Hi, Girls! Let’s talk today about eye creams and sun damage .
👉First we will start with eye creams. So the skin around the eyes is thin and delicate compared to the rest of our facial skin. The eye area is also extremely active, because we blink more then 20,000 times a day! Can You beleve it? That’s why skin around eyes are so delicate and needs to be looked after appropriately.
👉Many Facial moisturizers are suitable to use around the under-eye area and you dont need a separate product. If you look at the ingredients, there is no real difference between products for the eyes compared to the rest of the face. Just one exceptionto this if you suffer with oily skin and your regular day moisturizer is being used to combat this. Because products made for blemish -prone skin may irritate and unnecessarily dry the under-eye area.
👉No amount of eye cream will improve age related sagging or puffy eyes regardless of what the product promises you. The skin around the eyes is vulnerable to damage from the sun’s radiation and while cream will moisturize, plump the skin and temporarily improve fine lines, wearing SPF around the eyes is absolutely VITAL!
👉Due to the sensitive nature of eyelid skin, care should be taken when applying eye cream. Its important not to stretch or pull skin. Use a small pea size amount for each eye and tap in.
☀️☀️☀️ Sunscreen☀️☀️☀️
🔥I asked a lot is it necessary to have a regular SPF in the winter or if its cloudy?!My answer is always 100 per cent YES! There is still ultraviolet radiotion from the sun around in the winter and up to 80 per cent of ultraviolet light penetrates cloud cover.
🔥Sunscreen has two main benefits: reduce your risk of skin CANCER and sun’s rays are responsible for about 80 % -90% of the feauters we associate with ageing- fine lines, wrinkles, loss of skin elasticity and pigmentation. Sunscreen is your best protection agains premature skin ageing in a bottle.
🔥When looking for a good sunscreen for your face , choose minimum of SPF 15-30 with UVA cover (it should say on cover ). SPF 15 is fine for those with olive or darker skin types and SPF 30 for most white , Caucasian skin. Very pale skin could benefit from SPF50+. I would recommend everyone to use 50+ every day.
If you regularly using exfoliating products such as AHAs and BHAs , you are better off with 50 + sunnsreen. If you doing outdoor sports or work outside you should wear daily sun protection. The same applies if you live in sunny climate.
🔥The SPF gives no indication whether a sunscreen is also offering you protection agains UVA. UVA rays penetrate the skin deeper than UVB and are traditionally associated with ageing of the skin. Sunscreens sold in EU have star rating for UVA or UVA logo. Most sunscreens will provide protection against both UVA and UVB.
Oily skin types should go for sunscreens with a matte finish and light gel or fluid textures, whereas those with dry skin can use rich creams and balms. Sensitive skin types might find that sunscreens with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide are better than those with chemical filters.
🔥Sunscreen often comes in a moisturizing base and those with oily skin may not need to layer a moisturizer and sunscreen- the sunscreen alone may be sufficient. Sunscreen is the last skincare product applied before make up. You should use about half a teaspoon of product to your face and neck. This needs to dry for 3-5 minutes before applying foundation.
👉Daily sunscreen use can help quard against skin cancer and premature skin ageing.
👉Choose a broad spectrum sunscreen which protects from UVA and UVB.
👉Sunscreen should be minumum 30+
👉Oily skin types should go for mattifying gels or fluid, dr skins benefit from rich creams and balms.
👉If its possible wear separate sunscreen.
P.S Just adding some photo to show you how sun damage looks and why you need SPF EVERY DAY❤
Any questions, PM me🙋‍♀️