Next to wrinkles around the eyes and mouth, forehead wrinkles are the most common. You know what they are. The lines that start about half way up the forehead and sometimes make the person look like they are continuously frowning. As a matter of fact, forehead wrinkles are often called frown wrinkles. Besides aging there are a few reasons why these lines appear. Frowning and squinting often are causes of this type of wrinkle. Even smiling and laughing can attribute to the appearance of this obvious kind of wrinkle. This doesn’t mean that you have to spend your life expressionless to avoid developing these. It just means that you may want to retrain your facial muscles to avoid over creasing and encouraging those wrinkles to appear. There are a few things you can do to reduce the chance of forehead wrinkles appearing.

• Pay attention to facial expressions
• Retrain your face
• Decide on an appropriate treatment

As mentioned before, to avoid or reduce the appearance of wrinkles you need to know how your face moves. Next time you are in casual conversation, pay attention to any tightening of certain areas of your face. These are the places wrinkles are most likely to present themselves. Watch your expressions in a mirror to see where the creases and lines appear while smiling or frowning. Without careful planning, those lines could one day be permanent.

Once you have determined the trouble areas for you, take action. Concentrate on reducing the stress to the muscles and skin of those areas while you smile, laugh, or become angry or distressed. Being aware of the effects of those expressions will help you avoid wrinkles all over the face. Once it has become habit to relax the muscles of the face, you probably won’t have to think about this wrinkle reducing habit anymore.

If forehead wrinkles have already made an appearance or you want to avoid their formation later, decide on an anti aging treatment. Many people recommend Botox treatments for the forehead. They are effective, but the firmer texture may put strain on other muscles and skin of the face and help create wrinkles there. The safest form of treatment for the whole face would be an excellent quality product rich in organic oils.

Forehead wrinkles can be prevented and treated. The few steps above, along with living a healthy lifestyle will help reduce the appearance of these wrinkles. Get rid of wrinkles for good with good habits.