Natural Solutions for a "Furrowed Brow"

Bangs.

I have a friend who has this and ALWAYS looks mad. She finally got bangs cut and she looks so different. I'm glad too, because she's looking for a job now...

As long as there are stupid people making me furrow my brow I assume it will never go away. O well. It matches my laugh lines.

My only advice is to avoid the people who bring on your 'furrowed brow'. I have the same thing. It gets only gets better when I'm not around stupid people. (wink)

Oh, looks like Julie S and I have the same condition!

I get 32 Botox injections quarterly all over my scalp and forehead to prevent migraines (from my neurologist). It was a huge approval process and have been doing the injections for a couple of years. I figured a few more units twice a year to keep that aging gap at bay is for me. This doesn't give the plastic look and also helped my eyesight because I wasn't squinting so much.

Well, wrinkles and furrows are natural.
It happens as our skin thins out a bit as we age.
Wear sunscreen, and try cold cream at night.
Stay well hydrated - it's good for your skin.

you can mitigate furrows, but you can't eliminate them. they took years (probably decades) to form, and you'd have to spend the rest of your life and then some applying anti-wrinkle formulae, massaging and most importantly never scowling.
i'm working on forming my many creases into happy ones, but it's a work in progress and it's got no hoping of smoothing my skin to pre-furrow status. my forehead is ugly, IMO, so i wear bangs and go on about my business.
:) khairete
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It's either Botox or a furrowed brow. Zillions of people (not a scientific statistic) use Botox with zero adverse effects. If you get tired of the frowny look and break down, limit the injection to the area in between your brows, since it's your only area of concern.

Ya know, "wrinkles" aren't so bad, but looking like you're mad and tired all the time, when you're not, is not the message one wants to put out into the world.

I have to agree with the hydration. Of course, hydration is not going to fix everything, but it will make a bit of a difference.

The best natural stuff for stiff or sore muscles is arnica oil. Sounds like you need to find a way to relax not just apply something.

I remember reading about how you were supposed to put a piece of tape across your forehead across the crease between brows so that you could pay attention to where you furrow. And then from there, you work at relaxing those muscles. Doubt it would help the wrinkle or furrow that exists, but they say it helps you to be more aware - to prevent more. I've not tried it so can't report on how well that works :) Was in a women's magazine years ago.

A friend of mine sells a skin care line. It has one of those serums. Intensive Serum I think it's called. I've seen most skin care lines with these - and they say they provide intense hydration and collagen, etc. for just these hard areas. I again, have not tried it. But my friend who sells it swears by it. She called it her furrowed brow eraser. It's the kind of thing that claims it reduces wrinkles and promotes lift.

As for natural remedies, I find the more caffeine I drink the more tense my neck, shoulders and forehead is. I find massage helps. You can get head/scalp ones (heavenly) and also facial massage. It's a treat but well worth it. I find the minute my kids scream though, the furrowed brow is back .. lol.

I don't like those vertical lines between the eyebrows either. I don't think olive oil is going to do the trick, though, and getting the muscle to relax is only temporary -- even if you're not frowning or furrowing your brow or feeling tense, you're going to contract those muscles at times each day simply as you talk or concentrate or have to squint because it's sunny.... It's just natural to do so.

I don't think anything but Botox would get rid of them for good, but what I find helps is this: A good anti-wrinkle serum or cream, applied very consistently every day, twice a day. The consistent application is what seems really to matter most, even more than the brand or type of lotion or cream. Same goes for all lines on the face, I think. When I'm really being consistent about applying a product, the results are better than when I'm in those cycles of just not remembering it or being too busy. Olive oil won't penetrate the skin for as long as over the counter creams or serums will. Some of these products are hideously expensive but I use one from Garnier that's not nearly as pricey as some on the market and IF I put it on regularly it helps. It does not erase the lines and I never expect it will, but it does help.

I use something called "Frownies". It's a little brown triangular thingie which you wet and stick to your skin. It dries and you wear it overnight. Peel it off in the morning. I use it a few times a week. I don't know if they work or not. I don't have a crease between my eyebrows, but I don't know if it's because I use Frownies or because I got lucky with genetics. But it doesn't hurt to use them, so I'll continue doing so.

And I try, TRY, not to frown. But that's VERY difficult!

I wonder if facial exercises help? I noticed it made my face look fresher and more youthful, although I have issues in other places than you do, so not sure if it would help the eyebrow area. I do think I have heard that putting a piece of scotch tape there overnight each night helps. Weird, but might be fun to try.