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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

BEAUTY WITH NICOLE - DE-STRESS FOR BEAUTY


Did you know that stress can age you? I figure I must be 726 years old by now. (Don’t believe me? You obviously haven’t read Assault With a Deadly Glue Gun and Death By Killer Mop Doll.) Today, beauty editor Nicole Emmerling offers a simple beauty tip for de-stressing. -- AP

That’s right, Anastasia. When we’re stressed, we tend to clench our jaw and grind our teeth. Not only does this tension cause jaw pain, tooth pain, and headaches, it can also cause wrinkles. Here’s a two minute beauty treatment to help you relax those tense muscles.

Cut two slices of cold cucumber. Lie down and place the slices on your eyes. The cold will help soothe your strained eye and face muscles, thus relaxing your face. It also fights puffiness and inflammation.

While you’re lying with the cucumbers on your eyes, use your index fingers to press down firmly and make circular motions up and down your jaw between your ear and chin.

2 comments:

Jane R said...

Grinding or clenching teeth is my problem when I'm stressed (and especially when I'm asleep). I've seen multiple recommendations about applying cucumber slices to eyes but never knew how it would help. I'm definitely going to give it a try!

ANASTASIA POLLACK said...

Hope you find it relaxing, Jane.