Many of us know that wrinkles are actually lines that develop as we age. These lines are usually due to a combination of many factors which include dryness of the skin, smoking, astringent overuse, overzealous scrubbing on the face, unprotected sun exposure and common facial movements repeated for years. The causes of wrinkles or facial lines are many. Fortunately, there are alternative ways we can do to prevent the wrinkling of our skin.
There are oral supplements we can take to protect our selves from the harmful effects of oxidation and to slow down the process of wrinkling in our skin.
You can take a high-potency multivatamin daily as well as a mineral complex. Beta-carotene is also helpful and it is recommended to take only 50,000 international units each day. Vitamin C with bioflavonoids is also helpful. You can take 500-1,000 miligrams of Vitamin C with bioflavonoids three times a day. Vitamin E is among the most talked about quite recently. You can take 400-800 international units of this each day. You can also take Selenium with 100-200 micrograms each day.