FF Miles and Wrinkles
 

From time to time I hear folks (sometimes FAs) mention that frequent flying can cause increased wrinkles--of course PremEx who is a Million Miler+ flyer and lives in SoCal where the sun always shines, clearly belies this rumor. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Does anybody have any solid sources on information on this subject?

Footnote to Moderators: This subject is clearly very much a miles related subject and may be the most important determining factor in my future Frequent Flyer planning and plotting. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

It's not the frequent flying. It's the resulting frequent smiling. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

If it doesn't cause wrinkles, it causes blemishes - don't you think it ought to be a law of nature that doesn't have to endure both blemishes and wrinkles in the same time frame? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Before we get busted and this thread gets moved... here's a site w/ some good tips..

http://www.tips4trips.com/Tips/femmtips.htm

But what about wrinkles, Pam. I want to know about wrinkles.

P.S., The real tragedy is when blemishes and wrinkles exist at the same time on the same face. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif Bah!

Here are some more tips and some talk on the wrinkles issue. The relevant stuff is about halfway down under How do we prevent dehydration when we fly. Mentions a Boeing report that says, "In-flight cabin humidities gradually fall on long-distance, high-altitude flights to well below 10%, in many cases approaching 1%." Wow.

http://www.lifewater.ca/fly_tips.htm

[This message has been edited by letiole (edited 12-20-2001).]

Where I can really tell this is w/ my contact lens... I'm forever putting drops in my eyes on long flights...

Punki: I think if you sail as as much as you fly - or just live in a wet, foggy place - it all balances out. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

No wonder why my throat was so dry after flying from LAX to AKL. About halfway through the flight, I had to get some water and when I asked the flight attendant for some, it must have sounded like someone on his deathbed or Keith Richards.

Is Keith Richards on his deathbed? :-)

My Lady Punki-- Im puzzled, you have NO wrinkles.... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Keith Richards only LOOKS like he's on his death bed. Those lines on his face are so deep you'd think he's done a lot of smoking/drinking/drugs or something! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

If the airlines keep substituing CRJs for mainline service, particularly on flights of 1.5+ hours, the wrinkling problem will be concentrated on our backsides.