Eyelid skin care

Approaching winter season, which means taking care of your body, face, arms and legs need to be a little more careful. This is especially true for the area around the eyes, because the skin there is very thin and is most susceptible to adverse environmental influences.

Masks for century

Like for any other part of the body, for eyelids can be made masks at home. They are needed to get rid of wrinkles, swelling, fatigue. Since about eye If there are no sebaceous glands, the skin needs regular care and, of course, moisturizing.

When choosing the components of a mask, you need to remember about allergic reactions, so you need to choose very carefully and according to your skin type. Masks should be quite greasy, and should be applied with careful and gentle movements. Before the procedure, it is necessary to remove all makeup and preferably steam the skin. It is also recommended to perform a small eyelid massage before applying the mixture, but you will learn about it below.

Remove the mask with cool water or a cotton swab moistened in the warm milk, after removal, be sure to lubricate the epidermis with a nourishing or moisturizing eye cream. For masks you can use a variety of ingredients: vegetable oils, food, essential oils, vegetables and fruits.

For example, you can prepare the following mixture for application to the skin of the eyelids: take olive oil, flaxseed oil and a little less liquid vitamin E in equal proportions. Mix everything well and apply to the skin of the eyelids. The ideal time for procedures is an hour before bedtime.

You can mix olive oil with heated honey, leave it on your eyelids for 10 minutes, then wash with freshly brewed green honey. tea.
You can use carrots to make a mask. For the first recipe you will need carrot juice. Combine it with almond oil. Mix thoroughly and put in a cool place to infuse. This procedure is recommended to be performed daily for a month.

You can also grate carrots and mix them with egg yolk and 10 g of starch. This mixture will perfectly smooth the skin, refresh it, and also help get rid of pigmentation.

In equal quantities you can mix butter, infusion daisies and castor oil. Apply to the skin of the eyelids and leave for 20 minutes, preferably lying down and without moving.

Combine a couple of spoons of rich sour cream with a spoon of finely chopped parsley. Spread on eyelids and leave for 15 minutes.

Eyelid massage

In cosmetology, there are three main types of massage: hygienic (after 25 years), plastic (after 35 years) and therapeutic (for sagging skin). There are also many different types using heated spoons or a roller with liquid nitrogen.

To carry out a massage yourself, you first need to familiarize yourself with the rules, learn at least once from a master, or look on the Internet how to properly massage your eyelids. The most important thing is not to stretch the delicate skin during the session. It should be remembered that the massage is carried out strictly along certain massage lines. Moreover, the lines for the top   lower eyelids are completely different (upper - from the bridge of the nose to the outer corner eyes, lower - from the outer corner to the inner). During massage, it is necessary to apply pressure only on certain areas, and use light tapping, vibration and soft stroking a little less often.

You can also massage using eye cream. The procedure is performed using the ring fingers of both hands. Before the massage, you should cleanse the skin, apply eye cream, best starting with the upper eyelid. Gently tap the massage lines with your fingertips, then move to the lower eyelid. Repeat several times until all the cream is absorbed.

Eye creams

You can make your own creams for delicate eyelid skin. For example, using olive oil (tsp), vitamins E and A (by capsule) and jojoba oil (a couple of drops). This mass nourishes the skin and eliminates crow's feet.

You can also use a couple of spoons of chamomile infusion with linden blossom, a small spoon of butter and half a spoon of castor oil.

To nourish dry eyelid skin, you can prepare a cream from pork fat and any oil (peach, olive, jojoba) in proportions of 1:2. Pork fat must be melted in a water bath and pour in the oil. Store this cream in a glass container with a lid.

On the shelves of cosmetic stores you can see a huge variety of creams for the skin around the eyes. Thanks to the most beneficial ingredients, the products perfectly nourish, moisturize, soften and rejuvenate the epidermis. Here are a few of the most famous and useful:

• Kiehl's cream with avocado oil.
• Eye gel “Vitamin care” by Oriflame.
• Gel cream Clinique All about Eyes.
• Melvita Bio-Excellence Naturallift cream.
• Erborian eye cream.
• Carita cream.
• "Drops of Youth" from The Body Shop.

Eye oil

There are women who don't want to spend a lot of money on useless creams. These use natural or essential oils. Thanks to their rich composition and beneficial vitamins and microelements, they have a very good effect on the skin of the eyelids.

• 50 ml of coconut oil can be combined with half an egg yolk and a spoonful of honey. Dip cotton swabs into the resulting solution and apply to the eyelids. This composition has a rejuvenating and tightening effect.
• Heat the peach oil a little and dip a couple of cotton swabs into it. Apply to eyelids for a quarter of an hour.
• Same amount of heavy cream and sea buckthorn oils mix, adding one egg yolk. This mask can be used for everything faces, or only for the skin of the eyelids. To improve the effect, you can cover your face with polyethylene.
• Oil rosehip can be added to any eye cream. Just a few drops are enough for the entire cream. This oil is rich in essential vitamins that the body lacks, especially in winter.
• Heat castor oil a little and mix with the same amount of boiled milk oatmeal.

Eyelid massage: video

In order to independently conduct eyelid massage sessions in home conditions, please read the rules from the video clip added below.