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Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:31 am  |
Hi, when i apply a moisturizer on my skin...I tend to apply it around my eye area aswell...so what happends is, it gets inside my eyes!!!
how can i apply a cream without it getting into my eyes??? thnx
Ejay90 |
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:09 am |
you would have to be very gentle around eye area and apply very little product.
even then there are many moisturizers (even those that are designed specifically for eyes) that can be irritating. so, please be careful when selecting you cream.
the most gentle way to apply it, is using your ring fingers, as those are the weakest. use them to very gently tap around eyes.
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 11:17 am |
| I also find that applying the cream in the direction from the temple towards the nose (i.e. from the outside - in) helps. This is how Decleor recommends applying their Vitaroma cream. |
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Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:44 pm |
i did that but it was from nose to temple, ill try that...thnx!
Ejay90 |
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Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:33 am |
when using an eye cream what is the appropriate amount to use? can you compare it to something such as a dime or earring stud? so I have an exact size in mind.
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Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:54 pm |
oh, i would start with much smaller amount than that.
just barely dip a tip of 1 finger into a jar or squeeze a tiny drop of cream. enough,to leave a thin layer, a 'film' on the tip of your finger. Then, touch ring fingers together, so the amount is distributed evenly between the two and the cream/gel is warmer. Then, ever so lightly, pat around the eye area,
ALWAYS starting at the outer corners, and moving toward the bridge of the nose. Thank you LandB for adding this info. This is done, so as not to stretch the delicate skin around eyes.
Try it, and if you want to add more product, just repeat the process. Long ago, a doctor told me that women tend to apply too much eye product at a time, which might cause puffiness and irritation.
It seems safer to use less eye cream, rather than more. |
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Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:18 pm |
thnx for info!
ejay90 |
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Tue May 09, 2006 4:15 am |
I bumped this post up because there's been another discussion recently about applying eye creams gently so as not to rub the fragile area around the eyes.
After a bad experience with an Okusil sample - it would creep into my eyes at night - I started applying my regular eye product (Decleor Vitaroma) with a q-tip. I seem to get better penetration and better control than dabbing with the pad of my pinky finger, which I used to use. I can get away with a tiny bit of rubbing without being too rough. In fact, the area barely moves... it's just that the q-tip is allowing the product to seep into the lines where I want the product to go.
Some q-tips are nicer than others - you don't want to go generic here because the generic ones tend to leave some cotton behind.
I also found that a q-tip allowed me to get better spot-treating control with the sample of ADCE that I was using for a while. I was able to isolate my forehead lines and 11 quite well.
Has anyone else used q-tips and is there any downside? |
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Tue May 09, 2006 6:13 pm |
| I was told twice (in Sephora and Kiehl's) that you only need to apply cream to your orbital bones. The cream is supposed to migrate to dry areas, which would be the skin around your eyes. This way you'll have little chance of any cream getting in your eyes. |
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Tue May 09, 2006 7:20 pm |
| natsumi wrote: |
| I was told twice (in Sephora and Kiehl's) that you only need to apply cream to your orbital bones. The cream is supposed to migrate to dry areas, which would be the skin around your eyes. This way you'll have little chance of any cream getting in your eyes. |
It depends on the eye cream whether I attempt to use it on my lower orbital bone. Some eye ceams, such as those which are really hydrating, cause me to get blackheads there. |
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Wed May 10, 2006 1:47 am |
The only downside of useing a q tip that I can think of is product waste, the tip absorbing lovely product... Otherwise it sounds like you've
That stuff about migrating cream...  not sure what I believe about that one...if I don't apply cream "all over" my undereye skin gets a bit dry... But I suppose it has more to do with the product if it migrates or not, I'm useing decleors Hydra Floral Eye Contour Gel and Juice Beautys Eye Smoothing Concentrate...neither migrate much IMO... |
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Wed May 10, 2006 4:24 am |
| Ruth wrote: |
| The only downside of useing a q tip that I can think of is product waste, the tip absorbing lovely product. |
Good point. Didn't think of that. My Decleor probably doesn't absorb into the q-tip much because of its thicker consistency - it just sort of "rests" on the q-tip - but a thinner product like ADCE might. And I ain't no spendthrift! Think I'll stick with my using my finger when it comes to larger areas like my forehead lines. |
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