Log InFrown Lines - by Editor
Prevention is no doubt better than cure. Of course, with something like wrinkles, you need to fight a constant prevention battle as they just keep on increasing. Our foreheads, eyes and areas around the mouth are the most susceptible to developing wrinkles. While a laugh line here and there looks charming, a wrinkle on the forehead looks less so, not the least because the permanent frown makes you look like an eternal grouch. So here's what you can do to prevent the premature formation of wrinkles and to essentially delay the process.
Sunglasses
We've said it once, and we're saying it again: wear sunglasses before stepping out in the sun. Sunglasses protect your eyes from UV radiation, look cool, and, as if that wasn't enough reason to wear them, they also prevent you from scrunching up your eyes and forehead in the sun. You may not realize this, but if you happen to be out in the afternoon without a pair of shades, you accelerate the development of wrinkles on your forehead.
Moisturisers
Moisturise your face regularly, even if you have an oily complexion. While applying moisturizer to your forehead, run your hands outward to the sides of your head from the center of your forehead. Do this for a minute, thus giving your forehead a gentle massage and relaxing any tense muscles.
Tape
Often when we are concentrating on a particular task, we tend to frown without realizing it, be it working on the computer, reading a book or newspaper, or even cooking. Discourage yourself from frowning involuntarily by applying a thin tape, horizontally, on your forehead, between your brows, for the duration of the task that causes you to frown.
Cures
Thanks to advances in medicine, cures that do not involve surgery, are not so hard to come by.
Wrinkle reducing creams
The market is flooded with a plethora of creams that claim to reduce and even diminish fine wrinkles. Many of these creams work by plumping out the skin and temporarily reducing wrinkles. Thus, these have temporary effects. In fact, due to this plumping out effect, applying wrinkle reducing creams under your eyes is not recommended. When the skin here gets plumped out, it gets stretched more than needed, and this could even speed up the development of wrinkles in this area. Thus your regular facial moisturizer is too heavy for the delicate undereye area. Thus while applying your nightly cream, avoid direct application to the area just ender your eyes. The undereye area will absorb a small amount of cream, which is sufficient. You could also invest in undereye cream, which is just light enough for this area.
Retinol
Creams containing Retinol, which is essentially Vitamin A, do reduce wrinkles as they work by rejuvenating cells at the lower layers of skin. As Retinol can also be drying and some creams containing Retinol may be too strong, it is safest to apply these creams once in two days, and to alternate with a regular moisturizer. Apply the Retinol cream to your forehead and around your mouth, and rub outwards and upwards with a gentle motion.
Botox
Getting rid of frown lines can take years of your face. While this once
meant cosmetic surgery, women now have a better option. All it takes is
one quick injection during your lunch break, and poof! That large frown
line is history. Botox is in fact used to combat only frown lines, and
a treatment is so quick, that it can be done over lunch break. However,
the effects are temporary, and a Botox injection needs to be given every
few months, with a gap of at least three months. Side effects such as headache,
nausea, face pain and others have been known to occur.
Name: straightguy
City: mumbai
Comments: Why is it so important to look beautifulNULLNULL Can't we just accept the way we are and get on with life???? I feel too much importance is being given to looks. Not so good looking people are also achievers in life. Just work hard, be sincere and honest. Let your inner self shine rather than your outer self. Beauty is but skin-deep and certainly lies in the eyes of the beholder. If people are noticing only your wrinkles and pimples then you are associating with the wrong set of people who have their fundas wrong. Our parents and grandparents have led simple and straight lives without makeup and (cosmetic)surgery. This does not make them less beautiful that any hollywood star!!!!
Name: Jonathan.
City: Nottingham.
Comments: Every line tells a story. I think people should try and get over their hang-ups about getting older and looking older. Age is nothing to be ashamed of, it's something which should be respected. With age comes wisdom. But, I'm digressing here. I don't think a few wrinkles on your forehead are anything to fret about, we are ALL getting older, nobody is going to stare at you or make nasty remarks because you're human. There are more important things in life than fleeting physical attractiveness, which does not last. It sounds like you have too much time on your hands, to worry about such trivial things. Anti-Wrinkle creams will not help either. No cosmetic cream can change the structure of the skin or reverse the ageing process. If creams could do this, women would not need to have facelifts. You could have some botox injections to help iron-out some of those developing lines, these injections are readily available these days, in places like Boots and beauty salons, at a price. Personally I would urge a little self-acceptance. 'Love those lines, love the skin you're in'.
