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face yoga IN YOUR SPA LOUISE PITOT of Body Orchestra unpacks a trending treatment that centres on exercising the facial muscles.
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magine your face with reduced lines around the mouth, no crèpey skin on the neck, or less droopy eyelids. Perhaps it is more defined cheekbones that you are after, or reduced facial puffiness? Hey, just losing that ‘number 11’ frown line between the brows can be life-changing, right? Did you know that there are 57 muscles in the face and neck? I’m guessing that many of your clients exercise their bodies, but how many are exercising their faces? They come to you for treatments and apply active products. Adding on a few prescribed face yoga techniques could lift and tighten the skin. Face yoga is fast becoming the best add-on to a facial treatment and home protocol. The results are quick, and they are longlasting. A holistic skincare routine will yield the best results. What you put on your skin is half the equation. What you put in your body through food and supplements, as well as how you move your body and face, is just as important. The muscles in the face are different from those in the body. They attach to each other, the bones and the skin, and are mostly controlled by the facial nerves. This is what gives us the ability to make expressions. Because of this, when you exercise these tiny muscles, they are firmed and lifted and the skin that they are attached to is also lifted and tightened. This reduction in lines and wrinkles yields a younger-looking appearance. online @ probeauty.co.za
