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Best Ingredients to Tighten Your Skin

The 6 Best Ingredients to Tighten Your Skin

Best Ingredients to Tighten Your Skin
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It is truly a privilege to get older, but with age comes things like achy joints, wrinkles, and — you guessed it — a reduction of the skin elasticity we tend to take for granted in our youth. "Reduced tightness in the skin is caused by the loss of collagen, which diminishes over time," explained Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, a board-certified dermatologist based in Miami. "People usually start to complain about this in the 40s, but this can be accelerated by sun exposure, smoking or exposure to smoke, environmental stressors, and significant weight fluctuations."

Outside of wearing sunscreen and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, there are over-the-counter ingredients you can use that help firm, tone, and tighten your skin. We've harnessed the expertise of three skin experts to dish on the best of the best.

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