The under-eye area is the thinnest in our body which means that you will notice dehydration lines as well as the
fine lines produced from your expressions. You may also notice some whiteheads (milia).
Often found around the eye area, milia occur when your dead skin cells aren’t sloughed away but get caught under the new skin that’s growing, hardening, and forming a pocket of oil.
As we age, our body gradually loses some of its elasticity and collagen and that makes our skin loose. Collagen is a word that’s often bandied around, and from creams to supplements, we are told to pack in this powerful ingredient in any way we can, but not all are effective.
Why? As we advance in years, our body’s natural ability to produce collagen reduces. Collagen is the main structural protein for the skin. Collagen is naturally found in connective tissue, skin, tendons, bones and cartilage.
Rich in amino acids, it helps with tissue repair, immune response and much more. We often notice where the collagen is depleting as our skin forms fine lines, or loses volume.
Well, as the supportive pillows of
fat start to diminish under the eyes, the structure of our eyes appears to hollow and
look sunken.
As we age it’s not only your skin that takes the hit, it’s your bone and even your fat!
So your first job would be to look at your
skincare.
What dark circle under-the-eye treatment are you using?
Have you been maintaining and caring for this area?
Or did you wake up one day and have an ‘ah ha’ moment and think ‘ I need to get these fixed’?
Good skin, starts with care and maintenance. Whilst I am here to help, you do need to help yourself first. The most simple step is to ensure that you are ‘delicate’ with your eyes. Excessive rubbing, poking and touching isn’t going to help this overly sensitive and fine tissue.