What are wrinkles?
No cutting-edge products will save you from the hated grooves on the skin, but systematic and proper facial care will noticeably “delay” their appearance
Wrinkles cannot be considered a pathology or disease. They are folds in the skin that occur due to natural aging of the body. The hormone estrogen, which increases the synthesis of collagen and elastin, is largely responsible for the tone and elasticity of the skin in women. However, during menopause, this hormone becomes significantly less, and accordingly, metabolic processes regulated by this substance slow down, and the skin ages.
In general, all people have wrinkles. Expression wrinkles, which are a small network of folds that appear due to active facial expressions, appear as early as 20 years, and age-related wrinkles associated with changes in skin tone usually begin to appear after 30 years.
Interesting! Men have thicker skin, so they age later than women. In addition, the synthesis of collagen and elastin in the male body is not so closely related to hormonal levels.
Men often have more active facial expressions; moreover, they do not use sunscreen and moisturizers. Therefore, despite the initial data, wrinkles appear quite early in many men, but not due to internal factors, but rather due to lack of care and attention to the skin.
Types of wrinkles
There are two main types of wrinkles – static and dynamic. Dynamic ones arise due to active facial expressions. They can occur at a young age and become deeper over the years. For example, as soon as you smile, you can notice folds in the corners of your eyes and lips. For a young girl they will disappear if you just relax your face. In older age, these wrinkles are noticeable even at rest, but the initial cause of their formation is periodic muscle tension due to active facial expressions.
Static wrinkles are a consequence of gravity. These are age-related wrinkles that form due to deterioration of skin tone and elasticity. The first static or gravitational wrinkles usually appear on the neck and décolleté at the age of 25-30 years. Such folds are noticeable regardless of muscle tension and reveal a person’s age. It is the fight against such age-related changes that is the main priority in the care of most women.
Despite the fact that all people are different, everyone ages the same. Therefore, wrinkles can be divided into several types, according to their location and time of occurrence.
Expression wrinkles
More often appear in cheerful and cheerful people
They appear on the face and are classified as dynamic wrinkles. Despite the fact that many women try to get rid of them, according to scientists, the rays around the eyes and lips make a person softer and more open to the eyes of others. Such small wrinkles form in areas of moving facial expressions that serve to convey emotions - these are the corners of the eyes and lips, nasolabial folds, forehead and eyebrow space. They are closely related to a person's character. A smiling, funny person has wrinkles in the corners of the eyes (“crow’s feet”), a thoughtful and focused person will sooner or later encounter a vertical wrinkle between the eyebrows.
Fine wrinkles begin to appear as early as 15 years of age. Nasolabial folds become noticeable around the age of 25, longitudinal wrinkles on the forehead - closer to 30.
The peculiarity of facial wrinkles is that they are almost invisible at rest, when the face is relaxed. However, in the places where they form, the skin tone gradually decreases, so with age, facial wrinkles pass into the static stage, as they always remain noticeable.
Atrophic, age-related or senile folds
Age wrinkles occur due to changes in skin density with age. This is usually a consequence of a decrease in subcutaneous fat and a weakening of the so-called skin framework. These are noticeable folds on the face that do not depend on facial expressions, but can appear stronger when conveying emotions, which is explained by muscle tension.
These are static wrinkles; they arise under the influence of gravity, and not the movement of facial muscles. The first signs can be detected as early as 30-32 years old, and they first appear in the area of the nasolabial triangle.
In people with oily skin, atrophic or age-related wrinkles appear later, at about 35 years old, while in those with dry skin they can appear at 25 years old - it all depends on care.
You can determine the presence of age-related wrinkles by the condition of the skin near the temples. This area is poor for facial movements, so the formation of small stripes and folds is a direct consequence of weakening skin tone.
Gravitational
Due to natural gravity, skin sags as we age.
Another type of static wrinkles, most often occurring due to a sudden change in weight. Favorite places are the neck, décolleté, and hands. Most often these are horizontal folds, for example, the rings of Venus on the neck.
They can occur at any age. For example, a sudden weight loss of a large number of kilograms at the age of 20 leads to irreversible stretching of the skin. As a result, pronounced folds will appear on the neck. The same is observed in the décolleté area after childbirth and lactation. Such gravitational creases can appear as early as 30 years of age.
