Makeup to give you dark eye circles is flying off the shelves this Halloween. While it’s helpful for achieving your best “zombie” look, let’s face it: Some of us don’t need the help.
Dark under-eye circles can be caused by everything from lack of sleep and a poor diet to chronic rubbing from allergies, loss of fat or thinning of skin caused by sun exposure and aging.
If sufficient beauty sleep doesn’t help, watch what you eat. Salty foods and alcohol cause water retention, resulting in puffy, baggy eyes. You can also try sleeping with your head propped up to limit under-eye bags. If you have allergies, take an antihistamineto minimize your allergic reaction—and the itching, rubbing and redness that come with it. And if you still find yourself waking up puffy, place ice packs on your eyelids or gently massage the area.
To fight the signs of aging around the eyes, use an eye cream that not only reduces the appearance of puffiness and dark circles but that also contains optical diffusers to brighten the area.Protect the delicate skin around eyes daily with sunscreen and polarized sunglasses.
For a more aggressive approach, see your dermatologist for other methods that can fill in the hollowness around the eyes.
By keeping your eyes open to a range of causes and treatments, you’ll prevent them from looking ghoulish on November 1st and beyond.
What’s the difference between a pancake and a souffle? While the ingredient lists may be very similar (eggs, flour, milk) the way you combine them leads to very different outcomes.
The same is true in skincare; different products containing the same ingredients can lead to very different outcomes, depending on what you combine them with. Making up your own “recipe” by combining different skincare products can minimize results. You might unintentionally double-up on ingredients or layer products that cancel each other out.
Signs that products are not compatible include crumbling off your skin, a sticky, unsavory texture, and even redness, itching and flaking. To get consistent results, use products that are designed to work together to not only treat, but also to prevent your specific skin concerns.
Stick to the recipe to get picture-perfect results.
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Just as trees shed their autumn leaves each winter, your skin sheds cells every day. And while this human process of renewal might lack the luster of stunning fall foliage, there is definitely a skinpact here.
Tune in to this week’s webisode of Skinpact News…”Fall in Love with Shedding Skin,” to learn from Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields why ditching those dead skin cells is so important to achieving a rosy, youthful-looking complexion…
Watch what my favorite docs have to say about exfoliation.
…When we are young our skin cells turn over every 28 to 30 days. By the time we are 40 this slows to 50 days. This is why we start to look dull and sallow.
What skeletons are hiding in your bathroom? Do you have a drawer or shelf full of skincare products that are collecting cobwebs … a constant reminder of unfulfilled promises?
We call this the product graveyard and it haunts us all. In fact, a recent survey found that 20% of women have at least six unused or expired products in their bathroom cabinet. From pretty packaging to clever advertisements, it can be tempting to buy into every new skincare “product breakthrough” or miracle ingredient.But many of the touted benefits are more hype than help, leading to frequent disappointments that have conditioned us to set low expectations when it comes to achieving real skincare results at home.
It’s time to cremate your product graveyard and raise your expectations. It is possible to achieve real, visible results without a visit to the dermatologist’s office. You just need to find the right skincare regimenthat is clinically proven to address your unique skin concerns.
You can achieve Doctor’s office-like results from the comfort of your own home. You can prevent and improve everything from discoloration to lines and wrinkles—and you can have skin that looks much better tomorrow than it did yesterday.
helpful for achieving your best “zombie” look, let’s face it: Some of us don’t need the help.
To fight the signs of aging around the eyes, use an eye cream that not only reduces the appearance of puffiness and dark circles but that also contains optical diffusers to brighten the area. Protect the delicate skin around eyes daily with sunscreen and polarized sunglasses.
