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The skin around the eyes is ten times thinner than the skin on the face.

As we age, skin loses its elasticity and becomes even thinner due to a breakdown of collagen. This can be further aggravated by sun exposure, smoking, and other environmental exposures. The skin of the eye contour is constantly moving, blinking alone produces 10,000 movements per day!

Other facial movements and expressions such as smiles, squinting, and stress can also affect the eye area, creating fine lines or crows feet – lines that appear on the outside corner of the eye. Under eye puffiness can be exacerbated by salty foods, allergies and internal dehydration. Rubbing and tugging of the delicate skin under the eye due to allergies, crying, eye makeup removal and insertion and removal of contact lenses can contribute to sagging of the this area. The skins elasticity is similar to a rubber band - constant tugging and pulling eventually causes loss of elasticity. Because the tissue around the eyes has very few oil glands, it lacks the natural moisture present on other parts of the body.

So to help slow down these lines apart from wearing SPF30 and good sunglasses we recommend you also:

  •     Remove make-up with a gentle eye makeup remover.
  •     Hydrate the eye area with a specific eye area cream with hyaloronic acid for long lasting hydration.
  •     Nightly use a Vitamin A eye cream to assist in stimulating the skins metabolism and collagen formation.
  •     Wrinkle Relaxers — Once the muscles are relaxed, further wrinkles are prevented from developing as the muscles no longer contract. They can also lift and help reshape your eyebrows!


Think your lines have gone past all of that? Then look at IPL or Fraxel for an amazing rejuvenation of the area... Please ask us for further information and prices to help you look after this special part of your face xxx