Great forgotten by our Skincare routine, the neck is however an area that deserves our full attention. Here’s how to prevent wrinkles and fine lines from setting up there permanently according to a dermato.
Just like the face, the neck is a particularly delicate area. As much exposed to external aggressions, however, we pay much less (the author of these lines including). Result ? Figure and fine lines settle there, sometimes betraying our age. “”I have so many patients whose face is incredible, but the neck looks … different“Explains Kristina Collins, a dermatologist, with the American media Women’s Health.
To this phenomenon, there are several explanations. The first is none other than a history of biology: “The skin of the neck is finer and more delicate than on other areas of the body, and has less adipose tissue below the surface, which makes it more prone to relaxation“, Specifies Marisa Garsish, another dermatologist, always with Women’s Health. The epidermis is also drier, and the muscles contract permanently. Finally, our modern lifestyle has relatively changed the situation for our little neck: the fine lines that we could find there are now accentuated since we are often the head down on the phone.
Finally, this is an area where we tend to forget to put moisturizer, and even sunscreen. A common error certainly, but which greatly participates in marking the skin. To prevent the appearance of wrinkles, there is a very simple solution: choose a special cream for the neck. The latter contain a synergy of ingredients specially formulated for this ultra -fine skin, with the aim not only to hydrate it but also to obtain a lifting effect. If you tend to forget to apply your care in the neck, a cream provided for this purpose can be a real ally, as dermatologists explain. Our favorites? Sisley’s neck cream, and the lifting neck and neckline of Dr Pierre Ricaud.
Do not want to invest in this additional step? It can be understood! According to Marisa Garshich, most of the assets present in our care are sufficient for the neck. Then opt for products containing vitamin C, antioxidant, to protect damage caused by free radicals during the day. Peptides, hyaluronic acid and glycerin will, for their part, strengthen the skin, hydrate it and nourish it. The important thing then remains to properly spread the creams and serums to the neck and the neckline in order to take advantage of the benefits. The exception to the rule remains retinol. Indeed, the skin being devoid of sebaceous glands at this place, it is drier and more sensitive to the irritation it can cause. Once a week, do not hesitate to make a mask designed for the neck (yes, yes it exists) in order to deeply hydrate the epidermis.
On a daily basis, be sure to put sunscreen well, because “This remains the most effective way to prevent damage caused by UVs, sources of relaxation and wrinkles“Concludes Dr. Garsihck.
