Thin and smooth skin around the eyes is one of the first to undergo the natural aging process.
A woman notices the first wrinkles under the eyes at the age of 30 years. The reason lies in the absence of sebaceous glands and soft fat that lies directly under the skin as well as the delicate and inelastic structure of the skin in this area.
The infraorbital pads are completely devoid of muscle structures that provide proper skin turgor. All these features are responsible for the appearance of the smallest facial folds, bags, bruises under the eyes and other unaesthetic manifestations.
Cosmetics
Modern beauties try to solve or prevent the problem using salon techniques (botox, gel pads). But plastic and professional methods are expensive and carry certain risks.
Therefore, most of the fair sex is confused by the search for more affordable, gentle and effective alternative methods.
In fact, at home you can perform various measures to rejuvenate the dermis in the eye area using inexpensive means, you just need to choose the procedure that is optimal for yourself.
The following cosmetic products help eliminate defects in the eye area and get rid of wrinkles:
- Creams based on a fat-soluble vitamin, antioxidant (retinol). The agents are effective in long-term use.
- Cosmetic products with vitamin C in the composition. These substances improve collagen production, protect against UV rays and encourage cells to repair.
- Hyaluronic acid suspensions. They increase the turgor of the skin in the infraorbital region and stimulate the tissues to rejuvenate. Hyaluronic acid is ideal even for sensitive skin and does not cause allergic reactions.
When choosing cosmetics for skin care around the eyes, it is important to prefer an active, functional and high quality product.
It must contain products that stimulate the production of collagen fibers, moisturize and regenerate the skin. Hyaluronic acid has the ability to retain moisture in the dermis structure, which normalizes the natural water balance.
In addition, the following substances are recognized as useful:
- silk extract and medicinal herbs;
- ceramides (natural lipids);
- retinol, tocopherol, ascorbic acid;
- 5-ureidohydantoin;
- structural peptides;
- oily plant distillation products.
It is advisable if the composition of the creams is free of glycerin and hormones. For daytime suspension, a sunscreen is a must-have ingredient.
Remember! Means for the sensitive area of the eyes can not have a low price!
To avoid swelling, apply the cream point by point and in small amounts. The greatest effect can be achieved when applied in the morning and evening.
Use of patches
Plastics are special spots for the infraorbital area. The cosmetic product has miraculous properties and completely changes the structure of the skin.
This process can be called "reprogramming" in accordance with the English verb, which refers to changes in electronic files.
Plasters relieve age-related changes and solve the most common problems - bruising under the eyes, swelling, dermis defects, mimicking wrinkles.
Self-adhesive patches impregnated with useful substances can easily be stored in a small purse for cosmetics and taken with you to work, rest or on a trip. A quick procedure for the care of the eye area with blemishes allows you to achieve a pronounced effect compared to the usual creams.
Cosmetic stains are saturated with high concentration nutrients, which can not be said about classic nourishing and moisturizing creams.
In addition, blemishes from various manufacturers are presented in the cosmetic market today, among which you can choose the best product based on the nature of the problem and the individual characteristics of the skin.
Proper nutrition
To prevent wrinkles, collagen production in the body must be well established.
It appears that he was taking a special drug and the synthesis of this drug was fully activated. However, before using the help of a particular drug, it is better to familiarize yourself in detail with the benefits of natural ingredients.
A natural method of eliminating a cosmetic deficiency is to supplement the diet with collagen-based foods.
The nutritional recommendations are as follows:
- Eat more fresh cracked carrots. The carotene in the vegetable effectively nourishes all skin layers. You can speed up the result if you use carrots in combination with spinach.
- Enrich the diet with various fruits that have a beneficial effect on the epidermis. Grapefruit and apricot are especially beneficial. Peaches and nectarines are no less important for the condition of the skin.
- Eat fresh vegetables daily. In this group, tomato, aromatic herbs, sweet pepper are especially useful.
- Drink at least a glass of freshly squeezed fruit juice every day. Beauticians recommend apple, carrot and orange juice.
- Refill the levels of healthy fats in the body with fish. The product is useful baked and cooked.
- Eat blueberries whenever possible. You need to pay special attention to this berry. It has a beneficial effect on the structure of the capillaries in the retina. This improves visual acuity and the person stops squinting.