Name: Catherine
City: Coventry.
Comments: 24 years old and you have wrinklesNULL I'm 34 and I don't have any lines on my face. In fact, I have better skin now than I did in my twenties, fresh, firm and radiant. I'm with a man who is 23 years old and a fantastic lover. My magnificent complexion has a secret. I wash my face twice a day with a basic soap, rinse thoroughly with warm water, then I apply my miracle product. Aloe-Vera Gel, you know-the stuff you use on sunburn. A wonderful dermatologist recommended this as a daily facial moisturiser, and she has the complexion of a twenty-something, at 56! It's light, non-greasy, sinks in like a dream, and it works! The secret seems to be the Aloe-Vera. Apparently, Queen Cleopatra famously swore by the Aloe plant as the secret of her celebrated beauty, which was famous throughout the ancient world. It's suitable even for sensitive skins and you can feel it working. It's best to buy good-quality Aloe-Vera Gel, Banana Boat is a good brand, so is Malibu. It's far cheaper than a lot of cosmetic creams and it does the trick. Trust me, give it a whirl. (Available in Superdrug, Boots and other pharmacies.)
Name: Donna-Marie
City: Birmingham.
Comments: Botox will soften those lines. A face peel will also help. But really darling, you only have yourself to blame. Skin experts tell us that 90% of skin-ageing is caused by sun exposure and environmental abuse and this damage is cumulative. If you look raddled now, think what you will look like at 35. You must protect your skin from now on, by using sun-cream every day, always. This will shield your skin from further damage, and also give your skin a chance to heal at least some of the damage already done. You cannot really use anti-ageing creams and serums at your young age, as they are too rich for your skin, and will make you break out in spots. I suggest a light moisturising lotion, containing Vitamin E, to be used UNDER your daily sunblock. A light-diffusing foundation will draw attention away from those little lines, and a strong shade of lipstick will divert attention away from your forehead, and onto your mouth instead. Try to avoid frowning as well, this will only accentuate those lines. Finally, stop worrying about your facial appearance, we all have flaws and it's quite likely that nobody has noticed your little lines at all, they are probably too busy criticising themselves.
Name: Amanda
City: Exeter.
Comments: I'm sorry, but for goodness sakes. This is one thing that really annoys me about women. When they obsess themselves with bodily perfection and moan about getting older. Ageing is a perfectly natural process, and there is not a lot you can do to stop it. No cream or any amount of surgery is going to make you look 18 years old again, ever. Once you accept the cold, harsh reality of the situation you will actually start to feel better. Once you know that there is nothing you can do to prevent natural ageing, you will learn to accept yourself as you are. Don't be conned into buying expensive anti-ageing creams or treatments, the fact is, all these products don't work. Believe me, I've tried them all. Let your character, sense of humour and wisdom, compensate for a loss of elasticity in your face. Just go with nature, ageing is a perfectly natural transition. Accept it and you will positively blossom into a natural beauty, content in herself.
Name: Marion.
City: Leicester.
Comments: Lines and wrinkles erode a woman's beauty. If I were you, I'd get some Botox fast, and also, invest in a nourishing skin cream, to help mop up environmental damage caused by pollution and sun exposure. Remember, that smokers develop lines quicker than non-smokers, so if you do smoke, quit. Make-up is magic, it can't work miracles, but it can make you look and feel a lot better, so go out and buy yourself some new cosmetics and have a bit of fun creating a 'new you'. Do try to stop frowning as well, that is probably what caused these lines in the first place.
Name: Craig
City: Inverness.
Comments: My father always called lines on the forehead, the lines of wisdom. Why have Botox or surgery to remove themNULL Removing your lines, would remove the imprint of character and experience.
Name: 20 something
City: Phoenix
Comments: The majority of the feedback here is hurtful and is aimed at attacking this poor woman. Of course she is concerned about her looks. We live in a society that values women based on their appearance long before it acknowledges their intelligence or character. Telling her to ignore the world she exists within and pretend to be confident regardless of the judgment she will surely encounter as she ages is both insensitive and unrealistic. Although women will continue to be judged according to these standards until we as a society change this, it does not mean that we should chastise this woman who is simple aware of these judgments. We exist in a world that honors youth and places little value on experience and wisdom. Stop attacking her and admit to the fact that we have all felt this judgment and have all acted on it by wearing makeup to try and look younger!
