10 Top Notch Tips for Eye Skin Care
If you look at the number of eye skin care products and brands available today, you can see the value our society puts on the beauty of our eyes. Our eyes, are the first thing people see and judge us on and the one that ironically shows the signs of aging first. I’m sure most women would agree on that. Before you go and gather all the makeup and eye skin care products you can get your hands on for puffy eyes, eye wrinkles and dark circles, they will be useless and your money down the drain if you don’t take the necessary precautions for maintaining your skin’s health beforehand. Here are 10 great tips for doing just that:
1. Be familiar with your skin type. In order to make the correct purchase on eye skin care products, you must first identify your skin type and know how it reacts to certain types of ingredients and formulas. Eye skin care products are available in various types and they are designed for the particular needs of your skin. For example, if you have oily skin as opposed to dry, you should search for products that are oil free to see the best results in your skin.
2. Drink A Lot of Water. Drink the required 8-10 glasses of water daily. It will not only keep your skin hydrated, but help prevent the accumulation of bacteria, helping you avoid further skin problems like acne.
3. Use cool water in the morning, lukewarm water at night. Cool water in the morning is helpful for not only waking you up and making you feel refreshed, but also for reducing the puffy eyes look we so often experience when waking up. Before bed, use lukewarm water as opposed to hot water because hot water can make the skin exceedingly dry. Also lukewarm water will open up your pores to allow them to be fulling cleansed and rid of dirt and oil from your makeup.
4. Exfoliate weekly. When you do exfoliate, try not to to put too much pressure on the skin around your eyes. Using only a light scrub will ensure you eliminate the top layer of dead skin cells without damaging the delicate skin around the eyes, making it susceptible to wrinkling and becoming over-dryed.
5. Moisturize daily. Moisturizing is an essential part of your daily eye skin care regimen. By giving an extra dose of moisture to your skin that may be lacking, you are ensuring a brighter, more even skin tone. Always put your moisturizer on right after washing your face as the skin is most permeable at this time and the most amount of moisturizer will be absorbed.
6. Don’t use bar soap. Bar soap will strip your skin of its natural moisture. No amount of moisturizer can replace the oils stripped by bar soap. So just keep your bar soap for the body, not the face.
7. Cover up from the sun. By covering up, I mean using sunsceen as often as possible – even when it’s cloudy. By doing this, you are ensuring less wrinkles in your future. The best way to keep from forgetting is to make sure there is sunscreen in your makeup and eye skin care products.
8. Exercise. A little sweat on your face can be just what the doctor ordered. When you perspirate, your skin retains moisture and will, in turn, be brighter because the excess dirt and oils are removed.
9. Antioxidants are the anti aging secret. By adding antioxidants into your diet on a daily basis you are working to actually reverse, not just prevent, the signs of aging. Antioxidants can reduce and reverse free radical damage and this free radical damage is the number one reason we start to look like we are aging. A good food to keep in mind for getting your antioxidants? Berries! Blue, black, red – the darker the better!
10. Learn to deal with life stressors. Studies show how harmful stress is to our bodies and it is a key factor in aging. By learning to cope well with stress, we can reduce the signs of aging improving the health of your skin and your overall health. It’s one of the best things you can do for yourself. Start off by trying not to sweat the small stuff.
Add these tips to your daily skin care routine and will help your skin to look as beautiful as possible. Don’t rely just on eye creams and tons of products. Help yourself by applying these easy and virtually free tips to your regimen daily, and if your results aren’t exactly as you’d like then you can use an eye skin care cream to compliment. I guarantee you will feel good knowing you’ve done everything possible to maintain healthy, ageless skin.