Many suffer from a problem like double chin. How to deal with her? There are many ways that we will cover in this publication. You will learn how to remove a double chin at home, as well as haircuts that will be more suitable for you while you are fighting with it. First of all, you need to understand the causes of this problem.
What is a double chin?
In other words, this is a sagging part of the skin that appears due to the accumulation of excess fat in the chin and neck.
A double chin does not threaten health, but it looks very ugly. That is why many people think about how to get rid of it. To begin with, we will examine the reasons for which this phenomenon appears.
Why does the second chin appear?
The most common causes of double chin are:
- Genetic addiction is heredity.
- Age. With aging, the skin and muscles become weaker, the so-called second chin appears.
- Endocrine diseases. This reason must be deleted or confirmed as soon as possible, especially if there are no other factors for the appearance of the problem. An urgent need to visit an endocrinologist to check the thyroid gland and the likelihood of diabetes.
- Excess weight.
- A second chin may appear in women who become fat and regularly lose weight quickly. This is especially true for those who first sit on a hungry diet, getting rid of several kilograms, and then gaining them again.
- Improper posture. If you stoop while walking, hold your head incorrectly while reading, then over time a fold of skin appears under the chin, which gradually fills with adipose tissue.
- Too high and soft pillows for sleeping.
- Too frequent visits to the tanning bed, abuse of the summer sun. Ultraviolet destroys collagen, which is responsible for the elasticity and youth of the epidermis.
Before considering ways to get rid of the second chin, we suggest learning about preventive measures for this problem.
Prevention of the appearance of the second chin
It is necessary to maintain a normal weight. If you, having lost weight, got rid of a double chin, and then again began to consume as many calories and neglect physical activity, then the problem will return again.
It is necessary to play sports. This is not only about exercises for the neck, which we will consider later, but also about general activity.
It is necessary to perform self-massage of the neck and face, make compresses from a solution of salt and various useful herbs, rubbing with ice.
Get an orthopedic pillow that during sleep will keep your head and neck in the correct position.
An important factor in the prevention of double chin and getting rid of it is a good rest and quality sleep. Do not neglect these points, because not only external beauty, but also the health of the whole organism depends on them.
How to get rid of a double chin if it has already appeared? There are many ways, we suggest considering the most effective ones further.
How to quickly get rid of a double chin?
Unfortunately, in order to quickly and efficiently eliminate the second chin, you will have to resort to the help of professionals. If you want to solve the beauty issue in just a few days, you will have to use one of the following methods:
- Platysmoplasty. Surgical intervention will help to quickly remove not only the second, but also the third chin, as well as tighten the folds on the neck.
- Liposuction It will help if your weight is normal. In this situation, a double chin is a fat reserve of the body, and it will not be possible to quickly get rid of it with exercise or with exhausting diets.
- Thread lifting. With this procedure, no surgical intervention occurs, the second chin is removed using threads. The effect of the procedure will last up to five years, but it costs a lot.
- Mesotherapy involves the introduction of fat-soluble substances, vitamins, collagen under the skin.
- Thermage face. This effect on body fat in the form of a second chin by radio waves that quickly destroy them.
- LPG massage activates the metabolism in adipose tissue, promotes collagen production, skin elasticity.
All these procedures will help to resolve the issue of how to get rid of a double chin in record low time. But not every woman can afford these operations, because they are quite expensive, and some of them cause real horror. For example, plastic surgery. Is it possible to cope with the problem on my own, at home? Of course yes. But you have to wait a bit, the effect will be slower than from the above procedures.
Second Chin Exercise
We suggest considering a number of effective exercises from the double chin, which must be combined with masks and massage - we will talk about them below. So, to get rid of the second chin in a relatively short time, the following methods will help:
- During the day, as you get up and do household chores, you need to walk with a book on your head. Take the heavier one, fix it on your head in a comfortable position. The neck and head in this case will be in constant tension and in the correct position, posture will also be supported.
- Become straight, straightening your back and chest. Hands should be spread apart and put hands on shoulders. The neck at this time should be stretched up. Keep position for five seconds. Repeat six times.
- Squat with a straight back, push the lower jaw forward, then up. If you feel that the chin also rises and the skin is stretched, then you are doing everything right. This exercise must be repeated thirty times, and so - every day.
- Strongly straining the facial muscles, stretching the lips, say alternately "I" and "U" - a total of fifty times.
- Push the lower jaw forward. In this position, one should alternately try to reach out to the chin with the tongue, and the lower lip to the nose. Repeat thirty times.
- We don’t open our mouth, we try to touch the sky with our tongue - as deep as possible! Repeat thirty times.
- Open your mouth wide, fist press the problem area. Try to press with your fist so that the jaw closes, and with the jaw, on the contrary, resist the hand - 10 times.
- Lie down on a straight surface - a floor or a hard sofa without a pillow will do. Raise your head so that you can see the feet, try not to tear your shoulders off the surface. Keep your head in this position for strength. Repeat twenty times.
- Also, lying on a straight surface, just raise and lower your head without delaying it. Repeat twenty times.
Exercises from the second chin will give a faster effect if you combine them with massage and masks. Let's look at these points.
How massage will help?
Some do not consider it necessary to massage the face and neck, believing that he will not help in the fight against a double chin. These people are wrong. Massage helps speed up metabolic processes in subcutaneous fat, thereby affecting its breakdown. Blood circulation is also improved, and this is fast fat burning, rapid collagen synthesis, and skin health.