Name: Susan
City: Chicago
Comments: I'm amazed that you're already worrying about this, only being 24. I've just become concerned about my frown lines recently, and I'm 42! Well, in America, youthful looks can matter a lot, but it's true what the others wrote, about liking ourselves and accepting our ageing (aging?), being the most important. If you want, try a few things, like aloe vera, retinol lotions, etc. Work on not frowning and massaging creams in opposite directions of the lines. You may be too young for botox - that only lasts a few months, and what are you going to do, have that done a few times a year for decades to come?! (I don't think they know about it's long-term effects yet) And definitely DON'T SMOKE. Good luck ~
Name: Azza
City: Dubai
Comments: I agree with straightguy regarding his concerns about the inner beauty, but the problem nowadays is the media and its effect on lady's thinking regarding the beauty, and there is no adv. regarding the inner beauty and how to shine it.
Name: uhhh
City: blore
Comments: For gods sake ur on a page for beauty tips , what are ul doing here in the first place if u dont think beauty is that imp...pls give ur valuable feedback somewhere else
Name: aaa
City: Stuttgart
Comments: True!This is a Page for Beauty.People post their queries on this page and discuss beauty problems.Someone not interested in Beauty,pls visit your other sites
Name: yeeeaaahh
City: Bloomington
Comments: Wrinkles with aging is one thing, wrinkles that occur for some unknown reason is another. I´ve had heavy frown lines on my face since I was 16 with out knowing why. And yes it does have an effect, because people always think I´m sad, mad or depressed, when most of the time I´m as happy as a squirel with his nuts. So pages like this help, not for vanity´s sake like a lot of you have indicated, but for social acceptance. No one likes a friend who looks sad all the time, or do they?
Name: Mark
City: Dubai
Comments: I am 38 years old, and have the frown lines between the eyebrows. These lines bring headache, it is not only a matter of beauty. And one more thing, why our faces should give others the impression that we are angry, while we are not. These lines give othersthe impression that we are angry. I may go to a doctor to check on them for the headache reasons. Mark
Name: azadeh
City: andimeshk
Comments: hello i am a girl in iran.ihavr a deep frown line .Allwayse i am very sad because this line,can you help me? thanks for your attention.
Name: Ryder
City: Nottingham
Comments: Well when I was 24 I thought I had some lines, which bothered me a little at the time, but nothing compared to what I have now at 34. It only gets worse, happens to all of us. I´de worry about walking in front of that car when crossing the road, not about your forehead, enjoy your life, your are young and like I said when you get older it gets worse to a point, so enjoy now. We are all only young once.
Name: Dhruba
City: kolkata
Comments: please help me to know the name of some retinol based cream or tablte or whatever available in Indian market.I need it.
Name: wholesale
City: Berlin
Comments: Hello! Good site! I´m From Khazahstan! I´m doing well! Thank you!
Name: Paula
City: Springfield
Comments: I´m 30 and i have one deep frown line by my right eye brow. I´m very self concious about it and i try my hardest not to squint or frown. I love the tip about the aloe vera gel, i´m going to try that. I also like the tip about putting a piece of tape between your brows when your doing a task that makes you squint or frown without realizing it. Good Luck girls!!!!
Name: Frownie
City: Singapore
Comments: I have a quite deep frown line in between my eyebrows. I can´t go for botox cause obviously I am too young is there any cure? In between my eyebrows keeps trying to frown. I am trying my best to stop frowning. please hepl1
City: mumbai
Comments: Why is it so important to look beautifulNULLNULL Can't we just accept the way we are and get on with life???? I feel too much importance is being given to looks. Not so good looking people are also achievers in life. Just work hard, be sincere and honest. Let your inner self shine rather than your outer self. Beauty is but skin-deep and certainly lies in the eyes of the beholder. If people are noticing only your wrinkles and pimples then you are associating with the wrong set of people who have their fundas wrong. Our parents and grandparents have led simple and straight lives without makeup and (cosmetic)surgery. This does not make them less beautiful that any hollywood star!!!!
Name: Jonathan.
City: Nottingham.
