Get Rid of Dry Skin Around Eyes: Best Home Remedies
October 18, 2021Eliminate Dry Skin Around the Eyes:
Top Home Remedies
The thickness of our skin varies across different areas of our body. While it typically measures 2 to 3 mm in thickness on most regions, the skin beneath our eyes is only about 0.5 mm thick. Additionally, this area has significantly less collagen and fewer oil glands compared to the skin found elsewhere on our body.
These characteristics make the skin around our eyes not only fragile but also more susceptible to dryness, the formation of under-eye bags, and hyperpigmentation. Consequently, the skin in this area often requires additional attention and care.
Let’s explore some of the most prevalent reasons for dryness under the eyes, along with ways to prevent and alleviate it using natural remedies.
Reasons for Under-Eye Dryness
Rubbing Your Eyes
When you rub your eyes in response to itchiness, it can lead to redness and inflammation, heightening the risk of eye infections and causing trauma to the under-eye area. This action can result in tiny tears in the skin, leading to dryness and irritation.
Inappropriate Skin Care Products
Utilizing products that contain ingredients unsuitable for your skin type can result in dry patches on specific areas, including your cheeks or the under-eye region.
Excessive Cleansing
Washing your face too often or using facial cleansers that do not meet your skin's needs can gradually compromise your skin's protective barrier, resulting in dryness and dehydration.
Eye Infections
Conditions such as eye infections, allergies, or ailments like conjunctivitis, dry eye syndrome, and eczema can cause the eyes and the surrounding area to become itchy, dry, and inflamed.
Aging Skin
As we age, the skin beneath our eyes loses elasticity, collagen, thickness, moisture, and overall vitality. Over time, the skin also produces less sebum, which naturally leads to dryness and the appearance of fine lines.
Environmental Influences
Elements such as pollution, seasonal changes, UV radiation, water contamination, humidity, and extreme temperatures can disrupt the natural moisture balance of the skin, leading to dryness and a compromised barrier function.
Unhealthy Lifestyle Choices
Habits like smoking, alcohol consumption, poor nutrition, and lack of sleep are known to contribute to skin and hair dryness, accelerate aging, and promote Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) in skin cells.
Strategies to Alleviate Under-Eye Dryness
Utilize Natural Emollients
Emollients are substances that hydrate, soften, and smoothen the skin while preventing moisture loss.
A study indicates that eye creams containing natural emollients like olive oil and sunflower seed oil provide immediate and long-lasting nourishment to the skin under the eyes, while minimizing irritation and inflammation.
Incorporate Caffeinated Skin Care
Caffeine enhances blood circulation around the eyes, giving your skin a refreshed, revitalized, and hydrated look. It also possesses antioxidant properties that shield the skin from free radical damage and help prevent premature aging.
According to a study, under-eye products that include caffeine, among other ingredients, improve the overall appearance of the under-eye area by diminishing dark circles and enhancing skin elasticity.
Opt for Gentle Products
Switch to using mild cleansers, scrubs, toners, and makeup removers. Juicy Chemistry face washes and soaps are formulated with saponified plant oils that nourish your skin, leaving it soft and hydrated. They are crafted using the cold process method of saponification, resulting in superfatted soaps that cleanse gently yet effectively.
Our natural toners are created through the steam distillation of fresh plant materials like Aloe Vera, Bulgarian Rose, and Lavender. They hydrate dry skin, stimulate blood circulation for an even skin tone, and soothe irritation and inflammation on sensitive skin.
Adopt Good Skin Practices
- Refrain from rubbing beneath your eyes to avoid skin damage. Always wash your hands before touching your eye area to reduce the risk of infection.
- Ensure that the water you use to cleanse your eyes and face is lukewarm, cool, or at room temperature. Hot water can dehydrate the under-eye skin.
- Always apply skin care and makeup products with clean hands. Clean your makeup brushes and tools after each use.
- Shield your under-eye skin from UV radiation by wearing sunglasses when outdoors during the day. Use broad-spectrum sunscreen to protect your skin from sun damage.
Top Home Remedies to Eliminate Dry Skin Around the Eyes
DIY Hydrating Eye Pads -
Ingredients:
- Organic rose water
- Organic green tea
- Cotton rounds
Method:
- Brew some organic green tea and let it cool to room temperature.
- In a clean, dry bowl, place some cotton rounds.
- Combine equal parts of the cooled, strained green tea and organic rose water. Pour this mixture over the cotton rounds, allowing them to absorb all the liquid.
- Chill the cotton rounds in the refrigerator for a few hours.
- After completing your nighttime skincare routine, remove the cotton rounds from the refrigerator. Squeeze out any excess liquid and place them over your eyes while lying down and relaxing for 10-15 minutes.
- After removing the eye pads, gently tap the skin under your eyes with your fingertips to help absorb any remaining green tea and rose water. Follow up with an organic eye cream to lock in moisture.
Note - Conduct a patch test on your skin before using this recipe.
DIY Hydrating Under Eye Gel
Ingredients:
- Organic aloe vera gel
- Organic cucumber juice
Method:
- In a clean, dry bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of organic aloe vera gel with a quarter teaspoon of fresh cucumber juice. Blend them well.
- Gently massage this mixture under your eyes and on your eyelids, allowing it to absorb into your skin. Follow with an organic eye oil.
Note - Conduct a patch test on your skin before using this recipe.
DIY Moisturizing Under Eye Oil
Ingredients:
Method:
- Combine 4 drops of each oil in your clean palm.
- Gently dab the oil mixture under your eyes and on your eyelids using your ring finger.
- Massage it in with a light tapping motion.
Note - Conduct a patch test on your skin before using this recipe.
Juicy Chemistry Organic Eye Care Kit
Our Eye Care Kit is specifically designed to address under-eye dryness, fine lines, and dark circles. It includes the following organic eye care products -
Damask Rose and Coffee Eye Cream is a luxurious and nourishing organic eye cream that has been clinically proven to enhance the appearance of dark circles and reduce puffiness.
A post shared by Juicy Chemistry (@juicy_chemistry) Prickly Pear, Chia and Tamanu Eye Roll On is a lightweight, quickly absorbing organic eye oil packaged in a convenient roll-on bottle for effortless application. It has been clinically shown to diminish under-eye puffiness while ensuring that the delicate skin beneath your eyes remains moisturized.
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Revitalising Under Eye Serum is a natural eye serum infused with yerba mate cellular extract, which is abundant in caffeine and theobromine, along with licorice root to enhance the brightness of the under-eye area while keeping it hydrated and soft.
Commonly Asked Questions
What can I apply to dark eyelids?
Our Revitalising Under Eye Serum contains licorice root cellular extract, which helps diminish hyperpigmentation and encourages a more uniform skin tone around your eyes.
What is best for dark skin under the eyes?
We suggest using a combination of all three products - Revitalising Under Eye Serum, Under Eye Roll On, and Eye Cream - to effectively address hyperpigmentation in the under-eye area.
References
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6850077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4300604/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18832866/
