Mask For The Eye Contour

The eye contour is an area that we must take proper care of. Consult your doctor if you have bags or inflammation to receive the appropriate treatment.

Many of the face creams that we use already specify it “do not apply in the eye area”. This is because the skin in this area is much more sensitive and using the wrong products can damage it. For this reason, today we will learn how to make a mask for the eye contour.

However, since the skin in this area is so delicate, we recommend consulting a specialist before using this home remedy. Remember that natural remedies can cause allergic reactions and that the vast majority of them do not have scientific evidence to support their alleged properties.

The eye contour

Without a doubt, this is one of the areas in which expression marks are beginning to make an appearance. The eyes are very expressive. If crow’s feet appear prematurely or some wrinkles also appear in this area, it is clear: we are not taking good care of the eye contour.

As some studies make clear, “the skin around the eyes is very thin […], it has very few sebaceous glands and it relaxes very easily”.

However, poor care of the eye contour can also cause bags and dark circles that are quite unsightly.

To avoid this type of problem, it is essential to make some changes in our habits. In addition, you can consult with a professional to determine what kind of mask could help you prevent these annoying skin marks.

Habits that improve the eye contour

Do we smoke Do we lead a sedentary life? Do we usually sleep with makeup on? All this can have consequences on the eye contour. Let’s look at some habits that we should start to introduce that could make a difference:

• Remove make-up every night : without excuses and without being lazy, of course, always using mild products that do not irritate this area.
• Use sunscreen : not only on the face, but also around the eyes. According to a 2013 study, this area would be equally affected by the sun’s rays that would favor premature aging of the skin.
• Doing physical exercise : either walking or doing some activity in the gym would help improve the circulatory system and avoid fluid retention, two problems that are believed to lead to dark circles and bags.
• Smoking or drinking alcohol excessively : these habits carried out on a daily basis can cause our skin to age earlier than expected.

Eye contour mask

Now that we know a little more about the eye contour, let’s see how to prepare a mask for the eye contour with natural ingredients.

Note : Home remedies can cause allergies and do not exempt from consulting a professional or following the treatment prescribed by the doctor.

The mask has only two ingredients, which stand out for their content of vitamin C and beta-carotene, the substance that gives them their striking orange color. Both substances are related, according to different studies, with a protective action against premature aging.

On the other hand, it is believed that beta-carotenes would have an anti-inflammatory action that could help reduce visible symptoms around the eye contour, such as bags. However, further studies are needed in this regard.

Ingredients

• 1 carrot
• 1 orange

How to use

• Chop the carrot into small pieces and apply it to the eye contour.
• Let it act for 20 minutes.
• After this time we will remove the carrot gently.
• Then we cut the orange in half.
• We will take a cotton ball and apply a little orange juice to it.
• We will clean the area around the eyes where the carrot was.

• We let the orange juice work overnight.
• We must be especially careful that it does not get into our eyes.

This mask for the eye contour is important that we do it at night. If this is not possible, let’s not forget to apply sunscreen and wear dark glasses to go out with it on.

It is advisable to apply this mask to the eye contour every week. As we observe some improvement, we can space the application more. For example, once every fifteen days or once a month.

This mask could help you improve the appearance of your eye contour and prevent future wrinkles or bags in the future.