Gen Z's scrunch face takes over millennials' duck face. Are you in for it?

The iconic duck face or simply the pout has been made quite popular by millennials while taking a selfie. However, Gen Z has come up with scrunch face pose claiming it to be much cooler.

Made popular by social media influencer and entertainer Addison Rae, the scrunch face pose is now a prevailing trend among Gen Z, on TikTok and Instagram. The posts and videos have garnered 1.1 million views so far, taking the trend to the next level.

What is scrunching?

Scrunching your face refers to the act of tightly contracting or wrinkling the muscles of your facial expressions, typically resulting in the creation of lines or wrinkles on the skin. People may scrunch their faces intentionally as a part of certain facial expressions, like frowning, squinting, or making an expressive, exaggerated face. It can also be used as a pose or expression in social media photos and videos for various purposes, such as humor, emphasizing emotions, or following trends. The term "scrunching your face" essentially describes the action of creating facial wrinkles or expressions by contracting the facial muscles.

What health experts say about scrunching

According to many dermotologists scrunching the face too much may lead to early wrinkles and fine lines on the face.

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