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How did I get these wrinkles and how do I make them go away?

You have a lot of muscles in your face and they get used a lot. If you worked your biceps as much as you worked your facial muscles you'd be ripped We are constantly moving the muscles of the face and they start to see some wear and tear as we age.

Over time, these muscles will start to hold onto tension. The longer they hold onto tension, the more they will start to spasm. Not in a way that is visible but deep in the muscle, and when this happens we begin to see expression lines form. Think the "11s" in between your eyebrows from furrowing your brows while concentrating. Think crow's feet and marionette lines from smiling. And think those small, vertical lines around your lips from pursing them.

This is all very normal, but for a lot of people, these lines are quite bothersome. Some people resort to Botox as a quick fix. Botox is a neurotoxin that turns off the message from the muscle to the brain, telling them to freeze. No more movement equals no more wrinkle.

I personally have very mixed feelings about Botox being that it is a neurotoxin, but it does get rid of those lines. I prefer to start with something a little more non-invasive. Something like peptides, or nature's botox, as I like to call them.

What is a peptide?

A peptide is a natural amino acid chain that when linked together in certain sequences sends a message. Think of certain numbers linking together to form a specific phone number and thus sending messages to people you are trying to reach. Peptides send signals to the brain telling it to limit muscle contractions, instead of just turning them off.

When used daily over time you will see those botox like results, especially when you catch them early enough. Deeper, more established wrinkles will take a little longer to see change, but you will see it.

When should you start incorporating peptides into your skincare routine?

Ideally, start at age 25. This seems to be the time when the aging process begins. But don't worry if you are past 25 or beyond. It's never too late to change your skin.

Every single moisturizer and eye product in the Be Blessed line contains multiple pepitdes as do Deep Wrinkle Serum, Light + Tight, Serum No. 9, and Youth Rx Serum. Intense Moisture Infusion Sheet Mask is soaked in peptides for a weekly mask treatment and Perfecting Toner, aka liquid moisturizer, gets essential peptides into your skin during the toning step.

As much as we hate seeing ourselves age, we must give ourselves a little grace in this area.

Laugh lines just show people you are full of joy.

Forhead lines mean you are a deep thinker.

Expression lines are just that--expressions of a life well lived.

And in the meantime, skincare products with peptides help slow down and minimize deep lines so we can age gracefully.