Facial Exercises to Complement Your Beauty Regimen

The face is one of the most hard-wearing parts of the body. It is constantly exposed to a lot of sun and pollution. We do a multitude of tasks with our facial muscles. With every second that passes we work out our face by talking, chewing, swallowing, blinking or even by yawning. It won't be a shock if at the end of the day there are tell tale signs of weariness-disgusting lines across the forehead that is surely brought on by everyday stress!

Unlike other parts of our body, our face cannot lift dumbbells to firm up and strengthen its muscles so you can prevent your facial skin from sagging which in turn makes you look haggard. However, there are specific exercises we could do  with our face that can help relax the muscles. These exercises can improve blood circulation on the face and this helps in releasing some stress that can make you look old.

• Exercise to relax the optic nerves around your eyes
  
  
  Begin your exercises by sitting comfortably on a chair with your back straight. Close your eyes then inhale and exhale as hard as you could. Put your palms together and rub them fast until you feel some heat on your skin. Form them into cups and place them over your eyes. Repeat the whole routine.
  
  
• Stress-busting routine for the temple and jaw area
  
  
  Use the middle and index fingers of both hands and place them in the middle of the forehead. Create little circles by rubbing them on your forehead. Move your fingers slowly from the center down to your temples without stopping the circular rubbing action. Once you reach your temples pause there for a minute and gently massage. From your temples move your fingers down to your jaw line. Then move them upwards until it touches your cheeks, pushing up the skin to the side of your nose. This routine helps eliminate stress that you feel on your head particularly in the temple and jaw area.
  
  
• Exercise to Relieve Eye Strain
  
  
  To release some stress you feel around your eyes you can try using your index and middle fingers of both hands and place them on each side of your nose right under the bridge of your eyebrows. Feel for the notch in your eye socket. It is the part of the bone where it flips downwards. Rub that area using your fingers and move them along the rim of your eye sockets located below your eyes. Then move them back towards the center meeting at the bridge of your nose. Repeat these steps around 3 to 5 times.
  
  
  These exercises are meant to be done every day to complement your current skin care regimen.  Whether you like using commercially available creams and serums or prefer home made skin care solutions, facial exercises would certainly help your face look fresher and younger.