Anti Eye Wrinkle

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Everyone will succumb to eye wrinkles at some point in their life.  It’s an inevitable factor, but what causes them?  Commonly referred to as “crow’s feet” or “laugh lines,” eye wrinkles can be a result of any number of things.  Below is a list of common reasons why people can get these and how they vary from person to person.

Some people are genetically predisposed to having either more or less eye wrinkles.  If crow’s feet are a common trait your family members’ share, there is a good chance you will have them too.

Facial expressions can be a precursor to eye wrinkles.  With each expression you make, various muscles in your face contract and extend to show if you are happy, sad, angry, etc. Smashing your face into a pillow when you sleep or over squinting can also lead to eye wrinkles.

The wonderful ball of fire in the sky, commonly referred to as the sun, is one of the leading causes of eye wrinkles. Two ways the sun can give you wrinkles is from squinting into the sun, as mentioned earlier, and prolonged exposure to the UV rays. The leathery appearance not only affects your body, it affects your eyes too.

Injury and exposure to allergies or chemicals (such as cigarette smoke) can increase the wrinkles around your eyes. To avoid more eye wrinkles, be sure to wear protective eyewear whenever indicated.

Although completely eliminating eye wrinkles is impossible, small changes such as limiting your time in the sun and wearing protective eyewear can help reduce the wrinkles.  Also, using an eye wrinkle cream can help soften the appearance under your eyes.  Make sure to wear your best sunglasses and lather on that sunscreen!

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Do you love Olay eye creams as much as I do? If so, click here for a coupon for $10 off your next purchase of any two Olay Professional Pro-X products. Simply fill out the brief questionnaire.

The Pro-X Eye Restoration Complex is truly a great product. I’ve tried it myself and my eye wrinkles looked visibly reduced after only a couple weeks. I’ve also heard great things about the new Olay ProX Intensive Wrinkle Protocol, which includes Age Repair Lotion with spf 30, Wrinkle Smoothing Cream and Deep Wrinkle Treatment. In fact, Olay claims that this protocol is “as effective as the leading prescription brand regimen at reducing the look of fine lines and wrinkles.” Have you tried any Olay Professional ProX products?

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If you’re in your mid to late 20s and starting to see the first faint lines around your eyes, don’t panic. This is normal. Your 20s isn’t time to panic; it’s time to prevent. Getting a few light eye wrinkles and fine lines on your forehead is not uncommon in your mid to late 20s. However, this is the best time to develop good skin care habits to stave off premature wrinkles. In your 20s, you lay the groundwork for what your skin will look like in the future.

So what can you do? The single most important thing you can do now to prevent premature eye wrinkles is wear sunscreen of spf 15 or higher every day. I promise you that prolonged sun exposure without wearing sunscreen will come back to haunt you later in life in the form of wrinkles, rough texture and dark splotches. If you’ve already had significant sun exposure - say, if you were a teen tanning salon junkie who couldn’t imagine life past graduation - there’s still hope. Research has shown that wearing sunscreen now can allow the skin to heal some of the damage that has already been done.

Another thing you can do is to look for skin care products and eye wrinkle creams that contain antioxidants. These wrinkle fighting ingredients can help prevent damage caused by the stress, the sun and pollution. Antioxidants to look for include retinoids/retinal (vitamin A), ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and tocopherol (vitamin E).

I think some of the best products for this age group is the Neutrogena Antioxidant Age Reverse line. It hydrates, repairs and protects at the same time.

Use Neutrogena AntiOxidant Age Reverse Day Lotion SPF 20 during the day to protect and prevent, and Neutrogena AntiOxidant Age Reverse Night Cream at night to speed up the skin’s healing process.

For your eye area, try using Neutrogena Ageless Restoratives Energy Renewal Eye Cream twice a day before you apply your day or night moisturizer.

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Have you tried the Personal Skin Evaluator on WebMD.com? Click HERE to check it out. You answer a few questions about your skin type and lifestyle, and then it generates a daytime skin care regimen, a nighttime skin care regimen, lifestyle recommendations and expert tips from the New York Dermatology Group.

