The eye area is the most fragile part of the face and it is also the one that ages the fastest. Wrinkles, bags, dark circles: the eye area is the site of several problems. Choosing the right eye moisturizer and finding a make-your-own mask recipe are two ways to combat them.

While it is not necessary to apply a treatment around the eyes too early, at a certain age, it is essential to prevent rather than cure.

Wrinkles: targeted treatments for the eye area

The skin around the eyes is extremely thin and yet it is the most used during the day. We talk, we laugh and we inevitably squint thousands of times a day. So much so that from your twenties, you start to have charming expression lines. Which, over the years, end up becoming real wrinkles.

The first wrinkles, around the age of 30, can also be marked more deeply on certain occasions. The first reason being dehydration. Drinking water regularly and adopting a moisturizer around the eyes is therefore important from this age.

Over time, wrinkles can become more and more marked without being a problem. They can also be deep and more extensive to the temples. This is called crow’s feet. Reducing them and smoothing the eye area can bring more freshness.

Dark circles

If dark circles affect everyone in a different way, especially depending on their genetic makeup, they can darken over time. The micro-circulation of the blood under this very thin skin slows down. As we age, the eye area becomes hollow and dark circles appear more intensely. Again, proper care can slow this process down.

Bags under the eyes

Like dark circles, bags under the eyes, which are a build-up of water and fat, also partly depend on hereditary character. But lifestyle, lack of sleep, and other factors, such as excessive alcohol consumption or eating too much food, can cause puffiness.

Depending on the problem of the eye area that we want to fight as a priority, it is therefore necessary to choose a specific product.

Cream, oil or even gel, there are now many treatments for the eye area and they offer different textures according to their needs and personal tastes.

What moisturizer for the first wrinkles?

For the first wrinkles, which are often what are called expression lines or fine lines, there is no point in going faster than the music. In other words, do not use treatments that are too rich and intended for more mature women, this would have a counterproductive effect and could make your eye area swell.

First aid for the eye area must above all be moisturizing. If the skin has enough water, the “first wrinkles” phase will remain light and this will also help to push back the arrival of deeper wrinkles in subsequent years.

What care for puffiness and dark circles?

For puffiness and dark circles, which are considered problems of congestion and poor micro-circulation, treatment can be common. Most of the time, moreover, commercial products are “bags and dark circles” eye contour treatments. These offer both decongestant freshness and a vitamin C and caffeine formulation that helps drain the lymphatic system under the eyes.

What treatment for deep wrinkles?

In all cases, from the age of 35, more intense care is necessary to prevent the appearance of deeper wrinkles. When they are installed years later, there are nonetheless solutions to smooth them out. Retinol (natural vitamin A) is in particular a good way to fill wrinkles by stimulating cell renewal and collagen synthesis. The latest products on the market now offer softer formulations that are also suitable for sensitive skin.

One of the best ways to make your own eye mask is to use coffee grounds as the main ingredient. Caffeine decongests and improves blood micro-circulation, with an effect on the three problems: dark circles, puffiness and wrinkles.

Mix a teaspoon of coffee grounds, half a teaspoon of honey and an egg white. Leave on for 5 minutes and rinse very gently with lukewarm water before applying a treatment.

The use of a vegetable oil on the eye contour is not formally contraindicated. Avocado oil, for example, is recommended to slow down the appearance of wrinkles thanks, in particular, to its level of pysterols.

Nonetheless, using an oil for the eye area can be problematic for some people by causing swelling of the lower eyelid.