I had a light bulb moment the other day at Whole Foods. I have small red lines around my lips; especially the top lip and I had no idea what from? Even after listening to someone else’s woes about how they always bit their upper lip while concentrating, it did not occur to me what my problem is! It seems it has caused broken capillaries around her lips!
I sit in front of my computer and purse my lips; habitually hold my mouth in that ‘putting the lipstick from your top lip to your bottom lip mode’ while I am writing, researching, cleaning my desk; thinking. Apparently all the time. It never occurred to me that I could be harming my skin by constantly putting it into an unusual position. I pull and clamp down so hard my nose moves. (after I realized what I was doing..I had to show myself).
In addition – old sun damage may have and probably does have a lot to do with this issue. Most of our sun damage has been done by the time we turn 25. I am still dealing with all the baby oil slathering I did in my late teens and early 20′s…
SO! Let that be an anti-aging natural skin tip for the day. Try to relax your mouth! (and use sunscreen on your face!)
Not so sure of a solution to this dilemma…the only one I know of would be the Capillary Calming Serum from MyChelle.
….Capillary Calming Serum soothes and calms skin with Canadian willowherb, gotu kola and arnica, while totarol, spin trap, tocotrienols, and blue algae provide ultimate antioxidant protection. This skin calming formula soothes and relieves inflammation while strengthening the capillary walls to improve circulation and toxin removal. Relieves redness and irritability.
Take some old skin (around your mouth) and make it better!
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great post as usual!