Did you know that the skin around the eyes ages earlier than the skin on the rest of the face? This means that you need to be extra vigilant about your eye area if you’re hoping to keep your complexion as youthful as possible for as long as possible.
How can you tell if the aging process has already started catching up with the skin around your eyes? Read on as Celestolite shares six early signs that your eye area is aging, along with what you can do to turn things around for your complexion.
Why is the Eye Area So Prone to Premature Aging?
There are a few contributing factors to the eye area being more prone to premature aging. The first is skin thickness – or, rather, a lack of it! The skin around the eyes is naturally thinner than the skin elsewhere, which already leaves it more susceptible to aging, as well as the damage caused by daily wear and tear.
There are also fewer collagen and elastin fibers in the eye area. These are the proteins that give your skin structure from within. Once they start to weaken, which happens sooner if there aren’t many of those protein fibers there in the first place, the skin above that framework begins to sag.
The eye area lacks sebaceous glands too. This is where your skin’s sebum, or oil, comes from. Fewer sebaceous glands means less natural oil in that area. This makes it much harder for the skin around the eyes to keep itself moisturized and supple.
While all of the above may seem disheartening, there are, fortunately, plenty of steps that you can take to prevent the appearance of aging around the eyes. This becomes even easier if you spot the signs of aging early:
1) Dark Circles
While dark circles often appear due to sleep deprivation and genetics, consistent dark circles that only come about as you’re starting to get older are a sign that your eye area could be beginning to age.
As we mentioned above, the skin around the eyes is already very thin. However, the aging process causes it to thin out even further. This then means that the blood vessels underneath the eyes become more visible, causing that area to take on a darker color. It doesn’t help that the skin under the eyes is also prone to discoloration from the sun. This only exacerbates the darkness.
The good news is that there a few skincare products out there that are superstars when it comes to lightening the look of dark circles. The Celestolite Estrella Eye Serum is one. This silky solution boasts a blend of peptides and sodium hyaluronate. Both will leave your skin feeling thicker, making those blood vessels less visible. This serum also contains licorice root extract, green tea extract, and vitamin C. If your dark circles are caused by discoloration, those ingredients will leave them looking lighter.
2) Crow’s Feet
Crow’s feet are fine lines and wrinkles that develop at the outer corners of the eyes. When you’re young, those expression lines form when you smile, squint, or move the eye area in any other way, but the skin bounces back to its normal, smooth state once your face relaxes. However, as time goes on and your skin’s protein fibers weaken, those same lines end up etched in your face even when you aren’t making any facial expressions.
When it comes to tackling the appearance of crow’s feet in the long run, vitamins and antioxidants are what you need. You’ll find plenty of them in the Celestolite Cosmic Firming Serum, which will give your skin a smoother finish.
Another product to look into is the Celestolite Estrella Anti-Wrinkle Syringe. While most skincare products need a couple of months to work their magic, this one produces visible results in minutes. It will quickly soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles to leave your skin looking crease-free.
3) Dryness
The thicker your skin, the better it’s able to retain moisture. All of those extra layers help to slow down transepidermal water loss – the rate at which your skin loses moisture to evaporation.
With your eye area being thin-skinned, it’s already prone to dehydration and dryness. However, as you age and your skin gets even thinner, this becomes even worse. If you’ve noticed that the skin around your eyes has been feeling drier than usual, with this sometimes accompanied by itching and irritation, this could be a sign that your eye area is aging.
The best way to deal with this is by keeping your eye area well moisturized with a hydrating eye cream. Look for a formula that contains a blend of occlusive, emollient, and humectant ingredients, like the Celestolite Estrella Hydrating Eye Cream. This essentially means that it will draw moisture to your skin before locking that in to keep your skin feeling quenched for hours.
4) Puffiness
As a person ages, fluid retention increases. This is often most prevalent around the eyes, which contributes to puffiness. That puffy look is then exacerbated by the loss of fat from the skin under the eyes. Again, this happens due to age.
