I’m 41 with no Botox or wrinkles – my great great grandmother’s 20p trick gets rid of wrinkles while you sleep
WHAT if you could improve the appearance of your wrinkles overnight – and there was not a single drop of Botox in sight?
Well, one woman who reckons that’s totally possible is Helen Morrison, 41.
Rather than forking out a fortune for pricey filler and Botox injections, the beauty lover swears by a non-invasive method, one that she can do in her sleep.
The trick to glowing and wrinkle-free skin, she revealed in a video posted on TikTok, is using special face tape called Frownies.
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These facial patches, Helen claimed in the clip, had been invented by her great-great-grandmother back in 1889, and according to the brand’s website, they help to ”soften wrinkles” overnight.
The design targets the facial muscles to smooth and lift static wrinkles and expression lines – and even Hollywood stars swear by the tape, the description online read.
With more than a century oh history, Frownies have indeed won a cult following, of delighted customers sharing their Before and After snaps, where their complexion is glowing and the signs of ageing have been minimised.
One happy beauty lover, who described the product as ”amazing”, said: “I have been using Frownies wrinkle patches consistently for a month and have noticed a huge difference in my forehead wrinkles and frown line.
”The wrinkles are no longer deep set and more fine lines now. You need these!”
Someone else chimed in: ”I bought the little ones for the lips but use them between my eyebrows and on my crows feet!
”I’m definitely going to continue to get these! They’re reusable too for a few days which helps make them more cost effective.”
A third, who said the buy was ”worth the money”, added: “I have been Frownies for my smile lines for about a month and the results are incredible.
”I will definitely keep purchasing and using these every night and I would recommend them to everyone!”
When it comes to removing the patches the following morning, Helen advised to best ”rub them off”, instead of pulling the tapes away.
”And there you have it – I am 41, I’ve never had Botox and I never will because of Frownies.”
Fellow beauty lovers can choose between a range of patches that target specific areas on your face – whether it’s the fine lines on your forehead that are bothering you or smile or the so-called crow’s feet by your eyes.
One of their best-sellers is Forehead & Between Eyes Wrinkle Patches that sells for £28.95.
But although the price may seem a little steep, the packaging comes with 144 patches – which works out to be around 20p for one.
Shoppers can also get their hands on Corners of Eyes & Mouth 144 Facial Patches and Gentle Lifts Lip Line Patches, all for the same price.
However, if you’re not entirely sold on this and want to try an alternative that’s even cheaper, people have also been using medical tape for this – and it costs £1 at Boots.
But does face-taping work?
Although this skincare trend appears to be all the rage on social media now, an expert has also warned to steer clear from this trend, sharing the potential dangers to be aware of.
Chatting to Glamour, board-certified facial plastic surgeon Konstantin Vasyukevich, MD, explained that many oftentimes see this as a ”shortcut to medical anti-ageing techniques”.
“The idea behind this is that the tape will be able to constrict the muscles in your face, similarly to how Botox works.
”Face tape works temporally to reduce the look of wrinkles by strategically placing tape in specific areas of the face.
”The main aim is to tape the regions of the face that are the most likely to show signs of wrinkles and limit motion, thus preventing wrinkles.
”However, most of the success with face taping on viral videos is credited to impressive lighting and camera angles and isn’t permanent.”
What’s more, not only does it not work – or at least give you lasting basis – but its effects can also be damaging to your skin.
The guru noted that face-taping can potentially lead to tearing, bleeding, scarring, bruising, making skin susceptible to bacteria infections.