This is true. Before we go out there and spend our money on expensive creams or make-up to help with the wrinkles, we must follow a skin care regimen. That’s a good way to help the skin, and a good way to prevent some wrinkles.
by Alyssa Denure
By looking at the number of eye skin care products available today, there is no doubt that our society puts a high value on the beauty of our eyes. They are, after all, the most looked at feature and the one that shows the signs of aging first. Wouldn’t you agree? So, before you go and buy all the makeup and eye skin care products the world has to offer for eye wrinkles, puffy eyes and dark circles, they will be useless and your money wasted if you dont take the proper precautions for maintaining your skin’s health first. Building your own skin care regimen and sticking to it daily is crucial, so here are the top 10 eye skin care tips dermatologists recommend you start getting used to:
1. Know Your Skin Type. In order to make the right decision on your eye skin care products, you must first identify your skin type. Skin care products are available in various types, depending on the needs of your skin. Having a firm grasp on what your skin needs to be healthy and look good, will help you find a product that will produce maximum results in that area.
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. Wash Your Face With Lukewarm Water At Night And Cold Water In the Morning. At the end of the day you most likely have been exposed to harsh environmental factors and your face needs to be cleansed and rid of those factors, so youll need to cleanse with warm water before bed. Using hot water can make your skin exceedingly dry. When you wake up in the morning, use cool-cold water to reduce under eye puffiness and close up your pores before makeup application. The cold water will help close your pores so that your makeup does not clog those pores.
4. Exfoliate Often. When exfoliating, try not to exert too much pressure when scrubbing. Exfoliating is certainly good for your skin, but do not do it too often as you might end up harming the outermost layers of your skin. Twice a week is sufficient for getting rid of the skin’s top, dead layer of skin cells.
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. Skip the bar soap for your face. 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 if you have to use it.
7. Avoid the Sun. We all need a little sun exposure to be happy, but when expecting to get sun exposure at length, apply sunscreen lotion or better yet, use a facial moisturizer with an SPF of at least 15. Make a habit of using sunscreen every time you go outdoors, even when it’s cloudy. The easiest way to not forget SPF? Make sure it is in all your makeup products.
8. Exercise daily. Some 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 from everything it has taken in during the day. Just make sure you wash your face thoroughly afterwards!
9. The secret truly lies in antioxidants. By adding antioxidants into your diet daily you are working to actually reverse – not only prevent – the signs of aging. Antioxidants can reverse free radical damage and this free radical damage is the number one reason we start to see the signs of aging. A good food to keep in mind for getting your antioxidants are berries – blue, black, red – the darker the better.
10. Positively deal with stress. Studies show how harmful stress is on our bodies and it is a major factor in aging. By learning to cope well with stress, we can reduce the signs of aging, improving the health of our skin and overall health. It’s one of the best things you can do for yourself. A good way to start is 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.
About the Author:
Alyssa Denure has been a passionate eye beauty specialist while consistently researching the best ways to get rid of
puffy eyes, dark circles, and eye wrinkles for the past decade. She makes it her goal to improve women’s self-esteem through better
eye skin care techniques.