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Why you need to start using eye cream in your 20s not 30s

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Sana Afreen Ahmed
Sana Afreen AhmedMar 17, 2017 | 07:54

Why you need to start using eye cream in your 20s not 30s

There comes a time in every woman’s life when the usual cleansing, toning and moisturising routine falls short of delivering the intense care that skin needs. That time is the 30s. If your skin has started looking more haggard and less youthful, then it might be time to give your skin care routine a renovation.

Skin around the eye is the first area that falls victim to wrinkles and ageing since it is more delicate. To prevent or even reverse that, one should hydrate and nourish the area using eye creams and start the routine well in advance. Start in your late 20s as benefits of using eye creams are many.

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When to start?

Today’s youth has taken a jump start on practices to prevent premature ageing which includes applying sunscreen daily, eating a healthy diet and using proper skin care products. Along with that, you need to use appropriate hydrating and moisturising products that not only revert ageing but also restore natural beauty. One of such wonderful products is the eye cream. The eye area being gentle and thin, falls prey first, making you look deceptively older. So, if you are in your 20s, it is time to adopt practices that prevent eye bags, puffiness or dark circles. Benefits of using eye creams are plenty, thus it’s wise to start using them in early 20s.

Purpose of eye cream

Dermatologists say the eye area ages 5-10 times faster than the rest of your skin. If you’re asking yourself whether you should be using a separate cream for just the eye area or not, here’s why you should. Eye skin is as thin as tissues. It undergoes a lot of wear and tear from smiling and squinting. With few oil glands, the eye area soon starts looking older.

Your usual face moisturiser might be too harsh on it. Since eye creams are ophthalmologist-tested, unlike face creams, it is safer to use an eye cream.

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Benefits

Although there are many benefits of using an eye cream, we list a few here:

- Women in their 20s are advised to start using eye creams to reduce and control the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Of course it is not possible to reverse ageing completely but you can surely start early and control the process.

-  Eye creams provide the extra hydration that is needed to retain the texture of the skin around the eyes and prevent them from drying up and eventually forming wrinkles.

-  It acts as a protective layer if you apply it before makeup.

Best cream for dark circles

Different eye creams cater to different problems that surface on the eye area. If your problem is the much-hated dark circles, you might want to invest in a good under-eye cream like L’Oreal Youth Code Eye Cream. Besides taking care of the dark circles, it is also known to keep puffiness around the eyes at bay.

Do eye creams work for prolonged protection?

Using an eye cream is not only going to make the wrinkles and fine lines go away but also provide much needed hydration as well as lock moisture that the eye skin needs. It protects, nourishes and restores.

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Now that you are well aware of the benefits of eye cream you might as well start using one. However, a word of caution is that if your skin is sensitive, go for organic products only. Choose your eye cream based on your skin type, and you can also consult a dermatologist to understand which eye cream would suit your under-eye area best.

Last updated: March 17, 2017 | 07:54
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