Beat the Wrinkles in Your Face: Engage in Facial Exercises
Fighting skin aging is one of the most common dilemmas that people, most especially women discuss. One way of lessening the lines on your face is doing facial exercises. These exercises can yield great results when executed properly and regularly.
To be able to start the exercise, your face should be properly moisturized. You can do this by rubbing on some facial moisturizer, mineral oil or lubricant. You can also do this by splashing your face with water. Always remember that you should not start with your exercise with a dry skin.
The five main facial areas we would like to focus on this exercise are the muscles surrounding the eyes, chin, neck, mouth and scalp. These exercises will be able to lighten your face and beat those wrinkles in a few days or weeks after regular exercise.
Eye Area
The eyes can truly indicate signs of aging especially for those people who are always stressed or those who lack sleep. So here's how to improve the appearance of your eye area. %u2022 Put your fingers on your temples and pull slightly backwards. %u2022 Close your eyes, fingers still pressed on your temples. %u2022 Do this exercise for 25 to 50 times.
This exercise would really improve the feeling around the eye area and remove the saggy feeing. You can do two sets of this exercise everyday to obtain best results.
Muscles around the chin area
This exercise will eliminate the loose skin that is located at the front of your neck. First, pull your lower lip upward and stay in that position for about 5 seconds. If you look in front of a mirror, you'll see that your chin will look slightly protruded forward. After that, pull your chin down and feel the stretch feeling around that area. Make sure that your head is straight and stationary when doing this exercise. Do this for two sets with 20 repetitions.
Scalp Region
Minimize the lines or wrinkles on your forehead by doing this easy exercise. Just raise your eyebrows and stay in that position for two to three seconds. After that, pull your ear muscles backward and feel that there is a contraction of the muscles at the back of your head. Repeat this exercise for five minutes and you'll be able to lose those wrinkles!
Mouth Region
This exercise is mainly to attain a fuller mouth. To begin with, place your two index fingers inside your mouth and pull your mouth at a sideward direction. Clean your hands before doing this exercise so as to avoid bacteria. After extending your mouth in about a quarter or about three eighths of an inch maybe, contract your mouth until your two fingers touch. Repeat the process 25 to 50 times a day to get the best results.
Neck Region
To be able to eliminate that undesirable loose skin at the front of your neck, tilt your head backwards and put your tongue at the ceiling of your mouth. Make sure that when you tilt your head, your chin is slightly pointing upward. Hold that position for approximately 2 - 3 seconds. Let down your chin slowly, making sure that your tongue is still at the position mentioned above. You can do this for 2 sets a day with 20 repetitions.
Those are just a few facial exercises to improve your facial skin and beat the wrinkles in your face. To obtain the best results, do these exercises properly, take your time and always stay happy!
Jen Hopkins has worked in the anti wrinkle skin care industry for years. She maintains websites about face exercise, and facial exercise. If you want to contact her, you can use the contact form at one of her sites.
Published February 26th, 2010
