Does Frowning Shorten Lifespan?

This post was necessitated by one of my readers who asked a question in the comment section of one of my post on Reasons to Smile More and Frown Less. I have since posted a reply and promise to post a short post on the topic so that other readers who may as well have this kind of question in mind may also benefit.

Does Frowning Shorten Lifespan?
Frowning does no directly cause or shorten lifespan.  But, some of the causes of frowning may lead to shorten lifespan. For instance, someone who smokes is likely going to frown which can cause frown lines to develop on the forehead as well as wrinkles on the skin. This is because smoke causes a drop in the production of collagen and elastin in the body. These two proteins are known to keep our body together. The same person that smokes is likely going to die young. So, cigarette can cause one to frown and can also shortens lifespan.
Another example is stress. Someone who is stressed is likely going to frown. If the stress is not properly managed, over a period, it can become a habit which can shorten a person’s lifespan.
There are few other examples I would have share with you but because I want to make it short, I decided to stop at two.
People do not frown just for the fun of it, if they do, its in few causes and for a short time. They frown because it is being triggered by something else. It is those things most times, if not tackle, that can shorten lifespan not necessary frowning.

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Simple Trick To Erase Eye Wrinkles

Wrinkles crop up gradually on the skin as we grow older and the more we grow older, the more wrinkles that show up on the skin. Among the first sets of wrinkles that develop on the skin is eyelid wrinkles, it could start showing up as early as 30 years and above.

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There are many factors that could be responsible for eye wrinkles. These include a drop in the production of collagen and elastin in the body, exposure to sunlight, excessive smoking, stress, etc. You can read my post on causes of wrinkles to find out more.
Prevention is one sure way to get rid of eye wrinkles. Preventing eye wrinkles not only help prevent the wrinkles around your eyes from getting worse, it also saves you from having to go through those trouble for searching for cure.
To effectively prevent eye wrinkles, you must protect your eyes from the rays of the sun by wearing sunscreen and eyeglasses everytime you go out in the sun no matter how cloudy it is outside. Face caps or baseball caps can also give you additional protection. Stop smoking, boost your collagen and elastin level by eating the right food, moisturise your eye with a good eye moisturisers are some of the ways to prevent and reduce eye wrinkles. you can read my article on prevention of wrinkles to get more details.


Treatment 
The following methods or treatment options can help you get rid of eye wrinkles when they occur.

• Get a good eye cream the one that helps to increase the production of collagen and elastin in the skin. creams with retinoid, glycolic acid, etc can also be helpful in this regard.
• For long term solutions, I think you should try laser treatment.
• Botox is another sure way to help get rid of eye wrinkles. Botox treatment is temporary, but it helps take out wrinkles around the eyes effectively.
• Get a good anti wrinkle creams especially those that contain moisturisers and apply it on the affected areas.

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How To Prevent And Reduce Crow Feet

Crowfeet, which is sometimes referred to as laugh lines, are lines that develop mostly around the corners of the eyes. These lines becomes prominent due to years of fold around the eyes as a result of laughing. Crowfeet develops early on the skin unlike other wrinkles. you can start see Crowfeet as early as in your twenties, but however, it depends on your skin type and how well you care for your skin.

Below are ways to care for your skin to prevent crow feet and ways to remove or get rid of them when they occur.

How To Prevent Crowfeet
The following tips will help you prevent crowfeet from developing on your skin if you don't have it. It can also be helpful to those that already have crowfeet as it can prevent them from getting worse.

• Protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun. Exposure in the sun causes problems in the skin and the face is usually the worst hit here. To protect your skin from these harmful rays you have to shield your skin. You can do this by wearing sunscreen anytime you are out in the sun irrespective of the weather. Sunglasses can also give you extra protection.

• Excessive smoking is known to cause wrinkles to develop early on the skin, as smoke is known to cause a drop in the production of collagen in the skin. avoiding cigarrete or stop smoking can help you prevent the early development of crowfeet.

• Moisturise your skin regularly internally and externally. Internal moisturising require the intake of water. Drink water daily; it helps to keep the skin supple, thereby preventing the early formation of crowfeet. Also moisturise your skin externally by purchasing a good moisturisers in the counter.

There are other ways to prevent crow feet. see my post on  how to prevent wrinkles for more information.
How To Remove Crow feet
The following are treatment options to get rid of crow feet when they occur.

• Apply a good anti-wrinkle eye cream on the affected areas. Before applying cream, you must ensure that it is compatible with your skin type.

