face. The faces of twenty five and thirty five year old people
usually differ mainly in the eye area. Thirty five year olds
are a lot more likely to have fine lines and bags under the
eyes; some will even have crow's feet. Not surprisingly, when
we try to estimate someone's age, the appearance of the eye
area is always one of the key factors. Therefore, if you want
to keep looking young as long as possible, it is usually not
enough to take care of your skin in general. You need to neutralize
a natural tendency of the skin in the eye area to age faster
than the rest of your face.
Unfortunately,
the area around the eye is rarely given the individualized
attention it deserves despite proliferation of so-called eye
creams and serums. The rationale for special treatment of
the eye area skin.
• It is much thinner and more sensitive than other facial
skin.
• It is stressed by frequent eye movements and squinting.
• It has virtually no sebaceous glands, which makes
it highly prone to dryness
• It overlies a particularly dense capillary network
and has minimal fat padding, which makes the eye area prone
to puffiness.
• Water accumulation in the eye area a.k.a. morning
puffiness
Special
treatment should include the following:
• Moisturizing is particularly important for the eye
area skin..
• Toning the eye area with special non-irritating toners
• Use of proven wrinkle fighters in the eye area (such
as tretinoin or ascorbic acid).
• Use of non-irritating wrinkle fighters: less proven
but also less risky.
• Use of antioxidant crèmes or lotions in the
eye area.
• Use of a non-irritating sun block in the eye area
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