As we age, we may begin to experience dry skin, loss of elasticity, and wrinkling. However, there are ways in which you can adapt your diet and herbal supplementation to mitigate these changes and improve overall skin health, radiance, and clarity.

Read on to learn about the best tips and herbs for anti-aging skin!

Fortify the Structure with Horsetail and Moringa

Maintaining the integrity of the skin’s structure is one important aspect of skin longevity. Your skin’s structure is mostly made up of collagen, with elastin and keratin also playing a role. How do you boost collagen?

Herbs like horsetail and moringa help stimulate collagen, healthy tissue repair, and rejuvenation.

Eat Healthy Fats in Plenty

Every cell in your body contains fat, so getting adequate good-quality fats is another key to skin beauty and integrity.

As herbalist Maria Noel Groves (Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care) so aptly states, "The quantity and quality of the fats you eat has a profound effect on your skin and total body health." So, what fat should you use?

Ayurveda’s favorite fat is Ghruta ghee, beloved for its ability to nourish and moisturize at a deeper level than any other fat. Ghruta ghee also delivers fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, antioxidants, essential fatty acids, including Omega 3 into the body. It can also be applied topically as part of an Ayurvedic skin care routine.

Get Vitamin C from Amla

Vitamin C promotes healing of connective tissue. Plus, Vitamin C is an antioxidant, meaning that it protects the body from oxidative stress. You can get Vitamin C from your diet as well as herbs like amla berry. Amla berry is the main ingredient in Chyawanprash. 

Take a Skin Supplement

PIOR Living Skin is a nourishing botanical formulation with 40 organic and wild-harvested herbs — including horsetail, moringa, and amla — designed to help improve skin health.

Remember that Skin Health is From Deep Within

Last but not least, it is helpful to remember that radiant, youthful skin is a reflection of wellness from deep inside. It’s a good idea to understand the principles of longevity and anti-aging. There is no one way to approach creating and maintaining a healthy complexion. 

If you are searching for the best herbs for anti-aging skin, it can be helpful to consider your chief challenges. Does your skin run oily or dry? Have you noticed wrinkles or loss of elasticity? Might your nervous system need a little TLC? Identify your weak spots and you can choose the best path forward to building and creating radiant, youthful skin. 

Did you know water doesn't hydrate you well on its own? Most of us are taught that we should drink lots of water — even past thirst, but this doesn't actually balance the body. In fact, drinking tons of water can actually harm and dehydrate us. Think of how our skin turns prune-like when we sit in the bath for too long. Drinking too much water causes imbalance and throws off our internal homeostasis: meaning our electrolyte and sodium levels get flooded, causing a range of symptoms, such as headaches, fatigue, muscle cramps, and more.

So, how do we hydrate properly? 

• Drink electrolyte-infused liquids to thirst. This provides your body with the essential electrolytes it needs and the right amount of water to satisfy your body's needs.
• Pick your moments to hydrate. Don’t fill yourself up with liquids during meal times as this will drown out your digestive fire. Instead, wake up to some warm water with a pinch of high-quality salt to kick start your digestion, then imbibe an electrolyte-packed infusion mid-morning (like fresh coconut water or water with salt, fresh squeezed lime, and maple syrup), and enjoy a Salt Tea as an energy booster in the afternoon. A little warm water with a pinch of salt and ginger powder will aid digestion before a meal, but any more will have the opposite effect. 
• Choose warm water over cold. Always drink water at room temperature or warm. Even though it might be tempting, drinking cold water can shock the digestive system, inhibiting absorption, freezing up peristalsis, and dampening our digestive fire (agni) - which is already lower in the summertime.
• Use high-quality salt. If you're trying to optimally hydrate your body, you want to select a high-quality salt, like bamboo salt. Bamboo salt is considered superior to most other salts because it is: 
• Free of toxins: All heavy metals, microplastics, and other harmful compounds that can contaminate other types of salt (like Kosher, Himalayan, and Celtic) are removed during the roasting process. 
• Rich in minerals: Bamboo salt contains 70+ bioactive minerals such as K, P, Ca, Mg, Si, Fe, Cu, Ba, V, Mn, Zn, Ge, Mo, Se, Pt, S, Sr, B, and Li, which are essential for producing and activating enzymes and biological activities. In fact, bamboo salt has a chemical composition that is very similar to that of our bodies!
• Highly alkaline: Bamboo salt is highly alkaline with an 11.5 pH for purple bamboo salt. Learn more about the health benefits of bamboo salt and the medical studies.