• Botox is another great way of removing crowfeet. Although it is expensive, but, it is very effective in getting rid of crowfeet. This type of treatment is temporary.

• Laser resurfacing is another method of removing crowfeet. It works by removing the outer skin, thereby exposing a more softer and smoother skin underneath.

• You may also want to consider other methods such as chemical peel and microdermabrasion.

The above list is not exhausted as there are other ways of getting rid of crowfeet.

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Prevent Wrinkles By Protecting Your Skin From The Sun

Too much exposure to the sun is not good for the skin. Apart from the fact that it can lead to skin cancer, sun burn, and so on. It can also lead to the premature aging of the skin. To keep your skin healthy and to avoid having wrinkles develop early on your skin, you must protect your skin from the sun's ultraviolent radiation (UV). Follow the tips below to protecting your skin from the sun's harmful rays.

• Wear sunscreen especially in areas of the body that is highly exposed to the sun such as your arms, neck, face, etc when ever you go out in the sun to prevent the sun's rays from getting into your skin. To ensure you are adequately protected, wear sunscreen no matter how cloudy it is outside.

• When ever the sun becomes intense, don't forget to seek for shade. Don't go for just any shade, ensure that such shade is 100 percent protected from the sun's rays. You can use your shadows to know when the sun is intense. A shorter shadows means that the sun is directly overhead and could be intense at that time.

• Don't stay long under the sun when it is directly overhead or under the midday sun. This is the time of the day when the sun is intense and the rays strongest as it could have great negative impact on your skin.

• Always check out the UV index to enable you plan your daily activities so as to know when to be out in the sun.

• Protect your skin by putting on sun protection clothing. You can also wear hat especially the wide brim hat and sunglasses to protect your face from the sun.

Let me know how you protect your skin from the sun's rays by sharing your views in the comments below.

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Botox Founder And Developer Laments Missing Out On Botox Billions

Botox is a brand name that has become popular over the last few years. It has become more and more popular as the years goes by due to its popular usage. Apart from the fact that it can be used to ease muscles, it can also be used in cosmetics to flattening wrinkles.
More and more people including Hollywood stars are using the products to get rid of wrinkles.
Surprisingly, the founder and developer of Botox has not been able to benefit from the billions of dollars Botox is currently making yearly.
Dr. Alan Scott said this in New Delhi, India during his interview with Times of India when he visited there.
Dr. Alan Scott who is an ophthalmologist from San Francisco discovered Botox while he was in search for cure for crossed eyes.
When he discovered Botox, he originally called it “Oculinum”. He gave the right of the drug to allergen, a us based company in California in 1991 for $4.5 dollars.
According to him, if he had held on to the drug, he would have been making billions of dollars every year.

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How to stop frowning while sleeping

If you ask an average man or woman on the street if he/she frowns, you are likely going to have a direct answer. But, if your question is “do you frown while sleeping?” you are most likely going to have a strange, surprising, shocking answers.  You are probably going to have answers like “I don’t know ….. sleeping then.” Or “is it possible?”
Many people do not know they frown while they sleep. But, for those who do and want to stop it, I have listed tips below to help you achieve it. These tips works perfectly well for me while I was still struggling to stop my frowning habit and I believe it will work well for you too.

• Before fallen asleep while on the bed, lie facing the ceilings and close your eyes. Try to relax the face by putting it in a non-frowning position. You can smile a little if you find it difficult relaxing your forehead.

• When the face is relax with your eyes still closed, think of nothing. Yes, nothing! Initially, it may be difficult to achieve but with time you get used to it.Instead of thinking of nothing, another way is to think of things, activities, places, people, etc that makes you happy which helps to make your face relaxed. Avoid all forms of thoughts that cause you to be sad or frown as they can compound your problems. You can see my post on how to meditate to stop frowning for additional information.

• Massage the forehead regularly. Forehead massage is very helpful in relaxing the muscles around the forehead. You may decide to massage before going to bed or at your free time. You can also see my post on how to massage to stop frowning.

• Be happy at all times and minimize the number of hours you spent frowning. In other words, don’t frown for too long.

