Most facial creams direct us to apply to the face and neck but I reckon more than a few of us are guilty of neglecting our necks!
It's important to show your neck area a little TLC within your skincare regimen. We tend to focus on our faces because we look at them every day in the mirror. There's nobody checking out your neck anyway, right? Well, maybe not now but it might become more noticeable when your platysmal muscles start to sag and turkey neck takes over. I know, it sounds horrifying.
Necks are just one of those places that are easily forgotten about until they become a problem. The skin on your neck is even more sensitive and thinner than the skin on your face. So it's important to take care of your neck from an early age so that the skin remains taut and plump. Also, these platysmal muscles are particularly prone to sagging. Platysmal muscles aren't connected directly to any bone to hold them up so they are very susceptible to the effects of gravity and the ageing process.
Neck creams tend to be more expensive than anti-aging face creams. This is because they have to have the best of ingredients to be able to penetrate not just into the skin but into the neck muscles. If you use a good anti-aging cream to firm your neck skin it will help to hold the platysmal muscles in place. You are looking for great, active ingredients like vitamin A, C and E, hyaluronic acid and peptides. They will penetrate into the skin and make a difference.
Prai Ageless Throat and Decolletage Creme €24.99
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Clarins Extra Firming Neck Cream €60
Make sure you start young; it's always more difficult to effectively treat the problem if you wait until the skin is beginning to sag. We should actually be starting our anti-aging skin care from the age of 25. Do you give your throat the attention it deserves?