Pronounced nasolabial folds, marionette lines, drooping corners of the lips and eyes are age-related gravitational wrinkles that most often occur after 50 years.
Epidermal wrinkles
Human skin consists of several layers, the topmost being the epidermal layer or epidermis. He is more vulnerable to environmental factors and is the first to age. Epidermal wrinkles are shallow, superficially located creases and folds of the epidermis. These are static wrinkles, the appearance of which most often has nothing to do with a person’s facial expressions.
Interesting! Epidermal wrinkles are most easily eliminated with the help of cosmetics.
Epidermal wrinkles are often the result of prolonged skin dehydration. They are a small network of wrinkles on the cheeks, forehead, and nose. Appear between the ages of 23 and 30 years.
Dermal wrinkles
They are a direct consequence of epidermal wrinkles and represent medium-deep creases. They arise due to the lack of proper care and lifestyle adjustments when epidermal wrinkles appear. The most striking example is the horizontal furrows on the forehead and the “evil” vertical wrinkle between the eyebrows. The age of occurrence depends on the skin type, on average they appear at 30-35 years.
Deep wrinkles
Essentially, this is the same as age-related or atrophic wrinkles. They appear at about 45-50 years of age, and are pronounced creases that penetrate into the deep layers of the epidermis. It is useless to fight deep wrinkles with cosmetics, because no cream for the care of mature skin is able to penetrate so deeply into the dermis. Deep wrinkles must be prevented from youth by promptly correcting the network of epidermal wrinkles, or eliminated using professional cosmetological methods and aesthetic surgery.
Massage against wrinkles on cheeks
Let's consider anti-wrinkle massage separately, since there are many types of it. It is more useful to describe at least a few, rather than speak in general. Massage manipulations can be carried out both in the salon and at home. On your own or with the help of special devices. Here are the main types of massage that help in the fight against buccal wrinkles.
Wet massage with a towel
The easiest way to massage your skin is to take a towel, moisten it with water, rub it to evenly distribute the moisture, then gently pat your cheeks. Continue procedures for approximately 5 minutes. A great way to stimulate the skin and increase the flow of nutrients. The skin will, of course, turn red. This is what we sought initially.
Massage with pinches
Lightly pinch your fingers along the wrinkles several times. The most important thing when performing such an exercise is not to get additional swelling or bruising. There should be no pain. On the contrary: the tingling only feels pleasant, the muscles gradually relax. There is no need to strain them again.
Facial massage with cups
Another name for this is vacuum massage. This sounds, you see, more solid. You will need special small jars. The jar is placed against the cheek, then drawn along the line of wrinkles. There is no vacuum as such in this case. This is not at all the option that is used when giving cups to children during a cold. After the procedure, the skin tone will increase and the muscles will relax.
Massage using massagers
There are many types of massagers. But not all of them are suitable for the face. You need to take only special ones, just designed for such procedures. The most affordable massagers: mechanical and electric. They differ only in the principle of operation. The result is the same. Perhaps mechanical ones are even preferable. They are more reliable and can be used at almost any time, even if you do not have batteries or access to an electrical outlet.
You can use a vacuum massager. But this thing is dangerous. It causes severe redness and bruising. Because, unlike the previously mentioned cans, the vacuum massager actually creates a vacuum effect.
Why do wrinkles form?
Chronic lack of sleep greatly affects the condition of the skin
Having understood what wrinkles are, we should dwell in more detail on the reasons for their formation. Here we can highlight the main causes and factors that provoke the early appearance of wrinkles on the skin.
The main reason is natural aging. With age, metabolic processes slow down, the skin loses tone, the thickness of subcutaneous fat decreases and wrinkles appear. For some this process begins earlier, for others later. On average, noticeable epidermal wrinkles appear in everyone around the age of 30.
Factors that provoke early skin aging are the following:
- Smoking. Nicotine destroys collagen in skin cells and slows down metabolic processes. The first symptom of the harmful effects is a dull complexion and noticeable pores. Then epidermal wrinkles appear, which quickly deepen. As a rule, smoking “takes away” about 5 years of youthful skin. In other words, if a non-smoking girl develops noticeable wrinkles by the age of 30, a smoker experiences them already at the age of 25.
