What Is Wrinkles ?


by Dhoni - Date: 2009-11-18 - Word Count: 358 Share This!

wrinkles are grooves in the skin. Wrinkles can be on the surface of the skin or can be quite deep. Wrinkles are the thin, creased, and sagging skin that is especially noticeable on the face, neck, and hands. Wind, heat and chemicals and the natural effects of aging cause a certain amount of wrinkling in everyone, but it is much worse in people who spend a lot of time in the sun. Years of exposure to the sun cause "photoaging," which includes freckles, yellowing, roughness, visible
blood vessels, and dark spots, as well as wrinkling.

Causes of wrinkles

Constitution - naturally by birth due to the muscular structure.
Aging - sagging a muscules as one ages.
Dehydrated skin - skin creases due to moisture loss.
lacks of muscles - especially with skinny people.

Tips to avoid wrinkles.
1. Apply moisturizer regularly.
2. Air conditioners and room heaters tend to dry the skin. Hence apply heavier moisturizer if you are working in these conditions.
3. Do not stretch or pull the delicate skin under eye or facial skin.
4. Do not go out in hot sun. Carry an umbrella, wear sun glasses and apply sun screen lotions before stepping out in hot sun.
5. Avoid smoking.
6. Consume chick peas and soya beans regularly.
7. Drink plenty of milk.
8. Practice YOGA and MEDITATION regularly.

Home remedies
1. Apply egg yolk once in a week for 10 minutes.
2. A mixture of honey, olive oil and cream give very good results.
3. Apply nourishing mask once in a week.

Homemade packs for wrinkles

HONEY ANTI-WRINKLE MASK:
* Take a pinch of soda bicarbonate.
* Take half teaspoon of carrot juice
* Take one and half tablespoons of honey.

Mix carrot juice and honey and apply on your face for twenty minutes with cotton dipped in soda bicarbonate water. This acts as an anti-wrinkles mask.

BANANA MASK

* Take one teaspoon of rose water
* Take one ripe banana
Mash banana and mix it with rose water. Apply it on face and neck and wash it off after forty minutes. This is a good way for treating wrinkles.

APPLE MASK:

Mash an apple and use it as a mask. It is very good for wrinkles as it is rich in vitamins.

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