How many times have we heard that phrase "the face is the mirror of the soul"? And next to the face, we would also include the eyes. The look and what it transmits says a lot about you. He is one of the main informants of the passing of the years, but he is also a "snitch" about our health. A bad night, insomnia, stress and even our mood is reflected in our eyes.
The skin around the eyes is five times thinner than that of the rest of the face areas, so it needs specific care and healthy daily habits.
Bags under the eyes
You stand before the mirror and the image it returns to you is daunting. You look tired, sad … Bags make us years old and this is just what we want to avoid.
But first of all, what are the bags like? If they are very pronounced in the morning, but throughout the day with the blinking they improve, it may be due to poor blood circulation. But if, on the contrary, the bags do not vary during the day, it is probably an accumulation of fat around the eyes.
- Can they be removed only with creams? Yes, when the bags are caused by poor blood or lymphatic circulation (fluid retention). However, when they are formed by accumulation of fat on the eyelids, creams do not remove them.
- What eye contour do I choose? Choose the texture based on your needs. In gel if you want to deflate the bags and hydrate the skin, and in gel-cream if you also want to smooth the first wrinkles and firm the eye contour.
- Roll-on applicator. In contact with the skin, the metal ball head causes an immediate cooling sensation that helps to drain the contour of the eye. Some products incorporate a vibration system at the end of the container that helps to make the product penetrate better.
- Active principles. Look for substances that reinforce the wall of the capillaries (butcher's broom, horse chestnut, aescin) so that the liquids flow into the tissues, as well as draining substances (witch hazel, rose water, algae, ivy, horsetail) and / or activators of microcirculation (caffeine, green tea), which decongest the bags and rejuvenate the look.
- The secret is in how you apply it. In the morning and at night, with clean skin and before other products. Deposit the amount of a grain of rice under the lower eyelid (on the bone, not just below the eye). Apply the product with a few gentle taps to activate the blood supply. Gently press the tear duct with your finger for a few seconds to drain the area and prevent bags.
- What if the problem is fat? Experts advise blepharoplasty, a minor surgery that removes excess skin and removes the fat bags from the eyelids, achieving a very natural look and avoiding the appearance of a round or operated eye.
How to remove dark circles?
The problem can be triggered by an increase in pigmentation around the eyes. But why do they appear? Unfortunately, in most cases it is due to genetic inheritance or diseases such as food allergies or hormonal changes. There is a false belief that dark circles appear due to lack of sleep or fatigue, but these factors only make them more visible, they do not cause them.
If the dark circles that appear in your eye contour are brown, it is due to an excess of melanin, so your goal will be to lighten the skin. For this, the depigmenting active ingredients such as kojic acid, arbutin and some plant extracts such as licorice, mulberry or chamomile are perfect to treat them. If they are reddish or bluish in color, it is due to a circulatory disorder, so the cream should contain hydroxysuccinimide and chrysin, which favor the elimination of these pigments; arnica, which reabsorbs bruises; and ginkgo, vine and vitamin K, which strengthen the capillaries.
Wrinkles around the eyes
Yes! That to the consolation of many, we say that those wrinkles around the eyes are due to the large, intense and countless laughs that have left their mark on our eye contour. But let's not deny it, we would love to have smiled a lot and that our happiness was not "registered" on our face in the form of little wrinkles.
- What creams work against crow's feet? In addition to tensioners, active ingredients that fill wrinkles from the inside can be used, as they are firming and redensifying for mature skin. To hide wrinkles with the naked eye, soft-focus pigments are very effective. By scattering light in all directions, they illuminate the wrinkle lines and give the sensation of smooth and younger skin.
- What if I want visible and lasting results? Dr. Natalia Ribé, specialist in Aesthetic Medicine, recommends a single session of botulinum toxin to treat expression wrinkles, and hyaluronic acid infiltrations to hydrate or stimulate this area.
