What Causes Face Wrinkles

Face Wrinkles happen in men and women but not necessarily equally.  But both do get facial wrinkles.  The causes of face wrinkles have been discovered and some very good wrinkle solutions have too.  Keep reading and please note the resource box at the end for a special gift.  

The only wrinkled face cause in men and women for which there is no solution is genetics.  Certain face characteristics are passed down from one family member to the next. 

At one time, it was thought that genetics played a big role.  People often felt hopeless or thought there was nothing to be done, since it was all a matter of genetics.  Most researchers now believe that the role played by genetics in facial wrinkles is very small. 

Smiling, laughing, frowning and other expressions were often blamed for skin wrinkling in the past.  Expressions are probably involved, but as is the case with genetics, the role played by expressing yourself is very small.  It would probably do you more harm than good to try to avoid making those expressions. 

·         Free Radical Danger 

The wrinkled face cause in men and women that plays a very large role is free radical damage.  Free radical molecules are naturally present throughout the body, but they are highly reactive species.  They can be harmless or even beneficial, but it doesn’t take much to turn them into threats. 

When people say that the causes of skin wrinkling include sun exposure, they are actually talking about free radical damage.  One of the things that cause the harmless molecules to damage skin cells and fibers is UV radiation from the sun. 

·         Antioxidants Combat Free Radicals 

Antioxidants can normally neutralize a radical molecule before it damages a cell membrane or a DNA strand, but one of the facts of age is that older skin has fewer antioxidants.  As a result, there are more free radicals and more damage occurs. 

Dermatologists believe this imbalance in the skin’s antioxidant/free radical content is the primary wrinkled face cause in men and women.  That makes sense when you know about treatments that are typically considered effective. 

·         Here’s something you might be wondering about. 

Are women more likely than men to have facial wrinkles?   

Knowing that free radical damage caused by sun exposure is a cause of skin wrinkling…knowing that guys tend to spend more time outdoors and tend to neglect their skin…you might think that they would have more facial wrinkles.  A recent study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal reports that women actually have more skin wrinkling, especially around the mouth. 

The study does not say that the wrinkled face cause in men and women is not the same.  It simply shows that the area around a woman’s mouth is more susceptible or more likely to become wrinkled for two reasons.   

 1.       Her skin produces less sebum, which means it is drier.  Excessive dryness over time can lead to a wrinkle. 

 2.       Her skin contains fewer blood vessels in the area around her mouth.  Fewer blood vessels mean that fewer nutrients reach the skin’s cells to provide nourishment needed for rejuvenation. 

There is a solution for practically every wrinkled face cause in men and women.  If you are ready to learn about the solutions for facial wrinkles, read my next article entitled: How to Reduce Facial Wrinkles in Men & Women. You may be pleasantly surprised.