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Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:29 pm |
Are you taking care of your physical health - maintaining a healthy weight, physically active, managing stress, not smoking, little caffeine and alcohol, consistently meeting or exceeding all the healthy eating recommendations? |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 9:34 pm |
Her under-eye area is a bit sunken and a bit dark, ie pretty normal. For sunken eyes, I think your only option is injections, since there's no way to topically stimulate fat deposits. For darkness, you can try creams with vitamin K and caffeine. There was a recipe in the DIY thread mixing a tsp of gelatin (the unflavoured/uncoloured one) with some lukewarm water, and applying it to your undereye area and then peeling it off. Gelatin is rich in vit K, apparently. Some people saw improvement doing these peels.
What I noticed when I watched the vid is that she obviously doesn't wear sunscreen (and sunbathes without a second thought). I feel like her forehead area has undergone a lot of sun damage. It wrinkles really easily when she raises her eyebrows, which is not a good sign, considering she's only 18.
Another thing that's pretty disturbing is, how much makeup she applies on a daily basis. She's a really pretty girl. She doesn't need more than sunscreen and mascara, and maybe a of bit of concealer or highlighter. |
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:02 pm |
Her eyes are sunken? They look a little puffy to me. When she looks up or from the side view, you can see her under eye area puffs out and that's exactly how my under eyes are. I was worried I had herniated fat, but now I'm noticing that a lot of young people have the same type of under eyes so maybe it's not. What do you think? I don't do anything unhealthy like drink or smoke but I don't exercise like I should. I guess I will try that and see if it helps. |
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Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:47 pm |
I am highly prone to water retention around the eye socket. Its very sensitive for me and I swell up with the least provocation. If I cry my eyes look like they've been punched for the next 48hrs. All the usual treatments do not work for me. But here is what does.....
Do not use any type of cream, oil or moisturiser on or near the eye area in the afternoon or evening. Afternoon is anytime after lunch. If I do I have serious puffiness the next day. All I can use there is a light splashing of pure rosewater. It will take 2-3 days of doing this before you will see the puffiness recede.
Perform a facial massage in the morning that also massages the accupressure points around the eyes each morning. It speeds the drainage of fluids after sleeping.
Stay hydrated at all times. Dehydratiom causes water retention in me. Including around the
eyes.
Exercise everyday. Movement and drainage of lymph is essential so it doesnt pool.
Sleep on a smaller pillow. I changed my regular pillow out for a toddlers pillow. Its much lower
elevation and the lack of volume ensures your face doesnt get crushed into your pillow. It helps a lot.
Get rid of food intolerances from your diet. Wheat and dairy are both water retention triggers for me. Even though I have no other symptoms of an intolerance.
You have to be consistent with this routine to keep the water retention from pooling around your eyes. If it is fat, then none of this will effect it and it wouldnt go down towards the end
of the day. If your eyes are puffy in the morning then normalise during the day then its water retention.
Get checked for goiter, thyroid problems will manifest as this as well. I have a small goiter thats now receding. |
_________________ 40, fine porcelain skin, tendency to pigmentation no other issues. Rosehip oil is the cornerstone of my skin care. |
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Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:07 pm |
onmyboat wrote: |
There was a recipe in the DIY thread mixing a tsp of gelatin (the unflavoured/uncoloured one) with some lukewarm water, and applying it to your undereye area and then peeling it off. Gelatin is rich in vit K, apparently. Some people saw improvement doing these peels. |
YIKES! Are you sure the gelatin treatment is a PEEL OFF treatment? I couldn't imagine what a peel off would do to that delicate skin!!
There was an error the first time someone contributed the gelatin recipe that I use and it took a while before it was corrected. In that time it carried around the internet.
I use something like a pinch dissolved into a half teaspoon of boiling water (in the bottom of a shot glass), apply, and then rinse off after a few minutes (and before it gets hard & crusty). Sometimes I soak it on undereye mask sheets so it stays wet longer because the hardening/pulling feels damaging. It works great to improve the condition of the skin under my eyes. |
_________________ Olive, normal/oily skin. Using rinse-off ocm, Vit C, Tretinoin since Nov/10, GHK since Feb/12, Niacinamide & glucosamine, alternating, & now skipping nights! Concerns include oiliness, hyperpigmentation from occasional zits, 11's & nasolabial folds. |
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Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:13 pm |
budderballer wrote: |
Her eyes are sunken? They look a little puffy to me. When she looks up or from the side view, you can see her under eye area puffs out and that's exactly how my under eyes are. I was worried I had herniated fat, but now I'm noticing that a lot of young people have the same type of under eyes so maybe it's not. What do you think? I don't do anything unhealthy like drink or smoke but I don't exercise like I should. I guess I will try that and see if it helps. |
Physical activity is highly relevant because the lymphatic system does not have a pump (heart), it relies on skeletal muscle contractions. The important thing here is daily exercise - hitting your 10,000 steps - rather than going to the gym a couple of times a week. Physical activity also stimulates bowel peristalsis, ensuring waste hormones and toxins are eliminated from the body and not re-absorbed. Do you consistently meet or exceed all your government's recommendations for healthy eating? |
_________________ Sensitivity, forehead pigmentation & elevens, nose & chin clogged pores. Topicals: Aloe vera, squalane, lactic acid, Myfawnie KinNiaNag HG: Weleda calendula, Lanolips, Guinot masque essentiel, Flexitol Naturals, Careprost. Gadgets: Vaughter dermarollers, Lightstim. |
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Sun Jan 22, 2012 12:15 pm |
LoriA wrote: |
YIKES! Are you sure the gelatin treatment is a PEEL OFF treatment? I couldn't imagine what a peel off would do to that delicate skin!!
There was an error the first time someone contributed the gelatin recipe that I use and it took a while before it was corrected. In that time it carried around the internet.
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Wow. Maybe I'm misremembering the peel part. I haven't tried it myself. |
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Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:45 pm |
Thank you for the suggestions everyone! I am hoping it is not fat, but my eyes stay like that all day. I will try exercising, drinking more water and eating healthier. I didn't know I should actually avoid eye cream...I'll try that too! |
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