Comments: Every line tells a story. I think people should try and get over their hang-ups about getting older and looking older. Age is nothing to be ashamed of, it's something which should be respected. With age comes wisdom. But, I'm digressing here. I don't think a few wrinkles on your forehead are anything to fret about, we are ALL getting older, nobody is going to stare at you or make nasty remarks because you're human. There are more important things in life than fleeting physical attractiveness, which does not last. It sounds like you have too much time on your hands, to worry about such trivial things. Anti-Wrinkle creams will not help either. No cosmetic cream can change the structure of the skin or reverse the ageing process. If creams could do this, women would not need to have facelifts. You could have some botox injections to help iron-out some of those developing lines, these injections are readily available these days, in places like Boots and beauty salons, at a price. Personally I would urge a little self-acceptance. 'Love those lines, love the skin you're in'.
Name: Catherine
City: Coventry.
Comments: 24 years old and you have wrinklesNULL I'm 34 and I don't have any lines on my face. In fact, I have better skin now than I did in my twenties, fresh, firm and radiant. I'm with a man who is 23 years old and a fantastic lover. My magnificent complexion has a secret. I wash my face twice a day with a basic soap, rinse thoroughly with warm water, then I apply my miracle product. Aloe-Vera Gel, you know-the stuff you use on sunburn. A wonderful dermatologist recommended this as a daily facial moisturiser, and she has the complexion of a twenty-something, at 56! It's light, non-greasy, sinks in like a dream, and it works! The secret seems to be the Aloe-Vera. Apparently, Queen Cleopatra famously swore by the Aloe plant as the secret of her celebrated beauty, which was famous throughout the ancient world. It's suitable even for sensitive skins and you can feel it working. It's best to buy good-quality Aloe-Vera Gel, Banana Boat is a good brand, so is Malibu. It's far cheaper than a lot of cosmetic creams and it does the trick. Trust me, give it a whirl. (Available in Superdrug, Boots and other pharmacies.)
Name: Donna-Marie
City: Birmingham.
Comments: Botox will soften those lines. A face peel will also help. But really darling, you only have yourself to blame. Skin experts tell us that 90% of skin-ageing is caused by sun exposure and environmental abuse and this damage is cumulative. If you look raddled now, think what you will look like at 35. You must protect your skin from now on, by using sun-cream every day, always. This will shield your skin from further damage, and also give your skin a chance to heal at least some of the damage already done. You cannot really use anti-ageing creams and serums at your young age, as they are too rich for your skin, and will make you break out in spots. I suggest a light moisturising lotion, containing Vitamin E, to be used UNDER your daily sunblock. A light-diffusing foundation will draw attention away from those little lines, and a strong shade of lipstick will divert attention away from your forehead, and onto your mouth instead. Try to avoid frowning as well, this will only accentuate those lines. Finally, stop worrying about your facial appearance, we all have flaws and it's quite likely that nobody has noticed your little lines at all, they are probably too busy criticising themselves.
Name: Amanda
City: Exeter.
Comments: I'm sorry, but for goodness sakes. This is one thing that really annoys me about women. When they obsess themselves with bodily perfection and moan about getting older. Ageing is a perfectly natural process, and there is not a lot you can do to stop it. No cream or any amount of surgery is going to make you look 18 years old again, ever. Once you accept the cold, harsh reality of the situation you will actually start to feel better. Once you know that there is nothing you can do to prevent natural ageing, you will learn to accept yourself as you are. Don't be conned into buying expensive anti-ageing creams or treatments, the fact is, all these products don't work. Believe me, I've tried them all. Let your character, sense of humour and wisdom, compensate for a loss of elasticity in your face. Just go with nature, ageing is a perfectly natural transition. Accept it and you will positively blossom into a natural beauty, content in herself.
Name: Marion.
City: Leicester.
Comments: Lines and wrinkles erode a woman's beauty. If I were you, I'd get some Botox fast, and also, invest in a nourishing skin cream, to help mop up environmental damage caused by pollution and sun exposure. Remember, that smokers develop lines quicker than non-smokers, so if you do smoke, quit. Make-up is magic, it can't work miracles, but it can make you look and feel a lot better, so go out and buy yourself some new cosmetics and have a bit of fun creating a 'new you'. Do try to stop frowning as well, that is probably what caused these lines in the first place.
