Eye care

Even though skin is the largest organ, not all skin has the same character. Skin around eyes is very sensitive and gentle, thus demands special care. Nevertheless, winter or summer follow these easy steps in order to have healthier skin around eyes.

If you want to remove dark circles under eyes, you must sleep at least 7 to 8 hours, regardless your age. Sleeping with head (or upper body) slightly lifted helps fighting gravitation and removes collecting liquid under eyes that causes dark circles. Cucumber slices also help dealing with dark circles under eyes.
Use cream, especially created for eyes, in order to have hydrated skin.
When applying cream or makeup use little finger. This way you'll add less pressure on skin.
Do not rub your skin, because you can cause eye infection.
If you have tired eyes, because of work on computer for example, soak a piece of absorbent cotton into cold milk and place on tired eyes. Leave there for 10 minutes and lie down and relax. This will relax muscles around eyes.
Grind raw potato with skin and place slices on closed eyes. After 20 minutes remove. This should strengthen muscles around eyes.

Cucumber gel for eyes

Ingredients:
¼ of larger cucumber
1 spoon of aloe gel

Mix cucumber in blender and squeeze out juice. If using 1 spoon aloe gel, you'll need twice the amount of cucumber juice (which is 2 spoons). Mix ingredients. Apply on eye area with absorbent cotton, but be careful this refreshing tonic does not enter eyes. If you keep this gel in refrigerator, you can use it for several days.

Cucumber for soothing eyes

Place 2 thin cucumber slices on eyes and cover them with moist cotton or some other natural fiber. This simple procedure is recommendable for reducing wrinkles, refreshing skin and relaxing before bed time.   

What shouldn't you do?

• Do not wear eye contacts longer than prescribed or overnight, because it can it make your eyes tired and may cause infection.
• Do not sprinkle your eyes with water, better is to gently wash them.
• Do not wipe your eyes with fiber towels, better use paper ones, because they are gentler and cleaner and more appropriate for sensitive skin around eyes.
• Do not watch TV closer than 3 meters, read book at 60 cm distance. This way you train your eye muscles.
• Use creamy eye shadows, because powder ones may irritate skin around eyes.
• Do not use mascara longer than 1 year.

Avocado and saffron against dark circles under eyes

Micro-circulation of vein and lymph system is essential in maintaining healthy condition of skin around eyes. Tiredness, stress, cigarette smoke, inappropriate diet and aging are the most common causes for slow circulation and consequently dark circles. When aging, skin around eyes becomes thiner and drier, which enables veins in fatty layers to become more obvious. Condition might worsen, if person has allergy, is asthmatic or has eczema.
Bags under eyes can be a sign of certain disease. As cosmetic problem they are connected to gathering of fatty tissue and liquid in area around eyes, which is not easily toned.
Treatments with expensive essential oil may contribute and improve circulation of fine blood vessels under eyes, and this way detoxify, improve circulation, remove excess liquid and this way reduce dark circles and bags under eyes.

Avocado (Persea Americana)

Avocado oil is obtained from pulp of this fruit. Avocado oil is rich and dense, and has characteristic of penetrating skin. It is rich in vitamin nutritive and therapeutic features. It contains more than 20% unsatturated fatty acids, vitamins A, C, D, and E, proteins, beta-carotten and lecitin.
It is known avocado hydrates, heals, softens skin and minimizes scars. Besides sesame, soy and olive oil, avocado oil has the most unsatturated fatty acids. Treating skin with avocado oil has been proved to increase level of water diluted collagen, thus improving skin elasticity. For this reason avocado oil is ideal for nurturing skin around eyes.

Saffron

Saffron is also known as expensive spice, which is obtained from pestile of violet saffron. More than 150 thousands flowers are needed, in order to get approximately 1 kilo saffron spice, which explains its price.
Muslims brought saffron to Spain in 8th century, which is currently one of the largest exporters. Saffron from Spanish county Valensia is considered to have the highest quality, although it also has competition from Kashmir. Saffron is recognized for its yellow color and recognizable aroma. Saffron is also applied in medicine, while in cosmetic is known to have relaxing and soothing effect on eyes and dark circles under eyes.