Beauty Hacks for Mature Women

Mature women have typically spent their adult lives nurturing and caring for others. These are associated with the notorious roles they assume as caregiver as mother, spouse, and daughter to aging parents. Many times career paths have been linked to maintaining a concern for humanity as well.

All these priorities in the lives of women who have experienced life at its fullest levels of joy and its deepest levels of despair often cause them to fail to consider themselves beautiful. In their quest to support all the needs associated with their family, community, and career, they often downplay the beauty they release in the world.

This story accentuates the beauty of the not-so-young women who have given much and still have much more to give at the same time. In this story, I offer a formula that helps mature women activate their beauty by releasing their happiness and confidence.

7 Beauty Hacks

My guide is easy to follow.

1. Love the skin that you are in. Accept yourself and all the physical qualities that make you uniquely you. Don’t become obsessed with changing things about yourself. However, if the quality of your life can improve if you make the change, then work on making the change. If your health does not depend on you making lifestyle or cosmetic changes, just unapologetically embrace everything that makes you the beautiful woman that you are. This includes the grey hairs that appear as radiant hues among the other hairs on your head, the ripple that appears on your bottom when you walk, and the laugh lines on your face that clearly define all the years of happiness when you smile.

2. Maintain a healthy outlook on life by managing your mental health. Focus on all the positive aspects of living, the things that bring you joy, and the things that are. If you struggle in this area, don’t be hesitant to reach out to professionals who can help you to navigate your path in life.

3. Take care of your skin and hair. As women nature, care must be taken to keep your hair and skin well-nourished and moisturized. Additionally, your skin must be protected from overexposure to the sun and pollution while your hair must be protected from chemicals and too much heat. Women need to develop a daily skin and hair regimen that includes using quality products best suited to their skin type and hair texture. A skincare expert like an esthetician and hairstylist will be able to provide you with the individualized help that you need.

4. Feed your mind. Engage in activities that stimulate your thinking. Attend lectures and read books. Go to cultural events to learn new information. Become a writer. Capture your thoughts by maintaining a journal or sharing your ideas on a blog. A nourished mind is an active mine. And the opportunities are unlimited for doing so.

5. Make sensible food choices. Your selection of foods and beverages for your daily diet should primarily contribute to your overall health. Taking nutritional supplements especially those prescribed by your doctor will also support your individualized health needs. Many people eat food to not only satisfy hunger but for enjoyment. However, you should minimize the amounts and types of foods that may be extremely satisfying to you that may not contribute to your good health.

6. Remain physically active. Continue to enjoy whatever exercise program you regularly follow. If your health prevents you from high or moderate levels of activity, just do what you can do comfortably. Never obsess over engaging in physical activities or aerobic workouts that make you break a sweat if you cannot perform these exercises. Just walk as much as you can, even if it means doing things like making frequent trips to the grocery store instead of one trip or parking your car further away from the venues you visit. Very light house and yard work can be classified as physical activities, too. And so can stretching. It is important to follow exercise prescriptions provided by your health care professionals. Working with a personal trainer may also benefit you.

7. Stay hydrated. Drinking plenty of water produces powerful benefits for your entire body. Simply stated, drinking water keeps you healthy. If it is difficult for you to drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water each day, here are a few ideas that will help. Create infused water recipes by adding things like fresh fruits, herbs, vegetables to water pitchers. Add sugar-free flavorings to glasses of water. Drink herbal teas and purchase lightly flavored sparkling water.

Mature women need to activate their confidence to use these beauty hacks.

My Final Thought

My equation for beauty involves combining happiness and confidence in your life. Maintaining good health and wellness is also a part of this.

When mature women embrace these hacks, self-assurance radiates from their total being. This finally causes them to see the genuine beauty that encompasses them that others have always seen.

Mature women are truly beautiful.

Thank you for reading this story. Be sure to celebrate a mature woman in your life. Whether it’s your mother, sister, aunt, or spouse, remind her of her beauty.

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This story was originally published on Medium.com.