Did you know that the skin around the eyes is up to 5 times thinner than the rest of the face? It is a very delicate area! Less resistant and more sensitive to the passage of time and the effects of our rhythm of life. That is why it is essential to dedicate special care to it.
When choosing a good eye contour, we must take into account our needs. If you have bags and dark circles, we recommend using an eye contour with vitamin k oxide. If, on the other hand, you are worried about the ageing of the area with wrinkles and expression lines, an eye contour with melatonin and caffeine is ideal. If you have both needs, we recommend treating bags and dark circles in the morning and ageing at night, to achieve greater skin repair.
The eye contour should be an essential cosmetic in our daily care routine. The truth is that it is a very fragile area of the body and that it suffers especially from external aggressions such as the sun, cold and wind, as well as fluid retention, stress or lack of rest.
In addition, it is the part of the face where the first signs of ageing usually appear.
For all these reasons, the eye contour cream must be specially formulated, taking into account the specific skin characteristics of this area, as well as the challenges it must face every day. Among them, is the appearance of expression lines and wrinkles, sagging of the eyelids, dark circles and eye bags.
How to apply the eye contour correctly
Performing a massage around the eyes will not only decongest the area but will also enhance the activation of the active ingredients of the products that we are going to use.
In this way, these are the steps to follow when applying eye contour treatments :
Hygiene and preparation. First of all, the fundamental thing is to remove make-up from the eyes with a specific product and the help of cotton discs to eliminate all traces of make-up. For proper make-up removal, first, place the discs on each eye and hold them for a few seconds. Next, you must slide the cotton pads in an ‘L’ shape from top to bottom and from the inside out until the makeup remains are completely removed.
Activation and soothing massage. Once the make-up removal from the eye contour has been carried out, a small amount of the eye contour cream should be applied with light touches on the lower eyelid, the upper eyelid, the temples and between the eyebrows. Next, you have to spread the product with circular movements.
Decongestant draining phase. The next step is, with the tip of the middle finger, to pump pressure on the lower and upper eyelids. Repeat this gesture several times and then make smoothing movements towards the temples. Finally, with all the fingers covering the eyes, decompressive pumping is recommended.
Modelling and lifting effect massage. Before finishing, the outer area of the eye contour should be smoothed, making ascending circles in the form of a spiral. It is easier if you work with each eye holding the skin with the other hand.
