Making one’s face look younger is everyone’s dream. There are people
who resort to different methods - even the most expensive ones - just
so they’d get that “look young, feel young” atmosphere. But to those
who can barely afford it, the “attempt” is considered a vice. Most of
the time, you’d hear from these people the line, “Why would you
interfere with nature’s course?”
But those who want to preserve the youth as they add up years would
say, “Why not age with grace?” Yes, why not? You may think it is too
late to do so especially if you were once abusive of your body (e.g.,
too much sun-bathing, etc.) when you were younger. Most of the time, it
is the reason why people acquire the old-age look (even before they get
to that stage) since the body was not well taken cared of.
The tell-tale signs of old age are the sunken hollows of the cheeks and
around the eyes, sagging of the chin, wrinkles on the forehead, the
“rumpled” and the total haggard look. But there’s always hope. The
moment you realize you need to take care of your health is never too
late a time to do so—whether you are 30 or 60.
It’s been proven that rejuvenation of the face through friction and
massage are the best ways to look young and feel young. Realize that
the main reason your facial muscles sag is lack of muscular exercise.
Like any other muscle of the body, constant exercise can make these
facial muscles expand and develop, effectively removing the sagging
look. Wrinkled skin, on the other hand, has been proven to be made
elastic again through regular application of friction.
This does not only apply to women who are known to be vain in nature but for the men as well.
How is applying friction on the skin done? With the help of some lotion
to minimize irritation (not too much lotion, though, as there will be
no more friction), work on the areas which normally result to sagging,
such as the cheeks, the throat, the chin, the forehead and around the
eyes. Start as though you are polishing a pair of shoes: with a slight,
circular friction on the surface areas, which should gradually increase
in pressure but not too vigorous that you will end up abrading and
irritating your face. This process will progressively restore the
elasticity of your skin and smoothen out the wrinkles.
To exercise your facial muscles, use your palm heel. With enough
pressure, massage your cheeks and other parts of the face in circular
motion. This process will build up the muscles and fill those
“hollows”, those sunken areas around the eyes and the cheeks. Do this
also on the chin and throat. Make sure you apply equal amount of
pressure to the entire face so that the build up of muscles will be
uniform.
Do these exercises a few minutes everyday--even while you are watching
the TV-- and you will soon see the “miracle” of a younger looking you.
The process of looking older does not have to be as fast as it is now.
With the right determination, and knowing the proper techniques, you
can almost stop the advance of the “aged” look, no matter that your
actual age is unstoppably moving ahead. It’s been proven possible and
there’s no reason you can’t achieve the same.
The writer, Ismael D. Tabije, is the editor of the book, “The Man Who
Grew Younger: Secrets to Fitness and Beauty for the Middle Aged and
Beyond”, which can be accessed at www.growyounger.e-mart4all.com. The book has complete descriptions and illustrations showing unique but proven effective exercises.