When I first saw this, I thought it was too good to be true. I mean, how can an online survey determine what kind of skin care products I should use? Well, I was pleasantly surprised. The answers it gave me were true to my skin type, and they provided me with some insightful and useful tips. It even went into detail about the best ingredients for fighting eye wrinkles, such as retinoids and alpha-hydroxy-acids. Although some of the lifestyle recommendations provoke a “duh”, such as when I selected that I don’t get enough sleep and it told me to get more sleep, they are good reminders that things like sleep, stress, alcohol and eating habits all affect your skin’s health.

Of course, this survey shouldn’t be taken as professional medical advice. If you have a serious concern with your skin, you should visit a dermatologist. He or she can help you prescribe a treatment plan for your problem area and develop a routine to help you maintain healthy, youthful skin.

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A reader recently commented on one of my posts saying that allergies are making her eyes red and itchy and causing excessive puffiness and eye wrinkles when she wakes up in the morning. She also said that eye wrinkle creams seem to be making the symptoms worse. If this is the case, take a good look at the ingredients list on these eye wrinkle creams. You may be having an allergic reaction to one or more of the ingredients. I would definitely suggest talking to your doctor to determine if the products are causing a reaction.

If your current eye wrinkle cream often irritates your eyes, stop using it immediately. You may want to consider a chemical-free product, such as the Juice Beauty line. These products are made of 95% certified organic ingredients without pesticides, parabens or other harmful toxins. Juice Beauty makes a great eye wrinkle cream called Juice Beauty Green Apple Nutrient Eye Cream.

It contains vitamin E and avocado oil to hydrate the eye area, green tea and cucumber oil to decrease puffy eyes, vitamin C to brighten and protect the skin, and vitamin A to stimulate cell regeneration and reduce eye wrinkles.

Another natural tip is to place cool green tea bags over your eyes. Place two tea bags in hot water, then remove the tea bags and let them cool. Once they are cool, prop your neck and shoulders up on a few pillows to allow gravity to reduce the fluid that has gathered under your eyes. Then place a tea bag on each eye lid and lie there for 5-10 minutes. This not only helps decrease eye puffiness, but it also helps sooth the eye area, making it a great homemade treatment for those with itchy allergy-prone eyes.

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I’ve always been a side-sleeper. Lately I’ve noticed that as I’ve gotten older, my eye wrinkles are more pronounced when I first wake up in the morning. They gradually lighten a bit after I shower and prepare for my day, but I’m beginning to see that the years of sleeping on my side are etching lines into my face. Yikes!

According to the American Academy of Dermatology and WebMD, I’m not alone. The AAD cautions that sleeping in the same position every night can lead to the formation of “sleep lines,” which are lines that become etched into your skin’s surface while you sleep and don’t disappear once you’re awake.

Think about it. You know that making repetitive facial movements, like squinting and smiling, can eventually create eye wrinkles and crows feet. These sleep lines are formed the same way. When you sleep on your stomach, the skin on your forehead often gets bunched up, which can lead to forehead creases. Sleeping on your side can cause your cheeks to scrunch up toward your eyes, forming wrinkles under and around the eyes.

So what can we do? Besides investing in a good anti eye wrinkle cream, the AAD suggests sleeping on your back to reduce eye wrinkle formation. If you’re like me and tend to switch positions often while sleeping, try putting pillows on either side of you to act as bumpers. These pillows will help prop you up and keep you on your back the whole night.

Best wishes for sweet dreams and a wrinkle-free morning!

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Sephora is giving away FREE samples of the new Kinerase PhotoFacials sun damage reversal products! This new Kinerase cream system claims to replicate the benefits of the popular dermatologist-performed photofacial procedure. It reverses the signs of sun damage by reducing eye wrinkles and other fine lines, and improving uneven skin pigmentation (color), tone and texture. The Kinerase PhotoFacials system includes a daily exfoliating cleanser, day moisturizer with spf 50 to protect the skin, and a night moisturizer with kinetin to stimulate cell renewal and reduce the signs of aging. Because this 3-step system is lacking a Kinerase eye cream, I highly recommend adding Kinerase Intensive Eye Cream to the regimen. This Kinerase eye cream is one of the top selling eye wrinkle creams on Sephora.com, and it’s highly rated on many other beauty sites.