Name: Craig
City: Inverness.
Comments: My father always called lines on the forehead, the lines of wisdom. Why have Botox or surgery to remove themNULL Removing your lines, would remove the imprint of character and experience.
Name: 20 something
City: Phoenix
Comments: The majority of the feedback here is hurtful and is aimed at attacking this poor woman. Of course she is concerned about her looks. We live in a society that values women based on their appearance long before it acknowledges their intelligence or character. Telling her to ignore the world she exists within and pretend to be confident regardless of the judgment she will surely encounter as she ages is both insensitive and unrealistic. Although women will continue to be judged according to these standards until we as a society change this, it does not mean that we should chastise this woman who is simple aware of these judgments. We exist in a world that honors youth and places little value on experience and wisdom. Stop attacking her and admit to the fact that we have all felt this judgment and have all acted on it by wearing makeup to try and look younger!
Name: Susan
City: Chicago
Comments: I'm amazed that you're already worrying about this, only being 24. I've just become concerned about my frown lines recently, and I'm 42! Well, in America, youthful looks can matter a lot, but it's true what the others wrote, about liking ourselves and accepting our ageing (aging?), being the most important. If you want, try a few things, like aloe vera, retinol lotions, etc. Work on not frowning and massaging creams in opposite directions of the lines. You may be too young for botox - that only lasts a few months, and what are you going to do, have that done a few times a year for decades to come?! (I don't think they know about it's long-term effects yet) And definitely DON'T SMOKE. Good luck ~
Name: Azza
City: Dubai
Comments: I agree with straightguy regarding his concerns about the inner beauty, but the problem nowadays is the media and its effect on lady's thinking regarding the beauty, and there is no adv. regarding the inner beauty and how to shine it.
Name: uhhh
City: blore
Comments: For gods sake ur on a page for beauty tips , what are ul doing here in the first place if u dont think beauty is that imp...pls give ur valuable feedback somewhere else
Name: aaa
City: Stuttgart
Comments: True!This is a Page for Beauty.People post their queries on this page and discuss beauty problems.Someone not interested in Beauty,pls visit your other sites
Name: yeeeaaahh
City: Bloomington
Comments: Wrinkles with aging is one thing, wrinkles that occur for some unknown reason is another. I´ve had heavy frown lines on my face since I was 16 with out knowing why. And yes it does have an effect, because people always think I´m sad, mad or depressed, when most of the time I´m as happy as a squirel with his nuts. So pages like this help, not for vanity´s sake like a lot of you have indicated, but for social acceptance. No one likes a friend who looks sad all the time, or do they?
Name: Mark
City: Dubai
Comments: I am 38 years old, and have the frown lines between the eyebrows. These lines bring headache, it is not only a matter of beauty. And one more thing, why our faces should give others the impression that we are angry, while we are not. These lines give othersthe impression that we are angry. I may go to a doctor to check on them for the headache reasons. Mark
Name: azadeh
City: andimeshk
Comments: hello i am a girl in iran.ihavr a deep frown line .Allwayse i am very sad because this line,can you help me? thanks for your attention.
Name: Ryder
City: Nottingham
Comments: Well when I was 24 I thought I had some lines, which bothered me a little at the time, but nothing compared to what I have now at 34. It only gets worse, happens to all of us. I´de worry about walking in front of that car when crossing the road, not about your forehead, enjoy your life, your are young and like I said when you get older it gets worse to a point, so enjoy now. We are all only young once.
Name: Dhruba
City: kolkata
Comments: please help me to know the name of some retinol based cream or tablte or whatever available in Indian market.I need it.
Name: wholesale
City: Berlin
Comments: Hello! Good site! I´m From Khazahstan! I´m doing well! Thank you!
Name: Paula
City: Springfield
Comments: I´m 30 and i have one deep frown line by my right eye brow. I´m very self concious about it and i try my hardest not to squint or frown. I love the tip about the aloe vera gel, i´m going to try that. I also like the tip about putting a piece of tape between your brows when your doing a task that makes you squint or frown without realizing it. Good Luck girls!!!!
Name: Frownie
City: Singapore
Comments: I have a quite deep frown line in between my eyebrows. I can´t go for botox cause obviously I am too young is there any cure? In between my eyebrows keeps trying to frown. I am trying my best to stop frowning. please hepl1
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