Do it and you might look younger, longer.
THE SCIENCE
Facial massage devices are becoming a staple in beauty cabinets, and new research shows using one might make you look younger, longer.
For the study, women rolled their right cheeks for five minutes per day. After five weeks, the blood vessels in the area widened more in response to heat, a sign of increased blood flow to the skin.
For the study, women rolled their right cheeks for five minutes per day. After five weeks, the blood vessels in the area widened more in response to heat, a sign of increased blood flow to the skin.
EXPERT INSIGHT
Improved circulation brings more oxygen and nutrients to the skin’s surface while getting rid of carbon dioxide and waste products, says study author Naoyuki Hayashi, Ph.D., professor of liberal arts at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. These effects imply that rolling your face could reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
THE BOTTOM LINE
This new study suggests that massaging each cheek for five minutes per day could give you more youthful skin.