- It is forbidden to use beverages with gas, alcohol, baked goods, sweets. The toxic substances and sugars contained in these products have a detrimental effect on the condition of the dermis.
- Fatty, fried and spicy foods should be excluded from the usual menu. It leads to severe disorders of the digestive system, which echo in the condition of the skin.
Gymnastics
Specially designed gymnastic exercises extend the dermis youthfulness and restore its attractive appearance.
Charging is not only suitable for women but also for men, especially if the latter does not accept the use of cosmetics.
Exercise 1
Open your eyes wide and count to 5, then close your eyelids. Repeat the exercise twice a day 15 times.
Exercise 2
Pull the outer corners of the eyes with the pads on the fingers, mimicking the eyes of the Chinese. Exercise alternates between opening and closing the eyes.
Exercise 3
Sit on a chair and keep your head in a flat position. Imagine a pendulum moving in front of your eyes from side to side. Observation is performed by the students. Finally, imagine a closely placed object in front of you and look at it.
Exercise 4
Rotate the pupils in a circle, first clockwise and then counterclockwise.
Such exercises are performed daily, at least once a day, especially if the first manifestations of crow's feet are visible. You should not start with the maximum number of repetitions, as this may cause discomfort in the eye area.
Gradually increase the number of manipulations day by day and approach you maximum load. Exercises are performed in different sequences and in any free minute.
Folk medicine
The advantage of folk medicine lies in their accessibility, safety and ease of use. You can choose the right recipe for yourself and enjoy the effect in the mirror.
So what do our ancestors advise us about? Consider popular recipes.
Aloe juice
Aloe vera juice effectively and carefully cares for the skin under the eyes.
It is enough to squeeze a few drops of healing juice from a leaf on the plant and lubricate the problem area with your fingertips.
This product provides sufficient moisture to the dermis and quickly smoothes fine wrinkles.
In the absence of a plant at home, you can buy a similar cosmetics based on this product. The concentration of aloe in it is almost one hundred percent.
White bread
There are no particular problems in preparing this recipe. Bread and milk are almost always available in any home.
The breadcrumbs should be lightly moistened with warm milk to get a mushy consistency. Take a horizontal position and place the mass on closed eyelids and infraorbital area. The effect is fantastic and pleasant after 3 treatments.
Sauerkraut
This simple dish is famous not only for its wonderful appetizer but also for its excellent anti-aging product.
To prepare a cosmetic compress, a woman needs two pieces of gauze and a handful of sauerkraut.
The product is placed in a tissue and applied to the eyes for 15 minutes. When the time is up, wash the treated area under running water and lubricate with premium olive oil.
Finally, pat the skin around the eyes lightly with your fingers. If you perform the procedure daily, the skin becomes smooth and firm after 14 days.
Olive oil
This product contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients. Every beautician is sure that daily treatment of the skin under the eyes with cold pressed olive oil will transform a woman significantly within 30 days.
The product's properties are to repair damaged cells, relieve inflammation, nutrition, moisturize, smooth wrinkles in the eye area and more.
Cucumber
Fresh vegetables have anti-aging, brightening and moisturizing properties. For cooking, take a dense cucumber of soil varieties and cut it thin.
Put the resulting circles on closed eyelids and other problem areas of the face. Leave in peace and complete relaxation for half an hour. You can enhance and speed up the effect by rubbing the vegetable on a fine grater. In this case, however, the mass is applied by means of a gauze bandage.
Potatoes
The beneficial properties of the root vegetable are highly concentrated in both raw and cooked vegetables. The product is able to provide gentle skin care: to rejuvenate and smooth it.
The potatoes are rubbed finely and applied with a bandage on the area of accumulation of defects and age-related manifestations. As a result, the swelling and swelling disappear without a trace, the skin is tightened and smoothed out.
Boiled potatoes are used in combination with strong cream or sour cream. For this, mashed potatoes are made from the root vegetable and both ingredients are mixed. The incompletely cooled mass is applied to the infraorbital region after applying gauze to the skin.
The compress acts immediately on the skin. The water balance is restored, dead cells are exfoliated, the skin becomes light and smooth.
Banana
Ripe banana paste removes small lines of expression in the eye area and quickly regenerates skin that has undergone age-related changes after 30 years. Cells get the necessary nutrition and hydration.
