Not just for women, cheap products to help everyone look younger

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Stretch Your Dollar
Low-cost ways to freshen up your look.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Pamela Pekerman has some beauty tips heading into the fall season that can give your skin a refreshing boost.

1. Drink Water + Feed Your Face Water

The Body Shop Vitamin E Hydrating Face Mist $17 at TheBodyShop.com

This mist is excellent skin refresher for an instant pick-me-up. Spritz it on to moisturize, protect, and set makeup (beauty bonus)

Infused with Vitamin E to provide natural antioxidants (needed to fight sun's harmful rays that cause free radicals that damage skin sells) plus other environmental elements, such as the pollution, and smoke.

TIP: how to make sure you & your kids drink enough during the day - keep a pitcher by your desk. With the munchkins, give kids points towards a new gift for every full cup they drink. Know you drink enough when urine is light yellow or clear.

Water helps flush out toxins in the body for glowing clear skin. While a water mist adds a dewy glow to face. Watering inside and out.

2. SPF all year long

AVEENO Absolutely Ageless Daily Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 $19.99 at National food, drug and mass merchandisers

Helps to improve elasticity and firmness to reveal younger-looking skin in just 1 week.

Clinically proven to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles with the help of ACTIVE NATURALS Blackberry Complex - a combination of blackberry leaf extract and dill

Strengthens skin's natural moisture barrier to help maintain healthier looking skin over time

TIP: Sun rays don't go away after the summer. For the best anti-aging essential, pick a moisturizer with SPF + plenty of antioxidants

3. Morning Me Time - Drink to Flawless Skin Drink up. Green Tea loaded with anti-aging benefits including those coveted antioxidants.

For extra skin love, make a collagen beauty smoothie. Vital Proteins Collagen Beauty Greens 20oz $44 at Amazon.com

Vital Proteins Collagen Beauty Greens are a nutrient-dense blend of organic raw greens, marine collagen, hyaluronic acid and probiotics.

Every scoop of this protein-rich powder contains two servings of greens packed with Vitamin A and almost 13 grams of Non-GMO marine collagen.

Together, these ingredients will help with skin hydration, elasticity, smoothness and good gut health. After consistent use you'll also start to see overall skin brightness, evening of tone and even a reduction in fine lines.

Collagen is the most abundant protein found in the body. It's like the glue hat holds everything together. And with time we produce less "glue" so we start to get saggy skin, wrinkles, squeeze joints. Boost collagen intake, and you boost your beautiful skin.

Beauty Greens Booster Drink

1 scoop Vital Proteins Collagen Beauty Greens 6oz Almond Milk 2oz Coconut Milk
1 tbsp raw sugar
1 tsp almond paste
1 tsp matcha powder

Blend together. Enjoy. This is not a meal replacer.

4. Cleanse and Care at Night

Avalon Organics Wrinkle Therapy Cleansing Oil $12.99 at AvalonOrganics.com

Absorbs makeup and grime, then rinses away for soft, clean and conditioned skin. As skin ages and its cellular metabolism slows, collagen and elastin production gradually deteriorates causing wrinkles and sagging. Made with: CoQ10 will boost skin energy levels to encourage regrowth of collagen and elastin.

Studies show that supplementing the skin's natural CoQ10 production can help reverse and prevent these visible signs of aging.

Hyaluronic Acid helps skin attract and retain moisture, resulting in a dewy, resilient and smoother surface texture.

TIP Never go to bed with make-up. Washing off makeup with oil-based cleanser which stops away grime but not your skins natural barrier. Clean skin is ready to be moisturizer and revived.

And don't forget about the men .....

5. Jack Black Deep Dive Glycolic Facial Cleanser $20 at Sephora.com

Don't forget about the men. Cleansing will ensure they have smooth, acne-free skin.

Multifunctional cleanser that washes away dead skin cells, pore-clogging oil, and build-up while smoothing and firming skin.

Formulas are simple to use, fast absorbing, and multi-functional, offering multiple benefits in a single product. Easy grooming for men.