Do not forget to take care of your neck as much as you take care of the skin on your face. Did you know that your neck is just as exposed to the sun and environmental toxins as your face? It also shows signs of aging just as quickly if not taken care of. Our necks can be prone to vertical lines, which are largely genetic, and also horizontal lines, which are often associated with tech neck.
What Causes Tech Neck Lines?
Tech neck is a cosmetic condition caused by prolonged periods of screen time, leaving deep neck wrinkles. Other factors such as loss of collagen, aging skin, poor skin hydration, and bad posture are all contributors to those pesky tech neck lines.
The horizontal lines that form on our necks from looking at our screens are common tech neck side effects. Unfortunately, horizontal neck lines can be unflattering and contribute to signs of aging skin.
Continue reading to find out what you can do to prevent and treat tech neck.
How To Prevent Tech Neck Lines
If you don’t want neck wrinkles, you might wonder about some of the best ways to prevent tech neck lines. The key to preventing any kind of wrinkle, including preventing tech neck, is to take proper care of your skin.
Hydrate Your Skin
Hydration is key to keeping your skin plump and youthful. Maintaining properly hydrated skin will prevent wrinkles throughout your face, neck, and décolleté. As we age, our skin naturally loses hydration. Moisturize daily with a neck cream to counteract dehydrated skin and prevent tech neck. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water to also hydrate the skin from the inside out.
Use Sunscreen
Avoid tech neck by applying sunscreen to your neck. Sunscreen protects the skin against harmful UV rays. UV rays contribute to skin dryness, wrinkles, and aging skin. This way, the skin on your neck will remain healthy and be less likely to be prone to fine lines, deep wrinkles, and the dreaded tech neck lines. Our Perfect Sunscreen SPF 50+ Broad Spectrum is an essential when it comes to protecting skin from the sun. Its innovative formula protects the skin from sun damage while also locking in hydration. It’s absolutely perfect for preventing tech neck lines.
Minimize Screen Time
Minimizing the time spent staring down at your phone or watching TV while in bed can significantly help prevent tech neck lines. Putting time limits on your phone can help reduce screen time. The less you’re craning your neck to peer down at your screen, the less likely it is you will have tech neck.
Remember, preventing wrinkles is all about consistency. You need to consistently incorporate wrinkle prevention into your routine for good results. For example, you can’t expect to use sunscreen once and be safe from tech neck forever.
How To Treat Tech Neck Lines
But what if you already have necklines? Preventative measures may help tech neck lines from worsening If you already have some lines on your neck, here are five treatments you can look into.
1. Reposition Your Screen Set-Up
Move your screens so that you aren’t always looking down at your phone, monitor, or TV. If you work from home and have to start down at your computer screen all day, try a more ergonomic workspace. Adjusting the height of your chair or changing the angle of your computer monitor can go a long way in preventing eye strain, shoulder tension, and of course, tech neck.
If you have a habit of scrolling on your phone in bed, try moving the angle of your phone (or resist being on your phone, if possible!). Endlessly scrolling with your neck pointed downwards can lead to severe tech neck But by breaking the habit, over time, deepened lines should minimize. Similarly, if you tend to watch TV from your bed, be mindful of the position of your neck. Small changes could have an impact on the severity of your neck wrinkles.
2. Apply Neck Cream
Use a neck cream. Not only is this an effective preventative measure, but neck cream is a great treatment for any current lines you may have. Our Perfect Neck Cream is specifically formulated to be an advanced lifting, hydrating, and brightening treatment for neck and décolleté. With consistent use, Perfect Neck Cream improves the look of tech neck wrinkles or any “sleep” lines and “tech” neck. At the same time, it works to soften the appearance of age spots and sun damage. Wins all around. Make sure to apply soft, upwards motions for optimal results.
3. Botox
Botox is effective for tech neck wrinkles because that’s what Botox does best – smoothing out any lines. By injecting a small amount of Botox to the neck, muscles are relaxed, resulting in smooth skin and reduced appearance of wrinkles. As a bonus, your jawline may appear tighter too. The injection takes a few minutes, and you should start seeing results in a few days.
4. Improve Posture
Improving your posture may also drastically help with tech neck lines. It is common to hunch over our desks and our phones, tilting our necks forward. Over time, this can create tech necklines and a poor stance. Focus on improving your posture by bringing your shoulder blades back, and try to relax your overworked shoulders. Hold your head up high and be aware when you hunch forward. Being mindful of your posture is a good way to evade future neck wrinkles.
5. Sleep on one pillow
How have you been sleeping? Sleeping with one pillow (or even without) can be beneficial to combat necklines. The lower the angle of the neck leads to better spine alignment, reducing the neck strain that encourages tech neck. Over time, you should see improvement in tech neck lines (and also the quality of your sleep!).
While tech neck is common, it is also something to be mindful of to keep your skin and neck muscles healthy. Many of these treatments are easy and quick, making it a relatively simple thing to fix.
