Reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
Facial lines and wrinkles (rhytides) form because of the following factors:
- Ageing processes
- Sun damage
- Muscle movement
- Gravity
- Injury
- Surgery
- Acne
- Other skin diseases with a tendency to scar (e.g. discoid lupus)
- Smoking
There is often a degree of asymmetry to the lines, as people tend to smile or frown more on one side than the other, or consistently sleep on the right or the left cheek.
Fine lines
Fine lines and wrinkles arise because of irregular thickening of the dermis and because of a decrease in the amount of water held by the epidermis. This is mainly caused by sun damage and exposure to environmental toxins such as tobacco smoke.
Furrows
Deeper lines or furrows are classified as dynamic or static. Dynamic lines appear with movement i.e. the activity of facial muscles. Static lines are unchanged with muscle movement. Eventually dynamic lines become static.
- Crow's feet around the eyes are due to smiling and activity of the eyelid muscles (orbicularis oculi).
- Worry lines on the forehead are due to contraction of the frontalis muscle when raising the eyebrows
- Frown lines between the eyebrows are due to contraction of corrugator supercilii muscles and procerus muscle when concentrating or angry
How does Emu Oil help?
Emu Oil can be used to help fight fine lines and wrinkles. Emu Spirit’s skincare range is enriched with Emu Oil, which contains naturally occurring Essential Omega Fatty Acids 3,6, and 9 which help your body to maintain healthy skin, hair and nails.
Emu Oil has a fantastic restorative quality because it is an anti-inflammatory. This helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by promoting skin renewal and improving skin elasticity. As an anti-inflammatory , Emu Oil helps to treat the problems that may have caused premature fine lines and wrinkles such as sunburn and sun damage, acne, injury or scarring.
Emu Oil is both hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic (non pore clogging).
