Expression Wrinkles V/S Sleeping Wrinkles

Fine lines and wrinkles may age you, but not all wrinkles form similarly.

🤔 When seeking a solution to prevent wrinkles, it’s important to understand two main types of facial wrinkles: ‘Expression Wrinkles’ and ‘Sleep Wrinkles’ — and how they are different.

😆 EXPRESSION WRINKLES or dynamic wrinkles occur due to repeated muscle contraction with facial expressions. Over time the muscle contraction creases the skin resulting in frown lines between your eyebrows, horizontal forehead lines, and crow’s feet or vertical lines around the mouth.
How to prevent them? No one loves them so try to avoid unnecessary facial expressions (e.g. frowning and squinting). Expression lines caused by enjoying our life such as smile lines and crow’s feet can be combated with effective natural methods such as facial therapy massage.

😴 SLEEP WRINKLES or sleep lines have nothing to do with muscle contraction or expression and are caused by shear and compression of delicate facial skin from contact with your pillow while you sleep, creating facial skin creases that are reinforced each night. Sleep lines can be found on the forehead, eye area, cheeks, mouth, chin, and even cleavage area.

🙁 They disappear immediately after awakening on younger skin, but they become permanent with age. They will make expression wrinkles more prominent since the skin tends to crease along already existing wrinkles. The fragile skin around the eyes and lips is especially vulnerable.

🤔 How to prevent them? Try to avoid getting them in the first place. Avoid sleeping on your stomach and on your hands. Use a silk pillowcase. Sleep in the perfect sleeping position — on your back. That said, most people struggle to sleep like this and for side sleepers, the best solution is to use a specially designed pillow that prevents your skin from creasing and wrinkling.

💁‍♀️ Conclusion: Expression wrinkles are an inevitable part of the aging process, while sleep wrinkles are not. Sleep wrinkles can be prevented!