REDUCE LINES
On Chest
Why We Get Them And How To Treat Them
Your chest area, or décolletage, is an area like your neck in the way that it’s often overlooked. Because collagen and elastin are essentially your skin’s support network, when they decline in both production and quality with age, wrinkles start to become visible. The décolletage is no different. Though this section of skin isn’t usually exposed as much as your face, when wrinkles appear here, it can damage your confidence.
First and foremost, if you’re interested in treating your décolletage, your first stop should be sunscreen. When summer comes around, chances are your chest is going to be exposed at some point, whether you’re a man who takes his shirt off on a hot day or a woman who likes to wear tops, dresses and swimsuits with lower necklines. Because UV is so damaging to the skin, which you can read more about in our article on What Is Oxidative Stress?, applying sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 is the first step we all should take to protect ourselves, especially on large expanses of skin. Regardless of gender, good skin is something that never goes out of style. Plus, sunscreen’s very affordable, which is a big upside when it comes to buying self care products. It’s also one of the easiest to work into your routine. Find one with a high SPF (and no nanoparticles) that you can work into the skin easily, so you’re not left with any residual stickiness or a chalky-looking complexion. Zinc oxide is a good ingredient to bear in mind for this, since it cannot be absorbed by the skin, is said to be anti-inflammatory and is capable of forming a UV-deflecting barrier.
Apart from SPF, skincare is naturally the next step you should take. Products with anti-aging ingredients like hyaluronic acid, peptides, ceramides, retinol and retinol alternatives such as bakuchiol are great at banding together to fight wrinkles. In summary, hyaluronic acid hydrates and plumps, peptides and ceramides are integral to skin maintenance, and retinol/bakuchiol encourage collagen production, which contributes to making the skin more durable and youthful. To read about these ingredients in more detail, check out the links at the end of this page.
It goes without saying that diet is also an imperative step in keeping the dermis looking young. Though it’s not possible to immediately zap chest wrinkles away with one food alone, ensuring that you’re getting the right nutrients is key to conserving dermal youth. It’s true to say that your skin is reflective of what’s going on in your body and, when you’re not getting what you need to stay healthy, your skin is often the first place to show it. Eating high-quality protein is a necessary and essential part of skin maintenance. Collagen and elastin are two dermal proteins that are vital to your skin’s structural network, which is why they literally need to be fed the right things in order to be able to function properly. Protein as well as vitamin C, copper and zinc are all nutrients that are able to help your skin to produce collagen and therefore increase its resilience to the signs of aging. For more information on what to eat to maximize dermal health, visit our Diet and Dermal Vitamins pages.
Skincare products and diet aside, wrinkles on your chest can sometimes come down to daily behaviors, more specifically your sleeping habits. It might not be something that has occurred to you, but sleeping on your side has been reported to be somewhat counterintuitive for some people. This is because, when you lie down on your side, your bodyweight is being pulled forward and down. Though chest wrinkles are more commonplace in women, men can also fall victim to lines in this area. If you want help in avoiding them, try sleeping on your back instead, and don’t forget to extend any moisturizer that you apply to your chest as well. This can help to counteract the formation of any creases that may form here.
If you’d like more information on the skincare ingredients we mentioned above, visit our blog posts on What Is Hyaluronic Acid?, What Are Peptides?, What Are Ceramides, What Is Retinol? and Why Bakuchiol Is The New Retinol.