Tapping
This is the easiest, but very effective method of dealing with the second chin. And this is done like this:
- morning and evening, after applying the cream, pat thirty times on the problem area with the back of your hand;
- during the day when you read, watch TV, alternately with your index and middle fingers (the back), quickly pat on the problem area.
Rubbing
Massage oil should be applied to the neck and chin. If it is not, then a fat cream or honey will work in the absence of allergies and blood vessels located close to the surface. Next we do this:
- Lift your head up, rub the problem area from top to bottom and vice versa.
- Straighten your head, straighten your back. In the problem area, drive with your index finger, pressing a little, from ear to ear. That is, this way: in the problem area - a little up to the ear, back in the problem area, a little up - to the other ear.
Rubbing must be done in the morning and evening for fifteen minutes.
Self massage from the second chin with a towel
A terry soft towel will work for the procedure. Soak it in salt (a tablespoon of salt per liter of water) or just in cold water. Squeeze, twist the tourniquet. Lock right under the chin. Now, lowering the ends, sharply straighten them to get claps along the chin. Wet the towel as it warms up.
The procedure should be carried out twice a day, thirty times. After it, wipe the problem area with ice, and then apply tightening masks, so the effect will come much faster.
Towel massage is carried out a couple of hours before bedtime. The skin at this time should be clean, slightly moisturized. Perform the procedure in conjunction with other types of massage, with gymnastics and masks, and soon you will see a positive result.
In addition to towels, you can use special massagers, which are presented in a huge variety on store shelves.
After exercise and massage, the skin is more disposed to absorb nutrients and fat-burning components. There is nothing better than masks! There are many recipes for these funds, we propose to consider the most effective. Home masks are no worse than expensive malls, the main thing is that all the ingredients used are of good quality and fresh.
Masks from the second chin
If you are thinking about how to remove a double chin, then masks will help in this. For their preparation, the simplest ingredients are used.
- Potato mask. Boil three potatoes without peeling. Then they need to be mashed, add a teaspoon of honey and salt. Wait until the puree cools down a bit (so as not to get burned, but the mask should not be cold), apply to the problem area and fix with a bandage of thin tissue (gauze will do). Hold the mask for an hour, then rinse and apply a suitable cream on the skin.
- Yeast mask. You need to take a tablespoon of raw yeast and dilute in a small amount of warm water to make a thick slurry. Let the mixture brew for fifteen minutes. Apply the mask with a thick layer on the problem area, fix it with cling film, then with a gauze pad (fold the gauze four times), on top with an elastic bandage that needs to be tied on the crown. Soak for fifteen minutes, and then rinse with a contrast shower - first with warm and then cold water. Apply a cream suitable for the skin.
- Clay mask. For her, it is necessary to take cosmetic clay - white or gray. You will find such a large assortment in professional stores. A bag of clay should be diluted to a mushy state with warm water. Apply it to the skin (if the skin is dry, pre-lubricate it with a nourishing cream, allow to soak for ten minutes). Wait until the mask on the skin is completely dry, and then you can wash it off with warm water.
The use of compresses
Compresses are no worse than masks, alternate them to get a quick and noticeable effect. In addition to the struggle with the second chin, compresses are useful in that the skin manages to absorb a large number of useful substances that are almost inaccessible in everyday life. Some compresses are created from products available at home, and for some, you need to buy ingredients at the pharmacy. In any case, mixtures created by yourself will be much cheaper than ready-made ones.
It will be useful to do the following compresses:
- Citric. For him, you need to take a tablespoon of lemon juice and the same amount of ordinary salt. We dilute the ingredients in a glass of water, wet the cloth, squeezing a little, apply to the second chin. Lie down with such a compress for fifteen minutes, no need to rinse. This recipe is only suitable if you do not have scratches, pimples and other damage to the skin.
- Compress from a decoction of St. John's wort and oak bark will help not only from the second chin, but also noticeably tighten the skin becoming flabby. It is necessary to pour boiling water over two tablespoons of dried hypericum and chopped oak bark. We put the mixture on low heat and cook for ten minutes after boiling. Then cover and let cool to room temperature, filter. Divide the broth into two parts, one warm up. Wet the cloth first in a hot broth, apply it to the problem area for a minute. Then wet in the cold - also apply for a minute. The procedure must be performed within fifteen minutes, heating the hot broth. When finished, wipe the neck and chin with ice.
- The elastic bandage must be moistened in brine from sauerkraut. We tighten the chin, tying a bandage on the top of the head, walk for an hour, wetting the bandage as it dries with the same components.
In the fight against double chin elastic bandages help well. Do these dressings every day, go with them while doing household chores. If the dressing is uncomfortable, remove it after an hour. If there is no inconvenience, then go longer.
We examined the causes of double chin and the most effective methods of dealing with it. Every woman wants to look beautiful, but what to do while the fight against this defect is ongoing? Change the hairstyle to a more suitable one. What haircuts are suitable for women with a double chin?
Haircuts for women with a second chin
There are no ugly women, there is only the inability to correctly emphasize their merits. If you have a second chin, then the following is recommended:
- The hair on the crown should be voluminous to attract attention to the top, not the bottom of the face.
- The parting should be asymmetric or lateral; you cannot make a straight line and in the center.
- In the haircut, choose asymmetry - oblique bangs, the absence of one length of strands.
- For long hair, a cascade is ideal.
- Short haircuts are not recommended. But if you really want to, then choose volumetric, asymmetric. For example, a classic bob, where the bangs should be oblique.