Frowning stretches skin around the muscles of forehead, mouth and between the eyes. They emerge due to tedious movement of the muscles under the skin and are also known as dynamic wrinkles. Elastin and collagen are the two proteins, which gives the skin, its thickness and ability to go back to its normal shape after stretch. These proteins start diminishing by the late twenties and as a result forehead frown lines appear. These lines mainly appear because of constant frowning or squinting although, these actions take a long time to leave their imprint on our face, but once a person starts aging the face skin starts thinning and loosing its natural moisture and elasticity and over time frown marks become visible. The other factors responsible for forehead frown lines are smoking, too much exposure to sun, stress, anxiety, tension, excessive work-load etc.
There are various ways to solve this problem; the most common of them is botox injections. They significantly reduce wrinkles, frown lines and their effect lasts for a few months. Botox injections are not permanent; they paralyze the muscles and work as filler to remove the wrinkles. The major drawback is that these injections are very expensive and they don’t exactly provide a natural look. Other frown line treatments are fillers like hyaluronic acid, collagen and calcium hydroxylapatite; skin resurfacing techniques chemical peel, laser skin resurfacing, microdermabrasion and dermabrasion. Forehead frown lines can also be reduced by natural treatment; some of them are as follows:
Scrub forehead twice a week - Exfoliate dead cells of your skin by applying some good face scrub on your face and forehead. Follow it with a good moisturizer to keep your face skin hydrated. Scrubbing twice a week on regular basis will exfoliate skin, showing more visible results on your forehead and reducing wrinkles eventually.
Keep yourself hydrated - Drinking at least 8 to 10 glass of mild warm or plain water daily will not only keep your skin hydrated but also add extra glow to your skin. Maintain the habit of drinking enough water at your home or office even if you are very busy in your work.
Get the proper amount of rest- Try to get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. If you get enough rest, your body can produce more collagen and elastin. These substances can helps reduce the formation of of wrinkles on forehead and restore the youthful appearance looking skin
Eat healthy - Add healthy fat, rich protein, vitamins and mineral in your diet regularly, so as to avoid sagging of your skin and to do away with forehead wrinkles completely. Besides, eat plenty of fruits and green vegetables to keep your skin healthy, glowing and reducing the wrinkles. Take vitamin supplements, in case your daily diet is insufficient in fulfilling your nutrient requirements.
Coconut oil massage - Apply coconut oil smoothly on your forehead and massage it slowly and gently. This exercise is very effective in reducing forehead wrinkles.
Use good sunscreen lotion – Apply liberal amount of good quality sunscreen lotion on your forehead, before stepping out in the sun while going for work or to other places. Use sunscreen which protects you from both UVB and UVA rays. Apply sunscreen in sufficient amount on your forehead, as it’s most prone to sun burns which results in wrinkles.
Apply Wrinkle Cream - Apply a good quality anti-wrinkle cream that has AHA alpha-hydroxyl acids to your frown lines. These cream may get rid of dead skin cells, and promote the production of new skin cells.