Neck Wrinkles: Causes and Preventions
You should pay special attention to the area around your neck because skin on the neck is very sensitive and thin, structure of skin is brittleand and has just a few sebaceous glands. Skin on this part of the body also does not have a lot of lipids, which are mandatory to protect the skin from external factors.
Neck wrinkles are horizontal lines called Venus’s rings. If you flex the neck, those rings become more visible. Keep your chin elevated and your neck vertebrae in a neutral position because if you hang your head down to chest to often you will put your neck at risk to develop wrinkles and lines and also injury with your posture.
Other wrinkles are vertical lines which form because of external factors such as solar exposition, position of sleep, smoking and skin dehydration, pollution, being overweight, bad diet or poor skin care routine.
Over the years, natural prodcution of elastin and collagen in our skin lowers, which can cause a double chin. You can prevent or even reduce double chin with regular exercises, neck massage and careful nursing of skin.
Reduction of Neck Wrinkles
- Cleanse, tone and moisturize skin around your neck on a daily basis, two times a day, in the morning and at evening like you do with your face.
- Wear sunscreen when you are exposing to sun.
- Protect your neck if you are exposing to harsh conditions such as snow, wind, or rain.
- Apply a rejuvenating skin cream specially produced for the neck.
- Apply a nutritive product, which helps with cellular renovation. Apply it on your skin also at night.
- Try with neck exercises, which will also help your neck to look at its best.
- Natural homemade masks make your neck wrinkles less visible.
- If you have very visible and deep neck wrinkles and you want more drastic results, some skin peels or laser therapies might work very well. It is crucial to receive treatment from a trained dermatologist or a surgeon.
- Once a week use mild exfoliar.
Homemade Masks to Reduce Visibility of Neck Wrinkles
1. Mix 1 whipped egg white with 1 squeezed lemon and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Apply on your neck for 15 to 20 minute and rinse it with tepid water and fallow with moisturizer.
2. Mix 1 mashed banana with 2 teaspoons of flaxseed oil and 4-5 drops of rose water. Apply this mixture on the neck and keep it there for 20 minutes, then wash it off with tepid water. This mask proved to be an excellent remedy to reduce neck wrinkles.