The banana is mashed and combined with 50 g butter. The mass is mixed until smooth. The finished paste is applied to the area around the eyes and left for 25 minutes. Then wash the mask off with warm water.
Coconut oil
This miraculous product is famous for its excellent lifting effect. To achieve the expected result, it is enough to apply the oil on the skin every day for 5 minutes.
In order not to get burned and irritated, a few drops of the product are enough. For better absorption, the oil is heated slightly.
Parsley
Greens that replenish our table with the arrival of spring and summer can quickly and permanently remove signs of aging on the skin around the eyes.
The juice of the plant makes the dermis significantly lighter, eliminates blue circles under the eyes, provides cell structures with vitamins and useful microelements.
A small handful of greens are pushed aside until juice appears. A bag is formed by the bandage and filled with green mass. The resulting anti-aging pillows are placed under the eyes for half an hour.
Strawberries plus tax
In the strawberry season, pick two ripe berries from the bush and mash them with a fork. The resulting liquid is mixed with 5 g of liquid honey. Cut two small squares from the bandage and evenly distribute the mixture of strawberries and honey between them. Apply to the eye area.
The berry nourishes the dermis perfectly, and honey has the property of moisturizing. As a result, fine wrinkles disappear for a long time.
Masks
Complex masks are effective for pronounced deep facial folds. The complex effect of several components doubles the effect in a short time and allows you to achieve the desired result.
From egg whites
The egg is considered a unique product that is used not only for culinary delights, but also to achieve a cosmetic effect.
An egg white mask is superior in effectiveness over commercially available creams and anti-aging products. This gift from nature contains retinol, which returns the dermis to its former elasticity.
The most popular mask for removing wrinkles under the eyes is a mixture of protein and aloe. Whisk the protein into a foam during cooking, add 10 grams of honey, 3 drops of lemon juice and 5 drops of olive oil. The finished mass is applied to the skin for 20 minutes. The firming and smoothing effect is noticeable after the first application.
Apple
Ripe sweet and sour apple rubbed on a fine grater. The resulting mass is filled with sour cream (1 tbsp. L. ) and applied to the problem area. This mask helps to remove the problem of wrinkled skin and fight dryness.
Brandy
This mask has become popular among the fair sex because of its high-performance indicators. To prepare it, take 30 grams. cognac, 50 g fat sour cream and 1 tsp. flower honey.
Next, add the crushed egg yolk of a boiled egg and 3 drops of lime or lemon juice to the ingredients. The liquid is stirred thoroughly and applied to the orbital area for half an hour.
Of linden flower
A handful of tree flowers are poured with a glass of boiling water and left in a dark place for 24 hours.
In the resulting broth (to a mask 3 tbsp. L. ) Add honey, tea leaves and sunflower oil (1 tsp. L. ). Homemade tonic lubricates problem areas with a cotton swab. After 3 weeks of regular use, wrinkles are significantly smoothed.
Honey yeast
Yeast is a valuable product rich in proteins, minerals and vitamins. The culture has a beneficial effect on the delicate skin of the circulatory area and quickly eliminates small wrinkles. A granular product with rapid action (2 g) is diluted in liquid syrup or honey (2 tsp) and a few drops of sunflower oil are added. The finished mixture is applied with the fingertips and strikes lightly on the skin. Wash after 20 minutes.
Tibetskaya
It is worth starting with the preparation of laurel broth. To do this, boil 4 leaves filled with 150 g of boiling water. Reduce heat on the stove and simmer the broth for no more than 15 minutes.
To prepare the mask, take 1 tbsp. l. broth of lavrushka, egg whites (whip until foamy), 1 tbsp. l. olive oil and 4 g of potassium alumina powder (sold in pharmacies). Mix all ingredients together.
Cut arcuate strips out of cotton bandage material and saturate them with the resulting mass. Apply compresses to the infraorbital area during a night's sleep.
Curd mass
This mask literally works wonders. After application, the skin around the eyes is visibly rejuvenated, wrinkles are smoothed, and the previous firmness and elasticity return.
Take 50 grams of milk and 70 grams of cottage cheese. Mix the two products until smooth. The mask can be supplemented with 2 tbsp. melted inner fat and 1 tsp. liquid honey. Apply the resulting mixture to the eye area using gauze devices. Resist 25 minutes.
