What to do about dry skin around eyes? You’ve looked in the mirror and might have been aghast to find you have patches of dry skin lurking about your eyes; I was horrified when I saw the flakes forming in the corners. Don’t panic and run to the store for some Olay eye rejuvenation! There are natural ways to doctor your flesh and don’t forget to examine the possible causes as well!

First, lets go ahead and think of these here possible causes. One of the biggest reasons that has affected me is the repeated use of makeup, both eye and foundation. For us women, that right there should be the place to look. Maybe you’re allergic to your eye shadow? Mascara? Concealer? Or maybe you wear too much too often? Resist the urge to try and cover up your flake ridden dry skin with more makeup. You are doing the future YOU a big bad un-favor, for if you don’t address this problem, get to the root of it and improve it, you’ll end up with skin that looks old long before its time and probably long before you are ready! Or you might look like you’re wearing goggles….

Moving on! Next biggest culprit to dry skin is your face wash or moisturizer. These both are just not nice to skin. Unnatural beauty products such as these are like lawyers; they are suppose to be helping you but are really screwing you over. They are LOADED with chemicals and preservatives and scientists only know what else, so instead of giving your skin cells a life raft, you’re throwing them to the sharks and expecting them to survive. Dry skin around your eyes could be a sign they are losing that battle….

Okay so let’s not forget the one thing most of us just don’t want to talk about…our food and beverage intake. This indeed plays quite a part in dry skin, more than we want to acknowledge. Any food that is not giving something to your body is taking it instead. Sorry my dear readers, but cheerios fall under this.Yes, I know what they say on the box, but if you read the ingredients and look up the nutritional value of each one, you’ll find that there is nothing all that beneficial going on there. They are swim toys for the invisible people in your milk.

SO junk food, sweets, boxed foods, coffee, soda, juices that are not 100%, energy drinks etc, these are all slowly sucking the life from your organs and YOUR SKIN!!! Oh, PS>Alcohol does this as well. Big crocodile tears here, I enjoy partying! Never fear though, switch to wine and lower consumption. Ahh much better.

I’m not recommending you throw out every food that tastes oh so darn good, I’m just merely suggesting perhaps incorporate body feeding nutrition (such as the dreaded fruits and vegetables) for at least half of your daily food intake. You will feel better. Besides, broccoli can always be covered in cheese!!

Okay, I can touch on diet more in depth later.

One last thing before moving on to what we can do about dry skin around the eyes: We must not forget that a change in climate or season can cause dry skin issues, most particularly the wintertime. Take note! Okay now for helpful hints on how to tackle dry skin around eyes!

• Use mild warm water when washing your face. No searing hot allowed!
• Drink plenty of water!
• Use natural moisturizers around your eyes and for your whole face. Some of my favorites are coconut oil, jojoba oil, Burt’s Bees Honey & Shea Body Butter. I’m also using a combination of jojoba oil and myrrh essential oil. I usually put this on ever day or two, focusing around my eyes. They’ve never looked better!
• Apply a mask around the eyes consisting of: 1 tsp of wild honey. Moisten the skin around your eyes with warm water to open the pores. Gently and carefully dab the honey around, avoiding inside the eyes. Let set for 5-8 minutes. Rinse off, dab dry and apply an approved moisturizer!
• Don’t over wash your face. This can aggravate dry skin. Once a day is plenty and not required of course!
• Take a break from the makeup so your skin has a chance to dry and improve. It’ll happen quicker if you do!

Don’t let your dry skin get you down! Be proactive (no I’m not promoting that product) and most of all slow down and take care of yourself. Dry skin around the eyes can be annoying and even scary, but breath and relax and well…just do something about it! Oh and most of all, keep it natural.

Oh So Natural....