Glowing and vibrant skin never goes out of style. Keeping a radiant look isn’t always easy in our busy world. There are reasons that your skin may have lost its youthful glow.  Our skin sheds dead cells every day, but as we get older this process slows down. These old cells that remain make our complexion lackluster. There are a few things that add to this dullness. They include: 1. You are dehydrated and your skin is too. Dehydration slows the blood flow to the skin, affecting the color and texture. 2. You aren’t exfoliating properly or enough. Exfoliating helps to remove the old skin cells and allows for new ones to form, giving your skin more glow. 3. Lack of moisturizing is a problem. Your skin needs to be moisturized and nourished. If it isn’t the skin tone will be uneven and the texture will be a little rough, making you look older. 4. Stress makes us look older by causing more creation of cortisol that affects skin tone. 5. Being sleep-deprived will impact how we look. It is when we sleep the new cells are reproduced. If they don’t have the time and opportunity to do that, it just won’t happen. 6. If you smoke you are adding harmful substances that affect skin integrity and structure. These cause collagen breakdowns that will make your skin look waxy, sallow, and wrinkled. 7. Some makeup can be heavy in chalky powders that absorb oils from the skin. This will dry out the skin leaving it dull and adding to the formation of lines and wrinkles. 8. A poor diet will not only affect your health but it will affect the look of your skin. Eating plenty of vegetables and fruits encourages healthy skin.