As various coronavirus restrictions have been relaxed, people are finally starting to be seen walking and jogging without masks around town in Tokyo as temperatures rise .
Until last month, I also had hay fever and yellow sand was flying around, so I wore a mask in the city, on the train or bus to work, and when I went back home to visit my elderly mother. And I have stocked up on masks. Now that May is here, I take off my mask and go for walks in large spaces, especially in large parks, on sunny days.
By the way, I've heard that even men have started to worry about their "nasolabial folds" and "sagging face" since they started to take off their masks . It seems that wearing a mask, partly due to mouth breathing, weakens not only facial muscles, but also the tongue muscles and vocal cords. Of course, I think that the overall decrease in muscle mass due to aging and the decrease in opportunities to talk loudly with people also have a big impact.
Facial muscles are " the muscles that move the eyes, mouth, nose, etc. of the face. There are more than 30 types of muscles in the face that interact with each other to create the complex human facial expressions ." It seems that young people and women are diligently using beauty tools to tighten sagging cheeks and lift the corners of their mouths, and some even train by holding disposable chopsticks in their mouths. If you're interested, a web search will bring up many results, and there are also many video sites.
In the midst of all this, what I heard today is that the tongue muscles have weakened, causing the tongue to drop, and that the tongue is normally located close to the upper palate, but that it has dropped due to muscle weakness . Is this blog easy to understand about the correct position of the tongue?
https://oyatoko.com/blog01/
And, when I participate in web meetings at the company, I keep a distance from the staff and take off my mask, so I'm worried about the darkness of my face. Of course, I think there's nothing I can do about wrinkles and blemishes... Recently, I discovered that if I put "all-in-one gel" on my face a little before a web meeting, my expression becomes brighter. It penetrates quickly, so it doesn't make my skin shiny, but it gives it a nice glow, so I keep one next to my PC and use it during the day.
https://gacosme.com/products/ga-nano-100g
I would like to recommend this to the older generation who tend to shy away from foundations, BB creams, and even grease guns when appearing on TV or on stage. It also seems to have the effect of making the face look three-dimensional under the influence of light, so I would like to continue using it for a while.