- Incorrect care. If you regularly apply drying products for problematic skin to dry skin, it quickly loses moisture, and along with it, tone. If you constantly use thick nourishing creams that are intended for dry epidermis to care for oily skin, it loses its elasticity. Properly selected care is one of the key points in maintaining youthful skin.
- Lack of care also leads to early aging. The skin must be thoroughly cleansed, otherwise toxins and impurities disrupt collagen synthesis. Without sunscreen, age spots form and the skin becomes thinner; without moisturizing cosmetics, it becomes dehydrated. All this is a direct path to early aging.
- Poor nutrition and low water consumption weaken the body and slow down metabolic processes, including collagen synthesis.
- Lack of sleep and stress lead to disruption of the production of substances necessary to maintain optimal moisture balance in the skin. Dehydration and peeling occur, the recovery process slows down and the skin ages quickly.
- Sharp weight loss. In order for the skin to have time to recover, it is recommended to lose weight no more than 2-3 kg per week if you have a lot of excess weight, and 1 kg per week if you have no more than 20 kg of excess weight. In all other cases, stretched skin does not have time to recover and wrinkles, including gravitational ones, appear.
Another factor that explains why some people develop wrinkles earlier, while others develop creases later, is heredity and skin type. People with dry skin experience wrinkles earlier, while Asians age very slowly because their skin is thicker and oilier.
Mechanism of wrinkle formation
So, why do wrinkles appear? This is due to the synthesis of two main proteins of the dermis - collagen and elastin. At a young age, the formation of these proteins is quickly renewed, maintaining the elasticity and smoothness of the skin. As we age, collagen and elastin fibers tear, but are no longer restored because the rate of synthesis of these substances decreases. As a result, folds and creases form at the site of damage.
Revitalizing cream
What should you do after baths and masks? That's right, rub the cream into your hands. Which cosmetic product is the most effective? Prepared with your own hands.
An inexpensive restorative cream is obtained from burnt alum. The preparation is purchased at the pharmacy; you will need only 10 g. You also cannot do without 5 bay leaves. The plant is brewed with 300 ml of water and infused in a steam bath for 8–9 minutes. The strained broth is mixed with 3 proteins. The chicken ingredient is pre-beaten with 35 ml of olive oil.
All that remains is to season the cream with alum, transfer it to a glass jar and leave for a day. Use before bed. This remedy can be replaced by sour cream mixed with vegetable oil and freshly squeezed currant juice. This cream does not last long. It is better to mix 5-10 ml of components every evening and immediately rub into the skin.
Hand aging can be stopped with diet, masks and homemade creams. Nutrient compositions renew the dermis and tone. But to prevent new wrinkles from appearing on the palms and fingers, they must be protected from frost, household chemicals and ultraviolet radiation. And also regularly massage your arms and hands to improve blood circulation and skin condition.
how to get rid of age spots on hands
Skin type and aging
People with oily skin often suffer from acne in their youth, but later their skin does not age for a long time
There are 4 skin types:
- normal – pores practically do not stand out, the skin retains moisture well and is not sensitive to environmental factors, ages late;
- oily – characterized by enlarged pores and excessive sebum production, acne and comedones often occur, but wrinkles form later than other types;
- dry – thin, dehydrated skin, pores are invisible, needs careful care and ages very quickly;
- combined – oily in the chin, nose and forehead, dry on the cheeks and cheekbones, ages early due to the difficulty in choosing care.
It should be noted that combination skin can be characterized by an oily T-zone and normal skin on the cheeks and cheekbones, but this type is very rare.
The most common types are oily and combination, dry is less common, and normal is very rare.
Types of aging
There are 4 types of aging that affect different types of skin:
- Gravity type. The second name is “tired face”. Aging occurs gradually, first the skin tone deteriorates, then the tear groove appears and the corners of the lips and eyes droop. The complexion is dull, swelling is possible. This type is typical for those with normal and combination skin, and is found in people of asthenic and normal build. This type of aging is most easily corrected through professional procedures.
- Fine-wrinkle aging – the skin becomes thinner, a fine network of facial wrinkles appears early around the eyes and lips. The complexion is parchment, the tone is reduced, deep wrinkles on the forehead. The skin is dehydrated and peeling is observed. This is how people with dry skin age, with the first changes appearing at the age of 20-25 years.
