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Exercises To Get Rid Of Facial Wrinkles

Are there any exercises to get rid of facial wrinkles? Well, facial wrinkles are the first signs of ageing and that is why we seem to hate them a lot. Of course, several factors contribute to sagging skin out of which environmental factors and unhealthy habits are the main culprits. If you have smoking and drinking habits, then your skin would surely age faster.

If you expose your skin to sunlight and pollution, your skin undergoes damages. This is one of the reasons for wrinkles. Putting aside the reasons, let us discuss about the solution.

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Do cosmetics help in reducing wrinkles? May be, they do but they are expensive and also contain chemicals which further cause some damage to the skin in the long run.

How To Get Rid Of Facial Wrinkles

Is there any other solution? Well, there are some exercises to get rid of facial wrinkles. They do help up to a particular extent. Firstly, there is no harm in trying them even if they won't help much.

Exercises to get rid of facial wrinkles

Fold your lips
Imagine that you are kissing someone and fold your lips. The remaining parts of your face must not move. Only your lips should be folded. Tighten your lips and hold them in that posture for a few seconds. Do this 5 times. You can do such simple exercises even at your work table in your office. Try it out once.

Use your fingers
Again repeat the above exercise, but this time with your fingers pressing your lips. Apply some pressure over your lips.

Stretch your lips
How to get rid of facial wrinkles with a simple exercise? Well, stretch your lips as if you are smiling. Other parts of your face must not move. Hold your lips in that position for a few seconds and release. Do this 5 times.

Use your fingers
Stretch your lips with the help of your two index fingers and hold that position for a few minutes and release. This is one of the exercises to reduce facial wrinkles.

How To Get Rid Of Facial Wrinkles

Exercise your eyes
How to reduce facial wrinkles? Try this exercise. Place your index fingers near the edges of your eyes. Apply some pressure and stretch the skin a bit and hold that position for a few seconds and release. Do this 2-3 times a day.

Chew a gum
When it comes to providing some exercise to your facial muscles, you can try chewing gums. Of course, it is better to go for the sugar-free gums to avoid complications. But chewing a gum would also be a good facial exercise.

Face massage
Last but not the least, ensure that you massage your face at least once a week. You must enhance the blood circulation in your face. Massage helps a lot in it. You can prevent wrinkles up to a particular extent with some of the these methods.

Story first published: Friday, January 2, 2015, 17:36 [IST]
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