Generation Z has popularized another trend and this time it is a straw with a peculiar shape.
In its endless race to turn back the clock on aging, the generation has chosen Tik Tok to reveal what they say is the ultimate weapon against wrinkles, reports The Telegraph.
The latest craze is a modern take on the standard straw, and instead of sucking through a standpipe, influencers suggest using a question mark-shaped version.
While some content creators in the UK and US insist that using this unique straw prevents tightening or puckering of the lips, thereby reducing facial lines, experts warn that there is “no scientific evidence” that straws anti-wrinkle products prevent the appearance of wrinkles.
Dr Leah Totton, of the Dr Leah Cosmetic Skin Clinics chain, told the publication: “There is no scientific evidence as to whether anti-wrinkle straws are an effective method of preventing perioral wrinkles, and slight puckering still occurs. lips”.
Generation Z has popularized the use of anti-wrinkle straws (pictured: influencer Michaela Scott using an anti-wrinkle straw)
This advice hasn’t stopped influencers like Michaela Scott, who said the straw prevented users from having to “purse” their lips.
The California beauty school graduate also explained how to use the straw.
Pointing to its upper surface, he said: “The hole is right here and that’s why you drink like this.” But it’s so you don’t purse your lips… you don’t purse your lips as hard when you drink from the side like that.’
He then gently sucked through the straw’s hole while demonstrating its use to his followers.
Near Orange County, a dentist came to Tik Tok advise that anti-wrinkle straws ‘help prevent the formation of wrinkles around the lips called “smoker’s lines”‘.
Meanwhile, in Washington, an influencer who tried the device for the first time called it “effective.”
She said, ‘Do I think it’s effective? More or less yes, because I’m not pursing my lips. I’m not chasing them.
She also shared that she would use them again since her current “lip wrinkles” and “smoker’s lines” were due to using standard straws.
Instead of sucking through a vertical tube, influencers suggest using a question mark-shaped version.
Dr. Daniel Hunt, founder and director of Imperial Aesthetics, warned that straws alone would not protect facial lines, especially if you were not an avid straw user.
He said: ‘Do Do I think they will cause far fewer lines of this type in 30 years? No. It really depends on how much you use a straw in the first place. If we’re just talking about a drink on a Friday or Saturday night, then using the anti-crease straw isn’t going to do you much good.”
Anti-wrinkle straws are typically sold in sets and can be found on Amazon for upwards of $8 to $10.
While some are made from disposable materials, variations of the product are also made from stainless steel and glass.
Earlier this year, plastic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan weighed in on the debate, warning that “repeated eating and drinking through a straw” could contribute to the “development of fine lines in that area.”
It happens because the skin is “like a piece of paper,” he told the New York Post.
Anti-wrinkle straws are typically sold in sets and can be found on Amazon for upwards of $8 to $10.
‘If you fold repeatedly [lips] Over and over again in the same folding patterns, you will get etched lines and it will become increasingly difficult for them to disappear. “When we see people drinking through straws repeatedly, those lines become deeper and deeper,” he added.
Celebrity esthetician Reneé Rouleau also told Marie Claire that pursing your lips will “encourage the breakdown of collagen and elasticity more quickly,” which can lead to wrinkles.
Wrinkles around the mouth are often called smoker’s lines because it is common for people who smoke to develop them from repeatedly pursing their lips around a cigarette, but smokers are not the only ones at risk.
Anyone who frequently purses their lips can develop the marks, including people who make duck faces for selfies or while putting on makeup.
The muscle surrounding the lips, known as the orbicularis oris, guides their shape and movement and is shaped like purse straps.
Narrowing the lips causes more tension on the skin, which causes wrinkles, Dr. Devgan explained.