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Looking for a new thing to obsess over? Great! Welcome. Please take an adrenal smoothie and find a seat while we introduce you to the internet's latest fixation: 'cortisol face'.
Yes! If you're a lady who frequents social media, you'll know that cortisol is, in fact, the word of the month. It's everywhere you look right now and everyone is very concerned about 'fixing' it and I just... I really need to talk about it. Immediately.
From 'low cortisol workouts' to 'cortisol challenges' and 'cortisol supplements', if you're anything like me you have suddenly become hyper-aware of cortisol and the fact that you need to keep your stress levels low so you're not getting around with a 'moon face'.
Allow me to explain.
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According to the internet, apparently high levels of cortisol can result in a symptom dubbed 'cortisol face' — a topic on TikTok with over 133 million views.
The term refers to puffiness and inflammation in the face because of high levels of stress.
For example, in one viral clip, content creator @itsbrookeelle shared her 'before' photo with her followers, saying: "I think I had the worst case of cortisol face ever."
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