For fine lines: Humectants (like hyaluronic acid) can temporarily plump those fine lines, but for long-term smoothness, you might find success with retinol.Your eyes are quick to betray salt retention, inflammation from sugar, an uptick in stress, and of course, a lack of sleep. Ignoring diet & lifestyle: "Diet is definitely important for our skin overall and likely plays a role in under-eye wrinkle formation," Penzi says.More importantly, eye strain is linked to issues with brain fog, anxiety, and overall health. Ignoring eye strain: Constantly straining your eyes may lead to crow's feet and dark circles down the road due to "subsequent engorgement of the surrounding blood vessels," board-certified dermatologist Rebecca Marcus, M.D., FAAD, once explained. Make sure the products you use directly under the eyes remain gentle enough to tolerate, and make sure your heavy-duty actives stay spread out from the eye area. Using harsh topicals: Potent actives-retinol, glycolic acid, and the like-are great for fending off fine lines and wrinkles, but they do have the potential to irritate sensitive eyes and result in more fine lines over time (it's a delicate dance)."You might notice redness, irritation, dry eyes, blurred vision, a burning feeling, a scratchy sensation in your eye (like something is in it), or tired eyes." Some people even encounter lash loss, too. "Sensitivity to makeup is often confused for seasonal allergies," board-certified ophthalmologist Diane Hilal-Campo, M.D., founder of twenty/twenty beauty, previously told mbg. Using irritating eye makeup: Contact dermatitis is especially prevalent around the eyes, and irritating eye makeup is a very common culprit.But so many forget to show the under-eyes that same love! " UV exposure plays a huge role in under-eye wrinkle formation," board-certified dermatologist Lauren Penzi, M.D., FAAD, tells mbg about under-eye wrinkles, so make sure to protect the delicate area. Forgetting SPF: You need to protect your skin from excess sun, full stop.Constantly tugging the eyes can damage the lid skin (leading to wrinkles) and may even cause lashes to fall out. "Also, rubbing the eyes increases risk of exposing this delicate skin to something on the fingers that could trigger contact dermatitis," King says regarding dry eyelids. Tugging or rubbing your eyes: Rubbing the occasional itch likely won't do much harm, but try not to be too harsh on your fragile eye area.Especially if you smash your face into the pillow while you sleep, as the stiff mascara can "crunch" your lashes against the fabric, King adds. Not to mention, heading to bed with mascara on can lead to eyelash breakage and sparse flutters. Sleeping in your makeup: "Sleeping with eye makeup can be particularly dangerous, resulting in irritation, allergic reactions, or more severe conditions, such as infections or a scratched cornea," board-certified dermatologist Hadley King, M.D., previously told mbg about sleeping in makeup.Does anyone have experience-positive or negative-using any of these? Bonus points if you've used more than one and can compare. I don't know much about sunscreen so I've basically landed on those 3 just based on some reviews I have seen. Pipette is particularly appealing given the low price and how much more you get than the other two, but I'm not opposed to paying more for something better. I'm relatively pale so I'm not super concerned about white cast, especially for instances where it would go under makeup. I work from home and have a lackluster social life so I wear full face makeup MAYBE once a week, often less, but I'd still like something that does work under foundation in hopes I manage to get out a bit more this summer. Some background: I have sensitive, predominately dry skin (I suppose maybe it's more so dehydrated combo as my forehead, t-zone, and center of my chin can be a bit more on the normal to even slightly oily side, but my cheeks and the sides of my chin and face are super dry, flaky, and also prone to redness. I was at one point briefly leaning towards the innisfree SPF 36 Daily UV Defense Sunscreen but I'm thinking mineral is probably the way to go for my skin type). There are so many options out there that I've been feeling rather overwhelmed, but I think I've narrowed it down to 3 options: Pipette SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen, Kinship SPF 32 Self Reflect Probiotic Moisturizing Sunscreen, or Blue Lizard SPF 50 Sheer Face Mineral Sunscreen Lotion (or I guess potentially Blue Lizard SPF 50 Sensitive Mineral Sunscreen I'm not entirely clear on the difference aside from the former apparently being specifically formulated for facial use). I have not been wearing daily facial sunscreen but especially now that I've started taking daily walks, I feel I probably should.
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