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Many of us are so busy obsessing over little lines that we ignore other signs of aging that can be prevented or repaired with a few easy adjustments. So what could be wreaking havoc on your face? Here\u2019s what to watch out for, along with no-brainer ways to turn back the clock.<\/p>\n

A Dull Complexion
\nSure, sure, by now you probably know that skipping your daily skin care routine can make you zitty, but can it also make you look older? Unfortunately, yes. \u201cIf you\u2019re not cleansing your skin on a regular basis, dead skin cells start to accumulate on the surface,\u201d says Diane Berson, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Weill Medical College at Cornell University. All those unsloughed cells block the work of moisturizers and anti-aging creams and make your skin look lackluster, according to Rolanda Johnson, Ph.D., senior scientist at Procter & Gamble Beauty. And if that\u2019s not skeevy enough, \u201cresearch has shown that free radicals in the environment can react with remaining dirt and oil to damage and age skin over time,\u201d says Johnson.<\/p>\n

Pesky Dark Spots
\nThe most likely cause of brown spots is our good old friend and foe: the sun. UV rays can trigger an overproduction of melanin in the skin, and the effect on your appearance is every bit as aging as wrinkles. Shockingly, a 2009 study done on facial aging in identical twins found that different amounts of sun exposure made the more sun-damaged sibling look as much as 10 years older! \u201cA lot of what we call aging is actually photo-aging from the sun,\u201d says Dr. Berson. But first of all, what does a sunspot look like? Basically, it\u2019s a big freckle that\u2019s symmetrical and all one color, as opposed to skin cancers, which generally have asymmetry, irregular borders, color changes and a diameter larger than six millimeters, or about a quarter of an inch.<\/p>\n

Major Dryness
\nIt\u2019s no coincidence that the dude who represents the harshest season of the year is called Old Man Winter\u2014chilly weather is brutal on the skin. The cold air and arid indoor heat break down your skin\u2019s protective barrier, making it blotchy, flaky, older-seeming. \u201cA youthful glow is all about luminosity,\u201d says Dr. Levine. \u201cDry, rough, scaly skin stops light in its tracks.\u201d <\/p>\n

Puffy Eye Bags
\nYou might not experience these till your forties or beyond\u2014but in this world, many women get them earlier, and they can make you look older than you are. <\/p>\n

Dark Circles
\nWhile your skin is doing the whole growing-old-gracefully thing, the under-eye area slowly darkens from a natural loss of fat stores. Eventually, that leads to hollowness and a shadowy effect. But in your twenties and thirties, dark circles can be attributed to three things: genetics, allergies or yo-yo dieting.
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