You probably know this: from the age of 25, collagen production decreases, and the dermis loses around 1% of this protein each year.
Essential to the youthfulness of your skin, collagen, like hyaluronic acid, is both a cosmetic active ingredient present in anti-aging care and a substance naturally produced by our body. It is even the most abundant protein in the skin, which makes it crucial to stimulate its production as soon as the body no longer produces enough.
This decrease in collagen is responsible for the appearance of tired, sagging and dull skin, which is prone to wrinkles. We need this protein to preserve skin youth, but also to maintain flexible joints and for all the connective tissues of the body.
But how can you optimize collagen production? What if self-massage was the solution? Indeed, mechanical stimulation of tissues through self-massage proves to be an effective method for naturally boosting collagen synthesis. In 2 to 5 minutes, this practice activates fibroblasts, the cells responsible for collagen production, while providing immediate well-being.
Here are our 4 very simple anti-aging actions to naturally stimulate your skin's collagen production: massage your face every day for 2 to 5 minutes.
1. Smoothing
To begin the massage, make large smoothing movements all over your face and neck. Use the palms of your hands to apply gentle but firm pressure. Start at the center of your face and stretch the movements outward, following the natural contours of your face.
On the cheeks, place your hands on either side and smooth the skin towards the temples, using slow, fluid movements to stimulate circulation and relax the muscles.
For the oval of the face, run your hands along the jawline, gradually moving up towards the ears. This technique helps to firm the skin and improve the contour of the face.
At the forehead, slide your hands from the center to the temples, using broad strokes to smooth out wrinkles and relax the skin.
Don't forget to massage the neck, smoothing from the bottom of the neck to the décolleté, with gentle but firm movements. This helps improve blood circulation and prevent signs of aging in this area.
2. Circular movements:
To boost tissues, perform circular motions all over your face. Start at the forehead: place your fingers in the center and make small circles moving toward the temples. This helps relax the forehead muscles and stimulate blood circulation.
Next, move on to the cheeks. Using your fingertips, make circles starting from the cheekbones and moving towards the ears. This movement improves the elasticity of the skin and encourages better absorption of skincare products.
For the chin, use circular motions starting from the center of the chin and moving outward. This helps to firm the skin and reduce the feeling of sagging.
Above the lips, make small, light circles to tone this area often prone to fine lines. This gesture stimulates blood circulation and helps smooth expression lines.
Finally, quickly smooth the under-eye area using gentle circular motions with your ring finger, the most delicate area. This gesture helps reduce puffiness and dark circles while stimulating lymphatic circulation.
These circular motions help energize the skin, improve texture and encourage collagen production.
3. Pinching:
To pinch, start by grasping the tissue between your thumb and forefinger. Apply moderate pressure, gently pinching the skin, then release. Repeat this motion on different areas of the face to stimulate circulation and tone the tissues.
On the cheekbones, pinch the skin using firm but comfortable pressure, without causing pain. Pinch gradually upwards to the temples. This movement helps activate the underlying muscles and improve the texture of the skin.
You can apply this technique anywhere on your face, adjusting the intensity depending on the area. Pinching promotes blood circulation and can contribute to firmer, more radiant skin.
4. Threshing:
Stimulate the skin with light tapping movements all over the face. Start by gently tapping with your fingertips on the forehead, covering the entire area. Then move to the cheeks with light tapping movements, moving from the cheekbones to the ears. Continue around the chin with tapping movements to stimulate circulation. Above the lips, perform light tapping movements to tone the area. Finish by gently tapping under the eyes, moving from the inner corner to the outer corner. These tapping movements help stimulate blood circulation and promote collagen production.
And why ingest collagen rather than applying it to the skin?
Unlike topical creams, collagen supplements work from the inside out to naturally boost collagen production throughout the body, including the deeper layers of the skin. When you ingest collagen, it is absorbed through the digestive system and distributed to the areas that need it most, strengthening the structure of not only your skin, but also your hair, nails, and joints.
To boost this production, diet plays a key role. In addition to consuming collagen directly, it is crucial to ensure that your body receives the nutrients necessary for its production, such as vitamin C, zinc, copper and manganese. For this, we recommend collagen drinks from Apnée Paris , with whom we are collaborating on the occasion of the launch of the TensioLift range.
Notably the Midnight Bath treatment, renowned for its powerful anti-aging effect. It contains 10g of hydrolyzed marine collagen, combined with hyaluronic acid and vitamins C and E, for visibly smoother and more radiant skin, while helping to reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
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The goal? To prolong the effects of TensioLift in order to nourish your skin from the inside, restore volume and smooth wrinkles.
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