Forehead Jaw-Anchor Smooth

Sit tall at an eye-level mirror. Place index and middle pads of both hands lightly on the outer forehead just above each brow tail, and tuck the thumbs softly under the jaw angles — match the cover. Palms stay off the cheeks. Pressure about 2/10. Soften the jaw hinge. Hold four seconds while you intend the outer forehead to soften without yanking skin hard toward the hairline. Optional: after the hold, glide the pads once slowly toward the temples while thumbs stay as quiet anchors. Release two seconds. Complete eight holds. Never dig thumbs into the TMJ hinge or scrape dry forehead skin hard.

• Primary — Lateral frontalis under light index–middle pads above the brow tails: cues outer-forehead softening without a full scrape massage.
• Jaw shelf — Soft thumbs under the mandibular angles give proprioceptive anchoring like the cover; not a deep masseter dig.
• Neighbors — Corrugator stays quiet; this is not a glabella pinch.
• Hand cue — Outer-forehead pads + jaw thumbs; palms free of the cheeks.
• Contrast — Center Pad Press meets three pads at the midline; Brow-Pinch grips folds; Mouth Corner Finger Lift puts indexes at the mouth corners with jaw thumbs.
• Keep quiet — Hard TMJ clamp and shoulder hike. The cover’s calm open gaze is the standard.

Mirror at eye level. Shoulders down. Set pads above the brow tails and jaw-angle thumbs before any smooth intent — match the cover.

Inhale as pads above the brow tails and jaw thumbs settle. Exhale during the four-second soften hold. Keep teeth lightly apart inside — no clench.

• Eye-level mirror
• Clean hands; optional thin cream for comfort

1. Place index and middle pads above each brow tail and thumbs lightly under the jaw angles — match the cover.
2. Keep palms off the cheeks and pressure about 2/10.
3. Hold four seconds with a soften intent, then release two seconds.
4. Complete eight holds; optional one slow outward glide after each hold.

• Pinching brow folds instead of flat pads above the brow tails
• Clamping the jaw hinge with the thumbs
• Pressing palms into the cheeks (not on the cover)
• Raising the brows hard to “help” the smooth

• Beginner: 5 holds of 3 seconds, almost hovering
• Standard: 8 holds of 4 seconds as coached
• Glide finish: one slow outward stroke after each hold
• Cool-down: palms hovering over closed eyes for warmth, no press

• Release the hands; soften brows and jaw for three breaths
• Optional one light outward forehead stroke
• Thin moisturizer if the skin feels dry
• Do not stack another aggressive forehead drill next

• Softens forehead tension with a clear hand frame
• Links upper-face ease with a quieter jaw shelf
• Simple mirrored landmark beginners can trust
• Helps break hard forehead-rubbing habits

• People who hold forehead tension and also clench the jaw
• Beginners who like a clear two-landmark hand frame
• Anyone pairing screen breaks with a short upper-face reset
• Men and women — face shape varies; the pad-and-thumb frame stays

• Active rash or broken skin on the forehead or jaw angles
• Early days after forehead/jaw filler or surgery until cleared
• Acute TMJ flare that worsens with jaw-shelf touch
• Anyone advised against facial pressure

• Yank-and-hold forehead scrapes that accordion thin skin
• Thumbs grinding into the TMJ hinge
• Hiking the shoulders while framing the face
• Turning every hold into a frantic temple yank

• Morning after cleansing when the forehead feels tight
• Evening after screen work as a framed reset
• Before makeup if you want the brow line to sit cleaner
• Skip on broken skin at the forehead or jaw angles

• During active dermatitis or sunburn on the contact points
• Right after aggressive peels or microneedling
• When the area is bruised or freshly injected