If your eye area has been looking puffy and you haven’t yet had any success with the products and techniques you’ve tried, LED light therapy is what you need. This technology has been shown to not only improve the look of puffiness under the eyes, but also reduce the appearance of crow’s feet, pigmentation, and more.
Give LED light therapy tech a try for yourself with the Photonix-2 Eye Wand. This hand-held device offers two modes; red and blue. Both will help with the appearance of puffiness, as well as other aging-related concerns, making it worth the investment!
5) Sagging Skin
We’ve already talked about how the structural proteins under your skin weaken with age, causing fine lines and wrinkles. Another side effect of this is sagging skin. With those proteins no longer able to properly hold your skin up, certain areas will begin to droop. This is particularly noticeable around the eyelids, but can affect the skin around your eyes too.
What can you do about this? Turn to skincare ingredients that have been proven to firm and tighten the look of loose and sagging skin. Vitamin C, sodium hyaluronate, peptides, and collagen are all known for being able to do just that.
You’ll find all of the above in the Celestolite Mars Stellar Serum. It’s packed with cutting-edge ingredients that will give your skin a tauter finish.
6) Dark Spots
Age spots, also known as hyperpigmentation, are another sign that your eye area is beginning to age. They’re also a sign of accumulated sun damage – once this gets too much for your skin to keep hidden, those dark spots appear.
Just like when it comes to repairing the look of sun damage anywhere else on your face, antioxidants are crucial here. Look for vitamins, plant extract, and botanical oils. Antioxidants work best when combined with other antioxidants, so you want to see a few of these ingredients in any product you turn to.
One eye cream that meets the mark on all fronts is the Celestolite Venus Sensitive Eye Cream. It’s packed with antioxidant-laden ingredients, including vitamin A, vitamin E, and extracts from cucumber, sage leaf, chrysanthemum, jojoba, and more.
Other Ways to Care for the Skin Around Your Eyes
In addition to focusing directly on the signs of aging that you can currently see, it’s also important to care for the skin around your eyes in other ways. This will help to slow down the appearance of aging in a big way.
Keep Your Eye Area Safe From the Sun
Sun protection is absolutely vital. With 80% of the visible signs of aging caused by UV exposure, keeping your skin covered with SPF during daylight hours will go a long way in keeping your skin looking youthful.
The Celestolite Nova Bright Skin Cream (SPF 30) is a great way to do this. Not only will it shield your skin from UV rays but it’s also filled with an array of skin-loving antioxidants. It’s a lightweight cream that makes the act of sun protection feel so much more enjoyable!
Cleanse Your Eye Area Daily
If you aren’t cleansing the skin around your eyes each day, this is only going to make it look older, duller, and more wrinkled in no time. You need to rid your skin of all of those impurities that build up. If not, they’ll only dive in deeper, harming your skin cells and accelerating the aging process.
Of course, with the eye area being so thin and delicate, you need to be gentle with it. An overly harsh cleanser will only cause damage of its own. Pick a sulfate-free moisturizing formula instead, like the Celestolite Estrella Cleanser Mousse. It will leave your eye area feeling fresher and softer.
Pamper Your Eye Area With Masks
Just like the rest of your skin, your eye area deserves some TLC. Face masks are a great way to provide this, especially if you use a mask that has been specifically designed for the skin around the eyes.
Case in point: the Celestial Renewal System. Each box contains 12 eye masks (as well as 14 face masks), each one offering incredible hydrating properties. Not only will these hydrogel masks immediately give your skin a plumper and fuller finish, but its hydrating properties will counter the feeling of dryness and dehydration.
Keep Your Eye Area Looking Youthful With Celestolite
With the eye area being so prone to accelerated skin aging, it’s important to be on the lookout for the early signs of this, especially if you’re hoping to maintain a youthful complexion for many years to come. Follow the advice that we’ve shared above and you’ll be able to do just that!
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