- The large-wrinkled type is primarily manifested by changes in the oval of the face and ptosis of the cheeks. The skin is swollen, flabby, but there are practically no wrinkles. The drooping of the cheeks is caused by fluid accumulation and gravity. A pronounced double chin may appear, and the rings of Venus are very noticeable. This is how people with oily and combination skin who tend to become overweight most often age.
- Mixed type of aging – combines the features of fine-wrinkle and large-wrinkle types of aging. This is how people with combination skin age. They have pronounced drooping cheeks, fine wrinkles around the eyes, swelling and sagging skin. If you are overweight, your double chin will droop.
Men age a little differently. The skin remains smooth and elastic for a long time, but ages very quickly, literally in 1-2 years. In other words, a person under 40 years old may not notice wrinkles, but already at 42 years old the tone is greatly weakened, deep furrows and a network of facial wrinkles appear throughout the face.
How can you get rid of wrinkles?
You can’t “neglect” your face; you should start taking care of it from adolescence
Knowing what different wrinkles look like can help you understand how to prevent wrinkles from appearing. Prevention includes competent care from a young age and the elimination of all negative factors that cause wrinkles to appear on the face. In other words, in addition to care, you also need to eat right, not smoke and drink enough water to keep your skin nourished and hydrated.
At 60, it is problematic to look 20, but if you prevent the appearance of deep wrinkles at an early age, even at 60 you can look fresh and young.
Cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
How you can prevent the appearance of wrinkles depends on your skin type. But first you need to take care of proper care. It should consist of 4 main stages:
- cleansing;
- toning;
- hydration;
- sun protection
Every morning and evening you need to wash your face with a special foam or gel for your face. If decorative cosmetics are applied, you can additionally use micellar water, but be sure to wash it off too.
After washing, it is necessary to restore the acid-base balance of the skin and prepare it for further care; for this, a tonic is used.
Note! In a toner for oily skin, alcohol should not be present in the first 5 positions in the composition. Products for dry skin should not contain it at all.
The next stage of care depends on age. Girls aged 16 to 25 can simply apply a basic moisturizer according to their skin type. After 25 years, you need a serum with an active composition that protects against premature development. The serum must be fixed with a cream, moisturizing or nourishing, depending on the skin type.
Before going outside, be sure to apply sunscreen.
Useful components that should be present in cosmetics:
- for dry skin – retinol, vitamin E, almond oil, flax;
- for oily skin – aloe, green tea, tea tree, fruit acids;
- for normal skin – minerals and vitamins, light oils (olive, grape seed);
- for all types – hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, lactic acid, vitamin C, pomegranate extract;
- for age-related aging skin - hyaluronic acid, peptides, plant stem cells.
Cosmetics can be purchased at cosmetic stores or pharmacies. Useful products in the pharmacy - vitamins A and E in the form of an oil solution, fish oil (preferably shark), Solcoseryl cream. These components can be added to creams or used as a mask. Solcoseryl has a wound-healing effect and stimulates collagen synthesis; it can be applied instead of a mask once a week to women over 35 years of age in order to avoid the appearance of deep wrinkles.
Folk remedies
Traditional medicine knows why wrinkles appear on the face and how fine wrinkles can be removed. For this, various masks with nourishing and restorative properties are used. Popular homemade masks:
- pink clay and olive oil - for dry skin;
- honey, lemon juice and aloe – for oily and combination skin;
- banana and sour cream - for all skin types;
- sour cream, honey and yolk - for dry skin;
- kiwi and strawberries - instead of fruit peeling.
You can also wipe your face with ice cubes. This procedure tones the skin well and protects against the formation of wrinkles. It is recommended to freeze aloe juice, rose hydrosol, lavender or parsley decoction - such products will bring maximum benefits to any skin type.
Professional treatments
Any peeling removes dead cells well
Knowing the reasons for the appearance of wrinkles on the face, it becomes clear that they cannot be avoided, and home care will only help reduce their severity. Having figured out why wrinkles appear, many women still don’t understand why they should go to a cosmetologist at a young age. In fact, professional treatments are the best way to avoid the signs of aging.