Of rose petals
This mask not only helps to remove wrinkled skin manifestations, but also improves mental and physical condition thanks to its aroma.
For cooking, take a handful of rosehip color and mix it with the raw egg yolk of an egg. For softening you can add 1 tsp. soft butter. The resulting serum is applied to the orbital area for 30 minutes.
Massage
Regular massage improves blood circulation and restores proper nutrition to the epithelium. In addition, the dermis around the eyes gets faster, becomes smooth and elastic.
Before manipulation, wash the skin of the hands thoroughly with soap and lubricate with olive oil. The face must also be clean and moisturized with a special cream. Consider some of the most effective massage manipulations:
- Use light pressing massage movements with your fingertips, go from the bridge of the nose to the arch of the forehead and move easily to the outer corners of the eyes. Change direction in the opposite direction and repeat the movements.
- Perform a drumstick movement in the temporal area, walk along the infraorbital region and come back.
- Place your fingers on the movable eyelid, squeeze the skin lightly and pull it towards the outer corner of the eye. The manipulation should be repeated on the lower eyelids.
- Use your finger to draw a number eight (or infinite symbol) under the eyes. Repeat 10 times.
With regular massage, the result can be enjoyed already after 7 days.
Heparin ointment
Beauticians look differently at the effectiveness of heparin ointment in the fight against wrinkles in the circulatory area.
But in one of their opinions they unequivocally agree - the ointment is really able to eliminate mimicking creases with regular use, but it is not a completely safe remedy.
Use often has negative consequences. Among them, a distinction is made between the following manifestations:
- clogged pores
- acne (blackheads)
- dermis dryness in the eye area.
Avoid excluding the ointment completely from your own list of effective remedies. Its use is possible, but without blind bias.
Experts recommend applying the ointment once a day for no more than a week. Soften the skin with moisturizer after use.
Before rejuvenation, it is recommended to consult a qualified physician.
About wearing sunglasses
To prevent or reduce the appearance of wrinkles and creases under the eyes, experts recommend that you always wear sunglasses.
It seems that he protected and the problem is solved. But no, another problem appears - the development of photophobia. As a result, the woman's vision suffers significantly. Why is this happening?
By nature, eyes are created in such a way that they perform their full functions in the constant presence of an element of direct radiation (sunlight). This means that under artificial lighting the visual acuity is slightly reduced.
The sun's rays have a beneficial effect on the condition of the eyes, revitalize them, give a healthy glow and become an obstacle to the development of various infectious disorders.
If there is not enough light regularly, the eyes begin to tear, eye strain develops, and discomfort occurs. A woman is forced not to take off her glasses even in low light or involuntarily skewed, which makes wrinkles even more pronounced.
It is actually much easier to learn to react to the light of the sun without rolling your eyes. This helps to even out and prevent wrinkled skin manifestations in the infraorbital region.
Prophylaxis
You can preserve youth for many years with the help of regular comprehensive care. To prevent aging and delay the appearance of wrinkles on the face, simple recommendations will help:
- Eat well;
- try to sleep at least 8 hours a day;
- choose cosmetics correctly and competently;
- washing makeup during a night's sleep to allow your skin to completely relax;
- combine masks, massages, gymnastic exercises to care for the skin around the eyes;
- forget about smoking;
- use sunscreen if necessary.
General recommendations
It is advised to start the fight against crow's feet at the age of 25 years. Getting rid of wrinkles under the eyes at home will be successful with strict adherence to general recommendations:
- A woman should use only natural cosmetics, ideally prepared alone.
- When using decorative creams, pay attention to their composition and quality.
- Do not try to use active facial expressions.
- Avoid stressful situations.
- Treat the eye area regularly with a mild saline solution. It helps to quickly smooth out the first wrinkles.
- A hot compress is effective, which is replaced by washing under a cold contrast shower. Intensive nutrition and hydration of the dermis occur.
- Rubbing with an ice cube has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin in the eye area. It can be made on the basis of a decoction of a medicinal herb. After application, the skin tone improves, wrinkles disappear.
Opinions
The article presented many ways to rejuvenate the skin under the eyes. They are not only approved by home cosmetology but also by professionals from all over the world. However, do not forget the early appearance of wrinkles on this delicate part of the face.
The sooner measures are taken to remove them, the longer the woman will have a young and attractive appearance.