You don’t have to be a beauty expert (or even own an expensive eye cream) to get brighter, smoother eyes! As long as you’re using your makeup correctly, there are plenty of things that can be done right at home with household items like cucumbers and tea bags for less than five dollars!
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No.1: Don’t pick at the skin around your eyes.
Don’t pick at the skin around your eyes.
Don’t use a cotton swab to remove makeup or other products from around your eyes, as it can irritate them and cause them to look red or pink.
Don’t use a washcloth to remove makeup, as it can also irritate the area under and around your eyes (and also cause redness).
Avoid harsh cleansers and abrasive exfoliators, which can leave you with dry skin and fine lines in the delicate eye area. Instead, opt for gentle cleansers such as Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser ($14) that won’t strip moisture away from the sensitive skin surrounding your eyes—and won’t give you redness or puffiness after use!
No.2: Factor in sun protection when choosing an eye cream.
There are many products available to keep your eye area hydrated and smooth. They all have different formulations, so reading the labels is a good way to pick one that works for you. If you choose a cream with SPF, make sure it has at least 15 SPF.
Sun protection is important anywhere on your face, but it’s especially important around your eyes because this is where you first show signs of aging. The skin around our eyes is very delicate and thin, making it more susceptible to sun damage, wrinkles and dark circles.
It’s best to use sun protection every day—even if you will be indoors most of the day—because UV rays can still get through windows or glass doors at higher elevations (like airplanes).
No.3: Put on eye cream at night, but don’t overdo it.
Put on eye cream at night, but don’t overdo it.
Don’t apply eye cream in the morning, middle of the day or afternoon (or evening).
If you’re in your 20s or 30s and have been using eye cream before bed for years, stop. You don’t need to be putting anything extra on your skin at night (unless you have dry skin). And if you’re doing this with other products like sunscreen or moisturizer, stop that too! Nothing should go under your eyes at night because it can clog pores and cause damage over time.
No.4: Look for firming ingredients or formulas.
There are many different types of eye creams, so it is important to choose one that suits your skin type. Some are good for reducing puffiness and dark circles, while others are designed to firm and tighten the skin around your eyes. If you have dry under-eyes, look for a cream containing ceramides, hyaluronic acid or peptides which will hydrate and plump up your delicate eye area.
For normal skin types that don’t need as much hydration but still want some firming benefits there are creams with collagen boosters—like vitamin C which is known for its anti-ageing properties—or retinol which helps reduce fine lines by exfoliating away dead cells from the surface of your face allowing new ones to grow healthy underneath them!
No.5: Apply eye cream with your ring finger
The skin around our eyes is very delicate and fragile, so we want to use as gentle of a touch as possible when applying anything to it. We can do this by using our weakest finger, which happens to be our ring finger! The middle finger is actually stronger than the ring one because it has more muscles attached. This means that if we were to apply eye cream with this digit instead of our ring one, then it would create more pressure on those delicate skin areas around our eyes than necessary (and that could lead to wrinkles!)
No.6: Stay hydrated! Dehydration
Stay hydrated!
Dehydration (even mild) can make the dark circles around your eyes more prominent, and water helps cleanse toxins from your body that could be contributing to premature aging of skin cells! Water is also a major nutrient for youthful looking skin. So drink plenty of it! Drink water before bed, when you wake up, when you are thirsty, when you are hungry and when exercising (or outdoors in the sun).