The most popular rejuvenation methods:
- hardware lifting;
- alginate masks;
- mesotherapy;
- biorevitalization;
- contour plastic;
- deep peeling;
- microcurrents.
In order to avoid wrinkles at the age of 35, it is recommended to start visiting a cosmetologist 10 years earlier to prevent their appearance. For this, various professional masks, deep peeling, skin renewing, and professional massage are used.
Women over 30 years old can pay attention to mesotherapy and biorevitalization, as well as hardware procedures.
Gymnastics and self-massage
What are early wrinkles on the face - this is a consequence of weak skin tone and active facial expressions. Gymnastics and facial massage will help prevent their occurrence. Gymnastics strengthens facial muscles and improves skin tone by improving blood circulation and saturating cells with oxygen.
Self-massage stimulates the movement of lymph, prevents swelling, improves skin elasticity and stimulates collagen production. Gymnastics and massage help remove fine wrinkles and do not take much time. There are many techniques for performing exercises and massaging the face; choosing the right one will not be difficult.
Fighting deep wrinkles
If deep wrinkles appear, it is necessary to act on the causes of their occurrence - the destruction of collagen fibers. To do this, you need to resort to the services of a cosmetologist. There are several methods of dealing with creases:
- Botox;
- contour plastic;
- reinforcement with mesothreads.
Botox injections partially block the activity of facial muscles, but do not affect active facial expressions. The drug relaxes the muscle and wrinkles become less noticeable.
Contour plastic surgery is based on the injection of fillers into deep wrinkles. These drugs fill them out and smooth out creases. Both Botox and fillers last for about a year, then the procedure is repeated.
Reinforcement with mesothreads is one of the most effective procedures. Special threads are implanted into the skin to form a frame. Collagen is actively produced around the threads and fills the voids. After some time, the threads dissolve, and the collagen fibers provide reliable support for the skin. Wrinkles are smoothed out, the skin is tightened, the face looks younger, and this effect lasts for several years.
Helper Methods
The body should not receive less water
The following methods will not help eliminate deep wrinkles, but will help prevent the skin from getting worse:
- You need to drink a lot of clean water - at least 30 ml for every kilogram of weight. This will protect the skin from dehydration.
- Eat more nuts, prunes, dried apricots, fresh berries. These products provide essential vitamins to maintain good skin condition.
- The menu must contain sources of dietary fiber - bran bread, oats, whole grain bread. Such products cleanse the intestines and remove toxins.
- You should limit your coffee consumption, as it can cause swelling.
You can supplement the fight against wrinkles with various medicinal herbs. To maintain skin tone, it is useful to wipe your face with cubes of frozen aloe or cucumber juice, wash your face with a decoction of sage or chamomile, and use rose or lavender hydrosol in addition to tonic.
Hand care
In order for the skin on the hands to remain smooth longer, this part of the body should be regularly looked after and protected from external irritants.
In fact, this will not require much time and money. The main thing is not to forget and constantly adhere to these rules:
- The skin of your hands should be moisturized daily. Cosmetic creams, oils or homemade moisturizing masks are useful for this. Just a wonderful habit will be this fact: every morning and evening, after prolonged contact with water, household chemicals, lubricate your hands with a moisturizer;
- If possible, when doing household chores, especially with detergents, wear rubber gloves. Some ladies claim that this causes a certain inconvenience - not everyone can wash dishes or wipe dust with such household appliances. But here, by the way, it’s best to remember the truth: “Beauty requires sacrifice”;
- Hands also need additional nutrition. The more nutrients the epidermis receives, the less often and slower wrinkles form on it. Therefore, hands need to be “pampered” not only with moisturizing, but also with nourishing compounds;
- When going outside, especially in the cold season, do not neglect mittens and gloves. During the autumn-winter season, hands especially need protection and additional nutrition;
- On the beach, cover not only your body and face, but also your hands with protective cream with an ultraviolet filter. The sun dries out the thin skin of the palms even more.
If earlier, until your hands became covered with wrinkles, none of these rules were taken, now you will have to try very hard to rejuvenate the skin on your hands. And doing this is much more difficult than “smoothing” the epidermis on the face. Professional lotions and hand creams that you can use yourself, as well as homemade products: compresses, baths, masks, will come to the rescue.