Facial wrinkles plague many people throughout their adult lives. Before you invest in wrinkle creams or Botox, try incorporating facial exercises into your daily routine to reduce upper face wrinkles. And if you have yet to see significant wrinkles in your upper face, engage in daily facial exercises to prevent these wrinkles from forming.


Close your eyes and rest your thumbs on the outer corners of each eye. Slide your thumbs toward your temples while your fingers rest on your temples. Perform this exercise 10 times.


To reduce forehead wrinkles, make a fist with each hand and place your second and middle finger knuckles in the center of your forehead, with your index knuckles touching and your middle knuckles touching. Inhale, press down on your forehead and move your knuckles from the center to the sides of your forehead. Exhale then repeat at least three times.


To boost blood flow to your face and soothe tension wrinkles, try pulling on your earlobes. Hold the middle of your ears and pull out to the side four times. Then hold the bottom of your earlobes and pull downward four times. Lastly, hold the top of your ears and pull upward four times.


To tone facial muscles and both prevent and halt wrinkles, engage in a variety of cheek motions, such as chewing and blowing up a balloon. Frowning and relaxing in succession helps cheek muscles, as does sucking in your cheeks for eight seconds, then releasing.

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