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How To Stop Frowning In The Sun

It is a common practice to find people frowning in the sun. Many people who frown in the sun do so subconsciously. And this calls for concern especially when you get in the sun frequently. Your work and other activities that you involve in can get you in the sun often. And when you start frowning repeatedly in the sun overtime will results in the formation of frown lines and wrinkles in the skin especially in areas around the forehead. Here are what to do to stop frowning in the sun.
Frowning in the sun is largely as a result of the reflection of light from the sun. When the light from the sun is directly facing your eyes you are sure to frown. So, protect or shield your eyes from the sun’s light by wearing a wide brim hat, baseball cap or other head gear that will shield your face to a reasonable extent from the sun.
Sunglasses are also useful as it helps to reduce the reflection of the light from the sun. When this is done you are less likely to frown.
Ensure your eyes are healthy. Unhealthy eyes may cause you to frown. However, it depends on the kind of problems you have with your eyes. For example, if you find it difficult to see in very bright light you are likely going to strain your eyes when you experiences bright light.  So, always go for regular eye checkups and correct any defect.
Other tips to help you stop frowning include:

• Massaging of your forehead.

• Being conscious of your face especially in areas around the forehead.

• Be happy at all times.

Read my post on how to stop frowning to get additional information.

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How To Get Rid Of Wrinkles From The Neck

No matter how you tried to cover up those wrinkles on your face, the wrinkles on your neck will definitely reveal itself. Wrinkles is nothing to be ashamed of as everyone will someday have wrinkles on their skin as they grow older. Often times, people give much attention to the wrinkles on the face and neglect the wrinkles on the neck and other parts of the body. So, when the wrinkles on the face start reducing, the wrinkles on the neck becomes pronounce, thus, there is a difference between your neck and your face. Your attention is then shifted to the wrinkles on the neck trying to look for ways to get rid of them. Wrinkles on the neck is not that easy to get rid of especially when the wrinkles is old. But you can do something to reduce the effects.  Here is what to do to reduce the effect of old wrinkles on the neck.

• Exfoliate the skin to reduce or get rid of the wrinkles. You can use natural exfoliation methods such as the application of lemon on the affected area. Lemon is great for exfoliating the skin. Slice in two and rub on the skin, allow some time. Repeat for some days depending on the degree of the wrinkles in the affected area.  Chemical peel or dermabrasion is very helpful in skin exfoliation. Exfoliation helps to remove dead skin from the neck thereby reducing the effect of wrinkles on the neck.

• Purchase a good anti-wrinkle cream(s). Anti-wrinkle cream when applied on the neck will help to reduce or eliminate wrinkles on the neck even when the wrinkles is old.

• Moisturize the affected area daily with good moisturizer.

• Put on a turtle neck or scarf in hot weather conditions. You can put it on around the middle of summer. It is around this time the sun becomes more intense. The sun’s UV rays is very harmful and can cause damage to the skin. Wear sun block if you must go out in the sun.

• Stop smoking, as it will help you prevent as well as reduce the effects of wrinkles on the skin.

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How To Get Rid Of Wrinkles On The Hand

Wrinkles on the hands is one of the signs a man or a woman is growing old. People are more concern about the wrinkles on their face forgetting the ones on their hands as well as other parts of their body. This is probably because they felt that the wrinkles on the face are easily notice than the wrinkles on the hands or they can hide the wrinkles on the hands with their clothes. But, when you have achieved a wrinkle free face, what then happens to the hands? You attention certainly will be shifted to the hands.
For those who care to bother about the wrinkles on their hands, they sometimes feel helpless getting rid of it. Unlike the face where you can use make-ups to hide wrinkles, such make-ups are not most times for the hands.
The face is not only that part of the body that needs special care, the hands needs those care too. They worked hard for you and they should look good! Here are tips to help you get rid of wrinkles on the hands even if it is old. Although, older wrinkles are more difficult to get rid of, the tips below can help you minimize or reduce it.

• Moisturize your hands frequently. This helps to keep it hydrated which help to reduce the appearance of wrinkles on your hands as time goes on. You can also drink plenty of water to keep the skin hydrated.

• The hands are exposed to all forms of attack from harmful substances that can wreck havoc on the hands. The hands must be protected from those chemicals. So, when next you are going to wash dishes, clothes, or any work or activities that require you to dip your hands on chemicals be sure you put on gloves unless you know the chemicals is mild.

• Apply hand creams on both hands daily. You can choose to apply anti-wrinkle cream so as to remove wrinkles from the hands quickly.

• Avoid exposing our hands in the sun as it makes the wrinkles on your hands worse. If you must go out in the sun, then wear sunscreen or sun block to protect your hands from the sun’s UV rays.

• Chemical peel can also help get rid of wrinkles from the hand. Chemical peels works by removing the outer skin, thus exposing a less wrinkle skin within.

