Frowns and Wrinkles

Does stress causes wrinkles? This is one question often asked in forum sites, questions and answer sites, like yahoo answers. I have even received a few emails on this topic. This has actually spurred me to write this article. You will find out in this article whether or not stress causes wrinkles.   Is stress part of what causes wrinkles? Many people especially those who have been following my blog now know that sun exposure, smoking, etc are part of what causes wrinkles. Is stress also part of the causes? Stress can affect the face. This is one part of the body mostly affected by stress. Someone who is stressed may be emotional or financial stress could show obvious sign of aging as time goes on. And this means more wrinkles! Although, we all will have wrinkles someday, but, it will come earlier if you are stressed, this is so because; stress slows down the cell renewal processes. Also, we are aware that facial expressions like frowning are somehow related to ...

In one of my previous posts, I wrote on the causes of premature wrinkles . This article is somewhat similar to that article only that its focus is facial wrinkles. Facial wrinkles are those wrinkles that develops around the face. They are part of the natural process of aging. We cannot run from them as they will certainly occur as we grow older. And the more older we get, the more visible they become. Sometimes, facial wrinkles can develop on the face faster than normal. When this occur, its usually referred to as premature facial wrinkles. There are several causes of premature facial wrinkles, below are some of them.   Facial movement: facial movement around the face could cause premature wrinkles to occur around the face. These could be frowning, grimacing, raising your eye lashes causing fold around the forehead, and so on. Exposure in the sun: Exposing your face to the sun’s rays without protection could cause premature wrinkles on the face. Smoking: Smoki...

Last week while trying to answer questions on Yahoo Answers, I came across series of questions relating to whether or not frowning and smiling causes wrinkles. I felt it would be proper to write on the above topic to help those who would be interested in the above topic to get answers.   Does frowning causes wrinkles? The answer to the question above is ….. YES!!! I know many people when asked the same question would answer likewise. I guess this is so because much has been said about frowning. Frowning is one of the major causes of facial wrinkles caused by facial expression. The area of the face prone to wrinkles when you frown is the area between the brow and this is known or referred to as frown lines. Does smiling causes wrinkles? If the above question was asked many years ago, many people would have said ‘no’. in the past people believed that frowning is the cause of wrinkles not smiling. And this is evident in movies, books which suggest this in some quar...

Does smoking causes wrinkles In my last post I wrote on straws and wrinkles . If you read that post,you will get a hint on the above topic ( smoking wrinkles ) because I wrote briefly about smoking. Now back to the topic for today. Most people now know the health effects of smoking as it affects the lungs which can lead to cancer. Do you also know that smoking is not good for your skin? Yes, your skin is not safe too. Smoking does causes wrinkles otherwise known as smoking wrinkles . It is known as one of the major cause of wrinkles. How does smoking causes wrinkles? Perhaps, the most important way smoking causes skin wrinkles is that it causes free radical damage to the skin. The smoke from the cigarettes is know to cause the damage of collagen and elastin. These are elements that gives the skin its support. When this occur, the skin cannot be held together and thus leading to development of lines and wrinkles and in most causes premature wrinkles . Another way smoking wrink...

 Every now and then we see people whether in parties, parks, public event, occasion and so on, making use of straws. Does the use of straw part of what causes wrinkles ? This is exactly what we shall be looking at in this article. The truth is that the use of straws actually causes wrinkles to develop around the lip area of the mouth. This type of wrinkles is known as lip lines. If you have been following my blog, you will understand what wrinkles are all about. Perhaps, this is my first time of discussing about lip lines. Does straw causes wrinkles. In recent times, there has been this question about straws and lip lines. The truth is that drinking through straw may not cause wrinkles around the mouth. However, wrinkles can occur when there is repetition of movement. In other words, repetition of movement around the mouth caused as a result of the use of straw will likely increase your chance of having lip lines. Does straw causes  wrinkles (Photo credit: Wikipedia...

Wrinkles are inevitable problems especially to those who are aging. You will not like it when it starts surfacing on your skin. In this write-up, I shall take you through some of the causes of wrinkles. wrinkled skin What causes wrinkles? Wrinkles are caused by the following: Natural aging process: This is one of the major causes of wrinkles. As one grows older, wrinkles tend to show on the face. Exposure to sunlight:   Accumulative exposure to sun is one of the major causes of wrinkles. That is why when you check parts of your body that are not exposed to the sun; you see that they are fresh and free of wrinkles. For example, your buttocks. Genetics: Every one no doubt will have winkles as they grow older but how wrinkly and how early you have wrinkles is largely determine by genetics. For example, if your mother or father has wrinkles early or well wrinkled then, there is the probability you will have it also early in life. Smoking: smoking causes wink...