Beauty pillows exist to help you safeguard against sleep wrinkles, but are there really such things as sleep wrinkles?
Exactly what are sleep wrinkles and how can a beauty pillow protect you from sleep wrinkles?
Apparently there are two main types of wrinkles. So say the makers of the JuveRest sleep wrinkle pillow . On their website juverest.com, they answer the question “What causes sleep wrinkles?” this way:
There are two main types of facial wrinkles: Expression Wrinkles and Sleep Wrinkles. Expression wrinkles are due to muscle contraction with expression (crow’s feet, frown lines, smile lines). Sleep wrinkles are due to distortion of the face during sleep. Sleep wrinkles are caused by shear and compression of delicate facial skin from contact with your pillow while you sleep, creating facial skin creases that are reinforced each night.
You’ve probably seen these wrinkles on your face, and you know that they go away eventually because they’re not permanent wrinkles. It’s just the same as when you put a shirt in a drawer. When you take it out you have to iron it before you wear it because it is all wrinkled. So what’s the big deal if you wake up with wrinkles that were caused by “shear and compression” of your facial skin? It’s not like they are permanent.
The juverest.com beauty pillow creators explain sleep wrinkles this way:
Sleep wrinkles are not caused by muscle movement. They are caused by skin being stretched, pushed, and pulled on the pillow surface while you sleep. These lines on your skin from sleeping are called sleep wrinkles, and they deepen over time after nightly repetition. Have you ever woken up in the morning with sleep marks and lines on your face? Many of these sleep lines will disappear throughout the day, but over time, with repetition, these creases turn into true wrinkles. (Source)
But sleep wrinkles will eventually become permanent wrinkles
It only makes sense that, as you get older, your skin will start to lose it’s ability to rebound from creasing and stretching while you sleep. Your supply of collagen and elastin is being depleted due to the natural aging process. You skin is not as supple and tight as it used to be. Because of this, the more you allow your face to crease while you sleep at night, the more likely it is that the creases will turn into permanent wrinkles.
You’re going to get the wrinkles anyway, but you might be accelerating the process by not protecting your face when you sleep. Of course, women with wrinkles are still beautiful, so it’s okay if you’re not inclined to try to fight mother nature. Learning to love and accept yourself the way you are will be better for your body mind and soul. But it’s also okay if you want to slow down the aging process. Very often what we see in the mirror doesn’t reflect our real truth. Because our appearance has been affected by the stresses of our daily lives. It’s not just that mother nature is doing her thing. It’s also that we are under a great deal of stress and pressure, and it affects how we treat ourselves which in turn affects our appearance.
So do what you can to control those aspects of aging that you can control, including investing in a beauty pillow that will help you avoid getting sleep wrinkles on top of what wrinkles you will naturally get just as matter of course.