How does stress affect your complexion and cause eye wrinkles?

When you are stressed out, your body starts to react to its external stimuli. Stress causes an adrenaline surge that elevates your cortisol level, a hormone in your blood that regulates how much sugar your bloodstream is absorbing. The more cortisol that is released, the more energy you will have. While this is great when you are in actual physical danger, your body reacts the exact same way when you have a lot of stress and anxiety. As it turns out, your body can’t tell the difference between the 2 stressors.

In as little as a few months, new wrinkles can start to appear on your face as a result of this cortisol process. Want to know why is affects your face and skin? As said earlier, cortisol tells your cells to put more sugar in your blood to give you that extra energy in times of physical danger and stress. This same sugar can actually bind to proteins in your body and make them stop working. Collagen, the wonderful substance that maintains our smooth skin, is just one of the proteins that is affected.

If this isn’t depressing enough, when your body is stressed, it repairs your skin before it regenerates new skin. Therefore, all of your damaged collagen is getting fixed first and your body is not manufacturing new collagen. As a result, your skin starts to look less youthful and a lot more wrinkly. That wonderful thing called stress also slows cell turnover and increases your dryness which makes wrinkles appear more prominent.

Don’t fear, there is hope! There are somethings you can do to help this! Try to relax as much as possible. Do what you need to do in order to relax. If you need to hit the gym, get more sleep, read a nice book, do what works for you! Leading a more relaxing lifestyle have been shown to reduce cortisol levels. Always wear sunscreen when you are outdoors. If you have less skin damage from the sun, then your body will not have as much repairing to do.

Make sure to add a collagen booster to your eye wrinkle cream. This will help your collagen proteins that added boost they need to work. The best eye creams can actually be strong enough to increase new collagen.

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So what do you need to avoid? Stay away from any cosmetic product that contains mineral oils, petrolatum and paraffin wax. These are some of the worse ingredients to put on your face and eyes. Commonly found in cheaper cosmetics, these petrol based oils work against your skin and clog your pores. This causes increased dryness and can greatly hinder the skin’s renewal process.

I have found that the best ingredients to look for in eye creams are anti-oxidants, coenzyme Q10, vitamin E and manuka honey enzymes. All of these ingredients work great when you are fighting those eye wrinkles and puffy eyes. Be sure to also use a day and night cream. Using a nourishing night eye cream is beneficial because it helps to keep your skin moisturized and works to prevent eye wrinkles.

While you are sleeping, your body is working to produce new skins cells. When you start to age, these skin cells are not produced in such high a demand. The result is wrinkling, a sagging face and an older appearance. This is why it is so important to find the best eye creams to use at night! Hydrate that skin ladies!

The moral of the story is that not all make-up and eye wrinkle creams are good for your skin. Be sure to take a through look at your ingredients to be sure it’s a good match for your skin. The fight against wrinkles is just beginning! Wrinkles beware!

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One of the best eye creams that I’ve found is Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Daily Anti-Fatigue Eye Cream.  It contains vitamin C, which helps reduce the appearance of eye wrinkles too. Just dab it gently around your eyes and tada! Like magic, your puffy eyes will gradually disappear and you are ready to start a new day!

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One great solution is Olay ProX Wrinkle Smoothing Cream. This night cream is super thick but absorbs well, so it doesn’t feel sticky. The peptides and niacinamide even out skin tone, correct skin discolorations from sun damage, and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. For the eye area specifically, the Olay eye cream, Olay ProX Eye Restoration Complex, is a must have. This eye wrinkle cream is formulated for the sensitive eye area, unlike the Wrinkle Smoothing Cream, which may irritate eyes if applied too closely. It’s niacinamide improves the skin’s elasticity, smoothing out eye wrinkles, and the peptides stimulate cell growth, repairing damaged skin cells and correcting rough, discolored skin. Plus, it contains caffeine to reduce puffy eyes.

Better yet, Olay Pro-X is giving away $10 off coupons for a limited time! Click here to receive your coupon for $10 off your next purchase of any two Olay Pro-X products.

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The Garnier eye roller first created a buzz by saying it can massage away puffy eyes by reducing the excess under eye fluid that builds up during the night. Olay took a similar approach, except that their Olay eye roller has three micro-rollers instead of one roller like Garnier. It also contains a hydrating serum that smooths out the lines and wrinkles around the eyes and improves the skin’s elasticity.

My favorite thing about these products is that you don’t need to use your finger to apply the eye wrinkle cream, which is good for two reasons: 1. When you apply eye wrinkle cream with your finger, you run the risk of stretching or damaging the delicate skin under the eyes, which can lead to more eye wrinkles. 2. Your fingers are often dirtier than you think! By applying the cream using a roller, you aren’t spreading dirt and bacteria onto your face or into a jar of eye wrinkle cream.

Have you tried the Garnier eye roller or the Olay eye roller? If so, I’d love to hear from you!

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Many of my friends have had babies recently in fact, and I’ve heard some of them talking about a line of products called Belli.  According to SkinCareRx.com, “Belli is a luxury skin care line created to safely address the common concerns of pregnancy and early motherhood, including stretch marks, swollen feet, dry skin, c-section scars, under-eye circles, and much more.”  All of its products have been scientifically tested and proven safe to use during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

One of their most popular products, which I recommended to my poor, sleep-deprived friend, is
Belli Eye Brightening Cream.  It contains vitamin K to reduce dark circles, vitamin E and panthenol to hydrate the skin and smooth out eye wrinkles, and Saccharomyces Cerevisia extract to make the eyes brighter with a more even skin tone.


 

From the online reviews and comments from my friends, it seems like this product does a good job of making the eyes look awake and well-rested…even when they’re not!  And, you don’t have to be an expectant or new mom to use it.  The ingredients in this eye cream are proven winners for reducing eye wrinkles, dark circles and puffy eyes.

Better yet, it looks like SkinCareRx.com is giving away a FREE full size Belli Eye Brightening Cream with the purchase of any two Belli products (while supplies last)!  That’s a free $37 bottle!  I think I’ll pick one up for a friend’s baby shower that’s coming up in a few weeks.  She’ll love it!

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How to conceal dark circles under eyes

The eye brightener pen that is used in this video is the Laura Mercier Secret Brightener pen.  It not only masks the darkness but also reflects the light to brighten the eye area.

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