The Kinerase PhotoFacials sample is a 4-day supply - what a bargain! No purchase is necessary to receive the free sample if you visit a Sephora store. The Sephora stores inside JCPenney and Sephora Canada stores are not participating in the giveaway. Merchandise purchase IS necessary to receive the free sample online at Sephora.com. Enter promo code PHOTOFACIAL3 at checkout.

This free sample offer is valid July 15 through August 31, 2009 while supplies last. So, hurry to get your free sample, then let us know how you liked the Kinerase PhotoFacials.

Redbook Magazine is also having a sweepstakes to give away Kinerase PhotoFacial systems, valued at $216 each, to three lucky Redbook readers. Simply visit Redbook’s website, enter your information to receive a free trial subscription, and you’ll be entered to win. Good luck!

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Sun damage is the leading cause of premature aging. UV rays break down the skin’s collagen and elastin, causing those dreaded eye wrinkles and other not-so-fine lines. To prevent these wrinkles and keep your skin looking younger longer, one of the best things you can do is wear sunscreen every day. Of course, sunscreen is particularly important in the summer when you’re out in the sun longer. So, the website Total Beauty compiled the best and worst sunscreens as rated by its readers.

The worst 4 sunscreens as rated on totalbeauty.com:

1. DDF Daily Matte spf 15, $40 (main complaints: caused some breakouts, didn’t control oil, clumped)

2. Banana Boat UltraMist Sport spf 15 Continuous Clear Spray, $10 (main complaints: does not go on evenly)

3. Philosophy A Pigment of Your Imagination spf 18, $30 (main complaints: sticky and thick, did not improve sun spots as it claims)

4. Eminence Sun Defence Minerals, $58 (main complaints: powder sunscreen caused some breakouts, brush bristles shed, color is too orange)

The best 4 sunscreens as rated on totalbeauty.com:

1. ZO Skin Health Oclipse Sunscreen + Primer spf 30, $85 (main compliments: has titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, sweat-proof, non-greasy, evens skin tone, acts as a slightly tinted primer and moisturizer)

2. Jan Marini Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant Tube SPF 30, $48 (main compliments: “sponges” in the formula absorb oil, doesn’t cause breakouts, good for sensitive skin)

3. DDF Enhancing Sun Protection SPF 30, $32 (main compliments: lasts all day, doesn’t get shiny, evens skin tone, doesn’t smell like typical sunscreen)

4. Obagi Nu-Derm Healthy Skin Protection SPF 35, $37.60 (main compliments: lasts a long time, moisturizes, doesn’t cause breakouts)

A few other sunscreens that made the top ten are Clinique Super City Block Oil-Free Daily Face Protector spf 40 $16.50, Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus spf 30 Sunscreen $12, and Kiss My Face Face Factor spf 30 For Face and Neck $8.50.

Protect your skin by adding one of these top-rated sunscreens to your daily skin care routine, and you’ll keep eye wrinkles away and keep your skin looking younger for longer.

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As I discussed last week, millions of people don’t get the recommended 8 hours of sleep each night. When we are sleep-deprived, our eye wrinkles become more prominent, and we get puffy eyes and dark circles. Basically, the less sleep you get, the older you tend to look. So, if you can’t get enough sleep, what can you do to look more awake during the day? Allure Magazine shared helpful advice on the Today Show for faking a good nights sleep. Here are a few of their tips on how to reduce puffy eyes and use makeup to conceal sleepy eyes:

To reduce red, puffy eyes:

- Place ice cold spoons, cold cucumbers or bags of frozen peas over the eyes.

- Another way to reduce this inflammation is to take an antihistamine. Or, put nasal spray, such as Afrin, on a cotton ball, and place it on your eyelids for a few seconds. (I have not tried this personally, but if you do, I suggest being very careful not to get any nasal spray in your eyes.)

To conceal eye wrinkles and dark circles using makeup:

- Use an eyelash curler before applying mascara to make eyes look more open.

- Use concealer around your eyes to camouflage dark circles. Then, dab a little shimmer powder or cream on the inner corners of your eyes to make them glow.

- Apply foundation with light-reflectors, such as Lancome Photogenic Lumessence, to make your face look brighter and more awake.

Of course, the best way to look refreshed and awake is to get more sleep! But, when a good nights sleep isn’t possible, just fake it!

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