How to take care of your eye contour

We give you the best beauty tips and advice: moisturising, massage, a good night’s sleep. Discover them.

Protection: Due to its fragility, this part of the face requires special treatment to combat the effects of the sun and thus avoid premature ageing.

Moisturising: The skin is less resistant than that of the rest of the face so more in-depth moisturising is required in the eye contour area to provide greater elasticity and keep the feared wrinkles at bay.

Specific product: The eye contour requires a specific product. It is advisable to avoid facial cream because it is too greasy and could produce the opposite effect to the one we desire. In other words, it could produce bags because the skin cannot assimilate it correctly. In the case of correctors, choose a lighter tone that the skin tone to illuminate the area. Choosing a darker tone would worsen the problem.

Application: How we treat the skin on this part of our face is essential; we must never be rough or pull it too much. Products, be they for treatment or cosmetics, must be applied with small dabs and always from inside out; in other words, from the area below the tear duct to the outside. It is advisable to avoid dragging on the skin with cotton wool soaked in product, and making excessive use of brushes or sponges, that could eliminate the skin’s natural moisture.

Massage: Massages in any area favour blood circulation, thus enhancing the skin. Apart from applying product with small dabs or pats, you can massage the area and, even do some facial exercises to activate the contour.

Express trick: If you have an event, and the rings or bags under your eyes are very visible, an infallible trick is to dampen some cotton wool pads with moisturising lotion, leave them in the freezer for a few minutes and then apply to your eyes. The cold causes an acceleration of the blood irrigation, visibly deflating puffy eyelids.

Your allies:

• Sleep: A very basic, but effective, tip. Resting for at least 7 hours a day helps to relax your eyes, it reduces the typical blinking caused by tiredness, and avoids the bags produced by fatigue.

• Water:Drink at least 1.5 litres a day. This helps to eliminate toxins and prevents puffy eyes. It is also advisable to eat fruit and vegetables that are rich in liquids (and in vitamin C), such as pineapple, melon, apple or orange.

• Cold: The most effective remedies coincide in the important role played by cold. The classical cucumber slices, teabags, cold spoons,… They all act on the area and revitalise facial skin.