Beauty Tips: Easy & Effective Eye Mask

Wrinkles under eyes are something we can not avoid as we grow. It seems to happen overnight, but actually the fact is, it happens over a period of time.

There are so many reasons to cause wrinkles: frequently squinting, smoking, over-use computer, sun exposure, ageing process, lifestyle etc. The simple explanation is the skin around eyes is very thin and it loses elasticity easily. As we know, collagen and elastin provide the support structure for skin and help it to keep smooth and resilient. However, the production of elastin and collagen is slowing down as we age. Our skin starts to lose its elasticity and strength. When this happens, wrinkles begin to appear. So it is not hard to find out the ways to solve the eye wrinkles: supply elastin and collagen!

After talking so much about wrinkles, I am going to share with you my easy & effective eye mask:

1. Prepare two things: floral water and cotton pads
2. Fully soaking cotton pads with floral water and then apply them on the eye areas
3. Leave it for 3-5 minutes

Keep doing this, you'll find out the benefits:

• Help eye serum/ cream to absorb
• Refresh tired eyes
• Easy to put on make-up e.g. eye shadow
• Reduce the possibility to develop wrinkles

There are few things that should be paid attention to when doing this mask:

• Carefully choose the floral water, because the skin around eyes is dedicate, especially for the sensitive skin. I suggest to use organic floral water or some toner/lotion designed for eyes. I usually use Melvita Cornflower Floral Water, as cornflower floral water has softening and soothing qualities, which makes it particularly suitable for the eye area.
• The cotton pads must be fully soaking, or it will soak water from the skin.
• Use the eye cream after the mask, this mask only hydrates the skin, which increases the elasticity. However, you should still use eye cream to moisturiser the skin.

Prevention is much better than cure!! When we are young, we think it is too early to think about eye wrinkles. WRONG! The earlier you take the action the better, you can reduce or prevent the wrinkles once they start to appear.

Start trying this eye mask! And tell me how you feel ;)