How can you get rid of Crêpey Eye Lids?
From reading what the causes are it’s impossible to not see your eye lids change in texture. Sadly they come with friends like fine lines and eventually deep crows feet around your eyes!
The bad news is once eye lid become wrinkled and crepey it is difficult to directly treat as creams can make the eyes puffy. There is also the danger of creams melting and running into the eye causing reaction and weeping.
Staying inside all your life was an option but then our bodies need Vitamin D from the sun to help our vital organ health, the Liver and the Kidneys and also to ensure our vision and hearing function so best to ensure you do get your 15 minute sunshine top up when you can. The key is to make sure your do it wisely and slap on the SPF and where your eye are concerned wear sunglasses with 100% UVA and UVA protection.
So what can you do about your Crêpey lids?
Surgery in a Jar
Very few, if any creams are suitable for the eye lid. So best attached is to make sure the rest of your eye area looks good – rather like diverting attention. So seek out a good cosmeceutical with some powder house ingredients such as Alpha Lipoic Acid and Co-Enzyme Q10 a vitamin-like magic substance with exceptional antioxidant properties protecting our skin against fine, lines wrinkles and keeping collagen and elastic production up to speed or encapsulated Retinol that has over the years been proven to reduce wrinkles dept and improve the skin texture making wrinkles look less noticeable.
And also you can look out for products with Peptides This cosmeceutical whizz acts like a supplement to collagen and elastin, providing the building blocks required to maintain a healthy skin structure for a firmer, smoother, younger-looking eye area.
Take good care in the sun
Yeah! We know a tan makes us feel great just be sure to wear SPF Minimum 30 and fake tan your face always! Wear a hat and cover your Lines with protective lens sunglasses with 100% UVA and UVB Protection promise. Avoid cheap fashion glasses as although they may look good they are not looking after you eyes full stop!
No sunbeds!
Avoid smoking and smoky environments.
Throw you and your skin a lifeline
Slow down on the alcohol
Avoid diets fads and maintain a healthy body weight.
If you must diet find one that is right for you and your family lifestyle. The Weight Management Foundation [LINK] covers all the in and outs and ups and downs of most modern day diets.
Eat well
Thinking of your skin and not always your skinny bum. Read about Foods That Feed Your Skin [Foods That Feed Your Skin.doc]
Drink water
Everyone’s requirement is different, but try and drink as much as you can during the day and top up on fruits and veg that are high in water content, like Cucumber, Tomatoes and juicy exotics. Water flushes out toxins and moisturises from within.
Treat your skin well
Make sure you have good skincare Personalised Skincare Regime
Stress less! Frown less. Smile more.
Find out What Stress Does to the Skin [What does Stress do to the Skin.doc]
Balance Exercise and Rest
Don’t despair – it happens to all of us and help is at hand.
Surgery
If all else fails you can resort to professional help.
There are many options available from the non invasive to full blown plastic surgery all of course depend heavily on your bank balance, your patience and your pain barrier. Ouch!
There are so many treatments to pick from and technology changes all the time bringing the quest for a young looking face closer.
The latest non-invasive treatment is using the principals of radio-frequency so no needles or surgery just a few anesthetic drops in the eye. But not everyone is suitable for this treatment and sometime the results can take 3-6 months to show once the skin has completed its healing process. So if this sounds good to you make sure you discuss it in detail with your chosen clinic.
As a rule you should always make sure you check out credentials and ensure your chosen surgery accredited and insured.