for your skin to recover, the older you look.

 

According to the Korean Institute of Biological Age and Aging's criteria, you can determine your skin age simply by pinching the back of your hand. Slightly bend the back of your hand, pinch the skin between your thumb and index finger for five seconds, and then measure the time it takes for it to return to its original position. The longer the recovery time, the more sluggish your skin is. A recovery time of 1-2 seconds indicates your skin is in its 20s or 30s, 2-5 seconds indicates your skin is in its 40s or 50s, and 10 seconds or more indicates your skin is in its 60s.

◇Lifestyle tips to keep your skin looking younger

 

To make aged skin look younger, follow these rules:

 

▷Avoid salty and sweet foods= A habit of eating salty and sweet foods accelerates skin aging. Salt strips the collagen in the skin of moisture, drying it out. Dry skin loses elasticity and is prone to fine wrinkles. Frequent consumption of sweets is also detrimental to the skin. When sugar intake raises blood sugar levels, reactive oxygen species and advanced glycation end-products accumulate in the body, accelerating skin aging.

 

▷Apply sunscreen= For healthy skin, sunscreen should be applied daily, regardless of the season. Exposure to UV rays causes skin to thicken and dry in defense. This leads to excessive melanin production, which can lead to blemishes and freckles. Furthermore, skin ages prematurely, making it prone to wrinkles.

 

▷Keeping a bedtime = To achieve youthful skin, it's important to sleep between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., as this is when skin regeneration is most active. Staying awake or sleeping lightly during this time can hinder skin regeneration, leading to wrinkles and sagging skin.

 

▷Prevent moisture loss= In cold, dry weather like these, it's crucial to thoroughly apply basic skincare. Cold, dry weather can easily cause skin to lose elasticity. However, it's best to apply foundation before your face dries completely after washing. Otherwise, the moisture will evaporate, taking both oil and moisture with it.

 

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How to tell if your skin is old

Let me add one more thing,

When I woke up in the morning

If the pillow mark returns to its original state quickly

It still has elasticity,

If not, then they say aging has begun.