Under eye wrinkles – do I need to buy a special eye-cream?

 

This is a question that I often get asked, and the short answer is – yes. This can be a little hard to swallow if you have just spent money on the latest must-have anti aging facial cream that has just come out. Especially when you see the price tag for that teeny, tiny little jar of eye cream!

 

The skin around the eye area is much finer and more delicate than the skin on the rest of our faces and is therefore more prone to showing those signs of aging we know as wrinkles. It’s actually the eye area where we are most likely to notice that very first wrinkle and boy do I remember that little defining moment.

 

“So, why can’t I just use my facial moisturiser around my eyes, isn’t it all the same stuff?”

 

The reason that you can’t just use your regular anti aging cream around the eyes is all to do with molecule size and targeted ingredients. The size of the molecules that contain the active ingredients is different in the two products. In eye cream, the molecules are much smaller and specifically designed to penetrate that delicate and easily wrinkled skin. If you were to use, let’s say, your day cream for example, the molecules in the day cream are way too large to penetrate that fine eye area skin. At best they would just sit on the surface and do nothing, at worst they could cause congestion, puffiness and even allergies and irritation. This is definitely not what you are trying to achieve.

 

The other reason that you do need a specialised eye cream is due to the active ingredients. The skin around the eyes is prone to puffiness, dehydration, dark circles and sagging and eye creams contain specific ingredients to target these concerns.

 

The good news is, that even though anti wrinkle eye creams generally come in tiny little jars or tubes, a little really does go a long way. I can usually get a good 6 months out of my eye cream, and if you break that down by a daily amount, that’s a pretty good deal.

 

In my opinion it is worth investing a little extra money and going for one of the good quality brands of eye creams. Simply because, as I said earlier, the skin around our eyes is so precious and delicate that it really doesn’t pay to skimp in this area.

To make the most out of every drop of that precious anti wrinkle eye cream, here are my top tips:

 

1. Buy the best quality eye cream that you can afford.
2. Use an amount the size of one grain of rice, to do both eyes.
3. Use your ring fingers to apply – we exert way less pressure that way.
4. Gently tap and pat the cream along the orbital bone (that’s the bony bit you can feel around your eye socket).
5. Be careful not to put the cream too close to the actual eye area.
6. Apply your eye cream after cleansing and toning and before your other anti aging creams and serums. This ensures that you don’t get any of the stronger ingredients from the other products near your eyes.
7. If applying your eye cream before bed – don’t lay straight down and go to sleep. Sit up and read, or potter about for ten minutes or so first. The blinking action of your eyes will help the eye cream to penetrate properly and work more effectively while you sleep.

 

To help the under eye area to stay young, firm and beautiful looking you do need to take a little extra care, but with the information and tips above, you will make the most of one of your most precious assets.

Bye for now,

Nikki

4 Anti-aging Beauty Myths – Ignore these at your peril!

There are some women out there who are lucky enough to have a limitless budget when it comes to being able to buy anti wrinkle products and beauty products. Luxurious sounding names with extravagant ingredients such as caviar and gold flakes, packaged in gorgeous velvet boxes with their own special spoons and spatulas to decant their precious cargo, are within reach for some but not all of us.

It is possible to have beautiful skin without spending a fortune. There are a load of wonderful products on the market that will help to fight wrinkles and keep your skin looking ageless without needing to take out a second mortgage to pay for them. Just beware of these 4 anti aging beauty myths that truly are false economy when it comes to taking care of your skin.

1. I don’t need to use a cleanser because I don’t wear makeup – this might be true if you live in an airtight bubble on a remote mountaintop somewhere, but if you live anywhere near the real world this just isn’t true. Whether you live in a bustling city or a quiet country town, your skin still gathers dirt, grime and dust through the day, not to mention perspiration, dead skin cells (you getting the picture here?) etc that need to be removed properly before you go to sleep.

2. I don’t lie out in the sun so I don’t need a sunscreen – if you do nothing else for your skin, EVER, get this beauty myth out of your head. The number one cause of extrinsic aging (that’s the stuff that goes on outside our skin) is exposure to the sun. The sun gives off UVA and UVB rays which burn and age the skin even on cloudy days and even through the windows of your house, office or car. You absolutely must make sunscreen as much a part of your day as putting on your knickers and brushing your teeth. You wouldn’t leave the house without them, right?

3. I can use the same moisturizer day and night – well, in some cases you can, but that is going to depend on what kind of moisturizer it is and what you want it to do. For instance, if lack of hydration is your only concern, then yes, a good hydrating cream can be used both day and night. But, and it is a big but, remember that you still need a sunscreen during the day and a product that can be used day or night will not have a sunscreen. The other thing to take into account is that if you have really specific concerns like deep wrinkles, age spots or uneven skin texture, you will need to apply a cream scientifically formulated with ingredients designed to target those concerns. These ingredients are best absorbed by the skin at night when it is in repair mode, so a night cream is a must.

4. Oh, I just use plain old soap and water and my skin looks OK – really, ya think? How do you know how good your skin could look if you were just a little kinder to it, if all you’ve ever done is treat it like the pots and pans in your kitchen sink! That nice squeaky sound you get after you wash your face with soap and water? That’s your skin screaming because you’ve scrubbed all it’s natural protective oils away! Please, save the soap for the plates and invest in a proper cleansing milk, cream or gel. You’ll hear your skin sigh with relief.

Our skin truly is a wonderful thing, and all it takes is a tiny bit of loving care to look beautiful and ageless regardless of the number of birthdays you’ve had or the amount of money in your bank account.

Thank you for reading, take care and be beautiful!

Nikki xx

 

How Credible Can Anti Aging Creams Be?

With all of the scams that can be seen on the television or any other forms of advertisements, there’s no wonder about the growing suspicion amongst anti aging creams. While thousands are looking for quick solutions to wrinkles, scars, etc., there is no excuse for having to use cheap, useless products. It is crucial to figure out what products work, and what aging symptoms that they target.

For the most part, these anti aging creams help with either lines or wrinkles. You can tell a lot about the product based on the before and after result photos. They can show you just how well the product can work for you. However, if a cream gives results that seem just too good to be true, they probably are. Keep a careful eye when glancing over advertisements.

Also, research the actual methods used to remove the lines and the wrinkles. Something that provides optimum hydration for the top skin layer can actually help fill in the lines and make them less noticeable. However, if a product is said to use something far fetched like 3D crystals that reflect the light and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, you won’t get the same aftermath that you want.

It is important to emphasize that reducing the symptoms and reducing the appearance of symptoms are very different in ads. While one is actually getting to the source of the problem and fixing it, one is merely masking it and potentially making it worse.

So what anti aging creams should be looked for? Actually, it is the components within them that make them worthy of purchasing. Anything that contains collagen may help, as that is a natural body element that restores the elasticity of the skin. Both beta and alpha hydroxyl acids can help rejuvenate the skin, and can also be purchased separately through treatments for any dermatologist.

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