Upper Lip Wrinkles

what is the diff between using botox and laser treatment to get rid of wrinkles?

wrinkles between the eyebrows and forehead lines

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As we age, our skin loses its balance. It becomes looser, darker and less appealing. We all want to look younger as we age, but unfortunately, it does not work that way. There are many things, which cause us to age, the environment, stress, medications, improper diet, etc. We can cover our bodies and hide it from the world, but the one thing that is somewhat hard to cover up is under eye bags and dark circles. Sure you can cover it up with make-up, but sometimes you want to be able to not where make-up. You want that confidence and want to be able to look good with or without cosmetics.

Women with darker skin tones like African Americans, Latinos, Asians, etc. tend to have hyperpigmented under eye circles, which are cause by over abundance of melanin in skin.

Poor circulation under the eye can cause baggy and puffy eyes, it is sometimes caused by water retention and if the bagginess does not go away, it can be hereditary.

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Everyone wants to get youthful and attractive appearance. Do you know that just by following some simple skin care techniques you can look younger? Here are those techniques. Just follow these and see the results.

Avoid over makeup

Many women use more cosmetics when their skin starts showing signs of age. It is advisable to use fewer amounts of cosmetics because as you get older your skin starts losing its firmness. If you apply more makeup it tends to slide into and accentuate lines and furrows.

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Finding the cure for wrinkles has been prevalent, especially for women, since Cleopatra’s era. Although many products have been developed and advanced over the past centuries, few if any can actually boast being “the cure” for this natural aging process. Cleopatra credited her youthful skin to her daily use of milk and honey for washing and bathing her skin. Another well-known French beauty from the late 1600′s, Ninon de L’Enclos, was still so physically alluring at the age of 90 years old that young men fell hopelessly in love with her. Her face was as smooth and free of wrinkles at 90 as it had been at 20. Louis XIV declared that she was the marvel of his reign. Paintings of her from ages 50 to 85 show her with youthful, clear, wrinkle free skin. Her secret, which was later revealed around 1710, was a simple balm made from beeswax, lard and onion juice!

Although anti-aging skin treatments from Cleopatra’s and Ninon’s eras, and even the most highly advertised “wrinkle creams” on the market today, cannot stop the natural aging process of the skin, studies have shown several natural and herbal ingredients can certainly slow the process down significantly. I will be covering a few of the most effective of these ingredients a little later.

Firstly, let’s do some “Wrinkles 101″. Wrinkles are visible creases in the skin. Wrinkles form as the skin loses collagen, a protein that allows the skin to retain fluids that support a smooth, supple contour. As the collagen-filled elastic tissues underlying the skin are increasingly damaged, wrinkles deepen and become more prominent. Exposure to ultraviolet light and free radicals accelerate the process. Frequent exposure to sunshine results in premature skin wrinkling and increased pigmentation, called liver spots. Exposure to cigarette smoke means exposure to toxic free radicals that also contribute to wrinkling. In women, smoking exacerbates skin wrinkling that occurs after menopause, canceling out the anti-wrinkling effects of estrogen treatment. Other factors that can lead to premature wrinkling include poor diet and nutrition, poor muscle tone, habitual facial expressions, stress, lack of proper skin care, excel sun exposure and heredity.

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With the New Year upon us, I have had many customers email with questions on how to look younger!  So I thought I would write this guide to give you some ideas!  Besides exercise (yes exercise!), there are three Over-40 essentials that will make you look brighter, prettier and fresher in minutes! 

If you need to wake up tired skin, hide wrinkles, and make your whole face look more youthful, then I recommend a Concealer, Hydrating Foundation, and a Rosy Lip Color!  That’s it!!!  I mean by now we’ve learned many things about applying lipstick, eyeliner, and blush.  But as we get older, our makeup must evolve too!  Old favorites may not refresh as they used too—and can even make you look older.

1st Concealer…I love it because it lets you fake a great nights sleep!  As we age, our skin loses elasticity and thins.  This makes you look tired.  Concealer can lighten dark circles, give you a well rested look, and provides an overall glow!  We recommend our Yellow Mineral Corrector, or our No Baggage Concealer Wand.  Both are favorites among our customers at Southern Magnolia Minerals.

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