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. 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 plenty of water. 8-10 glasses of water per day is the recommended amount by dermatologists. It will ensure your skin is hydrated and work to eliminate the build-up of bacteria and in effect, can clear up your skin and make it look more vibrant and radiant.
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 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. Always Use A Moisturizer. Use a good moisturizer, especially if you have dry skin. Most dermatologists suggest moisturizers will have their best effect on your skin if you apply them shortly after washing your face - when your skin is most permeable. Doing so, makes it easier for the active ingredients to do their best work on your skin and make the moisture last throughout the day.
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. 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. 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. Avoid or Learn To Cope Well With Stress. According to studies, this is one of the leading causes of wrinkles. Try to maintain a happy disposition when at all possible. This will not only improve the condition of your skin but increase the quality of your overall health as well. Who wouldn't want that?
Learning to add these tips to your daily skin care routine will help your skin to look as beautiful as possible. Won't it feel good to know that you've done everything you can to improve your skin and in turn slow down the aging process? Now, once you get used to these tips and they become part of your daily regimen, you can start the search for an eye skin care product that will work well on your skin type, and that product will then become a compliment to this top notch skin care routine. - 15683
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 plenty of water. 8-10 glasses of water per day is the recommended amount by dermatologists. It will ensure your skin is hydrated and work to eliminate the build-up of bacteria and in effect, can clear up your skin and make it look more vibrant and radiant.
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 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. Always Use A Moisturizer. Use a good moisturizer, especially if you have dry skin. Most dermatologists suggest moisturizers will have their best effect on your skin if you apply them shortly after washing your face - when your skin is most permeable. Doing so, makes it easier for the active ingredients to do their best work on your skin and make the moisture last throughout the day.
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. 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. 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. Avoid or Learn To Cope Well With Stress. According to studies, this is one of the leading causes of wrinkles. Try to maintain a happy disposition when at all possible. This will not only improve the condition of your skin but increase the quality of your overall health as well. Who wouldn't want that?
Learning to add these tips to your daily skin care routine will help your skin to look as beautiful as possible. Won't it feel good to know that you've done everything you can to improve your skin and in turn slow down the aging process? Now, once you get used to these tips and they become part of your daily regimen, you can start the search for an eye skin care product that will work well on your skin type, and that product will then become a compliment to this top notch skin care routine. - 15683
About the Author:
Alyssa Denure has been a dedicated eye beauty specialist while consistently finding the best ways to get rid of puffy eyes, dark circles, and eye wrinkles for the past ten years. She makes it her goal to improve women's self-esteem through better eye skin care techniques.
