If you’re tired of trying to figure out which anti-ageing cream or serum really works or looking for healthy, natural alternatives to Botox and plastic surgery, facial exercises may be your solution. Widely known as face yoga, the Meghan Markle-approved beauty regimen is a non-invasive way of banishing fine lines and wrinkles and reducing sagging skin. What’s more, you can do the chemical-free exercises by yourself, or if you choose a good programme, like Happy Face Yoga, you don’t have to spend a fortune.
Many of us go to the gym to hone those abs and glutes, however we can also reap some benefits in giving our faces a good workout as well. There are many muscles underneath facial skin and flexing them is a great way to keep the face sculpted and toned. The exercises, which tighten those thinning fat pads under the skin and strengthen the muscles in the cheekbones and jaw lines, all help the face appear more lifted and contoured. They also stimulate collagen and elastin production in the middle layer of the skin, the dermis, so you’re left with smoother, more flexible and tighter-looking skin.
Additionally, anti-ageing face yoga moves the other layers of the skin, the hypodermis, which is the lower layer, and the epidermis, the upper layer. By working on all the layers, the exercises are able to increase blood circulation, which results in more oxygen and sustenance reaching skin cells. A gorgeous glow, less toxins and the ability to absorb more moisture are some of the worthwhile advantages. And just like yoga relaxes your body, face yoga can relax the facial muscles. Subsequently tension areas like the jaw, brow and forehead are smoothed, creating a natural facelift.
Experts recommend you do about 20 minutes nearly every day for quicker results. While everyone has a different time line, changes can start to show after two weeks. After about four months, people have noticed less fine lines, and about nine months after starting the exercises, they feel years younger and more relaxed.
A Recent Study finds Face Yoga Effective
While some plastic surgeons and dermatologists deny its effectiveness, a recent study found face yoga can actually make people look younger. The study, which was published in “JAMA Dermatology,” had 27 females between the ages of 40 and 65 perform 30 minutes of face yoga for eight weeks. Then they did the facial exercises three to four days a week for 12 additional weeks. Photographs of the women, taken at eight weeks then 20 weeks, were shown to dermatologists who didn’t know them. The skin experts found improvements, the marked one being in the fullness of the cheeks. They felt the women in the study led by Dr Murad Alam, Northwestern University’s Vice Chairman of Dermatology, looked around three years younger.
