I’m in my 40s and my forehead is so smooth thanks to a £2 beauty item that works while you sleep
KEEN to improve your skincare routine this year but don’t want to spend hundreds on overpriced skincare products?
Desperate to banish fine lines and wrinkles but don’t want to resort to botox or filler?
One woman may have found the answer.
Melanie Sandford shared her anti-ageing tip via a video posted to her TikTok channel @melaniesandford18.
The TikToker often uses the account to post videos on holistic skincare products and healthy recipes.
Her videos are very popular with social media users and she has amassed almost 400,000 followers on the app.
In one video, Melanie detailed her “number one skincare secret”.
In the caption to the video, she said: “This will remain the number one skincare secret of mine.
“I do love my castor oil and frankincense and my honey face wash and my rosewater spritz—but this one takes the cake.
“I’ve been doing this for five years now and it has yet to fail.”
Opening the video, she said: “When people ask me my biggest skincare secret to getting my forehead and 11 lines so smooth and I tell them medical tape, they think I’m crazy.”
The wrinkle free TikToker, who is in her forties explained that she places a small piece of medical tape right in the centre of her eyebrows.
She presses the tape firmly into her forehead and then leaves it there over night to work its magic.
The beauty whizz said that she used to have “really pronounced” 11 lines, but that over the past five years, they have disappeared.
Melanie warned that it is important to make sure that you use plastic tape and not cloth tape as cloth tape “will make you look like you have a bunch of wrinkles the next day”.
She added that the tape will stick on top of moisturiser or oil, so you can stick it on after doing your nightly skincare routine.
Explaining the benefits of the tape, the beauty whizz said: “Not only is it making your skin smooth underneath and keeping it from creasing, there’s something called muscle memory.
She continued: “Your muscles remember what it’s like to have the tape on when the tape is off.
“When you make expressions when the tape is off, your skin is less likely to wrinkle up.”
Medical tape is extremely cheap, and can be purchased for as little as £1.99 on line.
Experts have stated that using medical tape does not get rid of fine lines and wrinkles but can help to slow the rate at which they form.
Melanie’s video has obviously left many impressed, as it has racked up an impressive 64,000 views.
TikTokers raced to the video’s comments section to share their thoughts on Melanie’s hack.
One user said: “It legit works, it’s unreal”.
Another user added: “I did this for a while and now my forehead automatically doesn’t move throughout the day.
“Love it so much.”
A third user said: “I’ve been doing this thanks to you and when I’m consistent it totally works!”
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