THE FROWN

(and how to deal with it)

“In addition, there are the deep wrinkles, which are actually more grooves or folds.” And thanks Google, for this straightforward explanation. When you read this, a wrinkle sounds a bit more endearing or at least less confrontational. But so be it, guys, it is what it is. I have wrinkles. I used to call it affectionately Frownie, now it’s The Frown (pleased to meet ya). And I’m not alone, because Simoon and Lil are struggling with the brothers and sisters of Frown on their foreheads.

Let me tell you the history of the landscape on my face. It’s all the fault of my expressions. Those wrinkles on my forehead could just as well have sculpted the words ‘open book’ on my (formerly) smooth face, because that’s what you are when you have too much expression. My love always says: you have high eyebrows. Well, brace yourself, because then I really find something very annoying about a situation. And because of those high eyebrows, The Frown was born, the former sweet Frownie. Now it seems like Frown profiles itself more intensely one day than the other. Sometimes Frown leans towards a crack like in the dry surfaces of the Sahara and sometimes I see a loving glimpse of its former shape.

But what do you do then? I now feel the need to throw buckets of cream at The Frown, undergo treatments, or maybe I should consider peeling? And the sun is NEVER an option anymore, because that only makes Frown even more frowny. Or as Google calls it: the groove or fold. And I’m almost feeling a bit needy, for resistance and a halt to the aging process. Someone shouted something about a cream with vitamin A being the only solution. And how many layers of care should actually be applied? I’m probably doing it too minimally. It’s just my own fault, thick pile.

I have to do something, this can’t and shouldn’t go on any longer. Dr. Jetske Ultee writes at her site that there is no time to waste. Look, that sounds like the no-nonsense method I need. Apparently, you have intrinsic aging and the extrinsic kind. You can’t do anything about intrinsic, those fine lines are in your genetic package. But you can tackle that extrinsic bastard, because it comes from the outside. Think indeed of the sun, smoking, expressions (oh hello), alcohol, and cosmetics gone wrong.

To base myself on the expert, this is the plan of action for now. The Plan for the Disappearance of The Frown. As attached as I secretly am to you, Frown, you have to go. Be gone. First of all, I’m going to apply sunscreen every day, in addition, those cigarettes need to disappear and also bad carbohydrates (sugar, yes) contribute to the maintenance of Frown. Furthermore, there’s alcohol, which I already drink in moderation, AND I have to start living life super relaxed from now on. Ai, that’s a point of attention. And do you think those creams are nonsense? Think again, because research shows that glycolic acid, vitamin C, and niacinamide definitely have a positive effect on the structure of your skin. Just like vitamin A by the way. Thanks doctor, I’m getting to work.

Source: Dr. Jetske Ultee