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How To Get Rid Of Old Wrinkles

Wrinkle is inevitable as we grow older. Whether we like it or not, we will all have wrinkles on the skin as we grow older. Everyone wants a wrinkle free skin and as such wants to get rid of wrinkles as soon as they start surfacing. Getting rid of old wrinkles is difficult and most times seems impossible to achieve. But there are things you can do to minimize the effect of old wrinkles on the skin if you are lucky the impact may be great. Here are tips to help you get rid of old wrinkles.

• Purchase a good anti-wrinkle product. This could be wrinkle fillers or wrinkle creams. Botox injection is also very useful in reducing wrinkles only that it removes wrinkles temporary.

• Moisturize your skin regularly. Go to a good store and purchase a good moisturizing cream. Moisturizing cream help to make the skin supple thus reducing the effect of wrinkles on the skin. You can also moisturize the inside by drinking enough water daily.

• Avoid too much exposure to the sun. If you must enter the sun ensure you protect yourself by wearing sun block and or face caps, sunglasses, etc. exposure to the sun increases the effect of wrinkles thereby making it worse.

• Stop smoking now if you smoke and want to get rid of old wrinkles. Smoking has been known to increase wrinkles on the skin. Smoke causes a reduction in the production of collagen and elastin.

• Try to be happy so as to avoid frowning. Frowning encourages the formation of wrinkles on the face especially in the areas around the forehead.  In general, watch your facial expression and stop repeated muscular movement on the face as it can make the wrinkles on the face worse.

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Does smiling causes wrinkles?

We always hear of words like, stop frowning to stop facial wrinkles. But, we hardly hear of words like stop smiling to stop facial wrinkles.  So many of us don’t associate smiling with facial wrinkles in fact some thought that smiling can wipe out facial wrinkles. Is this true? Can smiling often lead to facial wrinkles? Read on to find out.
Smiling often can cause wrinkles to develop on the face. It is noticeable in places around the eyes especially the corners of the eyes and the mouth around the cheek.
Smile wrinkles which is sometimes called laugh lines develops on the face long before we get old. This is because as one grows older, the production of collagen and elastin diminishes. These proteins are very high when we are young. That is why no matter the facial expression of a little child, the face bounces back as soon as he/she relaxes the face.
Smile wrinkles or laugh lines is formed as a result of years of accumulative smiling which causes muscular movement such as folding and stretching of the face. The lines become more visible as we grow older and the skin becomes thinner and dryer.

Smile wrinkles just like any other wrinkles are caused by the following:

• Excessive exposure to the sun. The sun contains harmful or dangerous rays that is very harmful to the skin. This can speed up the aging process thereby causing wrinkles on the face.

• Smoking excessively can also cause wrinkles to develop on the skin. Smoke is known to cause a drop in the production of collagen and elastin. And a drop in these proteins causes the skin to wrinkle easily.

• Frequent movement of the face which cause the facial muscles to move repeatedly can cause lines to form on the face.

You can see post on causes of wrinkles for more information.

To prevent smile wrinkles, observe the tips below:

• Protect your face from the violent rays of the sun. So each time you go out, always wear sunscreen or sun block on the face. Baseball caps, wide brim hat and sunglasses can also give you further protection from the sun’s UV rays which are harmful to the skin.

• Moisturise the skin frequently to keep it supple. You can also moisturize your skin from inside by drinking plenty of water.

• Eat healthy diet as it protects your skin from aging quickly.

See post on how to prevent wrinkles for further information

To remove smile wrinkles, the following options may be consider:

• Chemical peels or micro dermabrasion

• Anti wrinkle creams or wrinkle fillers.

• Botox injection, etc.

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Happy Wrinkle-Free New Year!

We thank God for making us to see a brand new year 2012. To my readers, I am wishing you a happy and prosperous year. I pray that all your wishes and aspirations come to reality this year.
I titled this post, “happy wrinkles-free new year” because, I intend (by the grace of God) to make this year a wrinkle free one for my readers. How? Slow down, I will explain.
I set up this blog (frowns-and-wrinkles.blogspot.com) late 2011 to help people solve their frowns and wrinkles problems and also for readers who seek information on frowns and wrinkles. But I have not been able to post as much articles to meet my reader’s yearnings due to my busy schedules.
So, this year, I have decided to set aside quality time to make research and write good articles form my teeming readers. I promise to increase the number of articles per week and also to work on constituencies.
So, be rest assured that your wrinkles problems for this year 2012 will be solved or at worst reduced. Start celebrating, because it’s a wrinkle-free 2012.

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