Get a younger-looking neck!
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Feel your neck is making you look older than your years? You’re not alone! Dermatologists say it’s one of the top concerns of patients. Here’s how to turn back the clock on your neck without surgery . . .
Moisturize with an inexpensive salve!
Not only is the skin on your neck thinner than that on your face, it has fewer oil glands, causing a lack of natural moisture that makes it more prone to wrinkles. Remedy: plain old petroleum jelly! “It seals in moisture and keeps the skin cells from becoming dry and crepey,” says New York City dermatologist Amanda Doyle, M.D. Another option: Vaseline Intensive Care Mature Skin Rejuvenation Lotion, which contains micro-droplets of petroleum jelly ($5.24, Walmart.com).
Reverse “turkey neck” with easy yoga!
Much of that under-the-jaw sagging is due to lax muscles, which easy yoga moves can firm up. To do: Sitting up straight in a chair, tilt your head back and loosely purse your lips as if kissing the ceiling. Hold two seconds and repeat 10 times, twice a day. Find more neck exercises at Wikihow.com/ Tighten-aTurkey-neck-with-facial-yoga.
KO sagging with collagen!
We lose about 1% of our skin-firming collagen each year. The great news: You can now reverse that collagen loss with collagen pills, powders and drinks! Most also contain skin-plumping hyaluronic acid, another natural compound that our bodies make less of over the years. In a recent German study, simply supplementing with 2.5 g. of collagen daily for eight weeks triggered a 20% reduction in wrinkles! One option: Reserveage Collagen Replenish Powder ($15.99, Amazon.com).
Nix sun damage with C!
UV rays cause 80% of overall skin wrinkling and are especially damaging to delicate neck tissues. Fortunately, using vitamin C with sunblock— either an SPF moisturizer that contains C or by applying a C serum layer underneath a zinc oxide sunblock— can bolster your defenses significantly. “Vitamin C grabs free radicals so that whatever sun comes in can’t do nearly as much damage,” explains dermatologist Suzanne Kilmer, M.D., director of the Laser and Skin Surgery Center of Northern California in Sacramento. One option: Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C Moisturizer SPF 15 ($13.65, Amazon.com).
Stop time by exfoliating!
Turns out, exfoliation is just as critical for your neck as it is for your face! The reason: It gets rid of dead cells, stimulates cell growth and allows skincare products to penetrate more deeply. “Start with once a week, using a gentle exfoliant, because neck skin is more sensitive than facial skin,” advises Dr. Kilmer. One option: Clean & Clear Morning Burst Skin Brightening Facial Scrub ($7.29, Walgreens.com).