Eye patches: 4 ways to improve their effect

Once you get acquainted with patches, you will not be able to part with them. If you still don't know anything about their miraculous abilities, we will tell you everything in detail now.

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Eye patches are bags impregnated with useful substances that look like plasters and are intended for the care of the skin around the eyes. Unlike eye creams, patches moisturize the skin as quickly as possible, smooth out small wrinkles, fight bruises and dark circles under the eyes.

How it works

The patches are filled with active ingredients that begin to work when exposed to heat. Therefore, a couple of minutes after you stick them on the area around the eyes, they will warm up and start working on one or another problem. After 15-20 minutes, the patches are removed in the direction from the nose to the temples, and the remains of the composition are not washed off, giving it the opportunity to be absorbed into the skin.

Important: apply the patches leaving 2 mm from the eyes so that the essence impregnated with the hydrogel does not get on the mucous membrane.

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The main extracts in the composition of patches

1. If your patches contain red wine extract, then their main action will be aimed at brightening, regenerating and giving elasticity.
2. Colloidal gold most often acts as a "conductor" of other useful substances into the skin around your eyes. Therefore, when choosing patches with colloidal gold, pay attention to other useful components in the composition.
3. The swallow's nest extract in your patches will increase the turgor of your skin, improve its appearance, and get rid of facial wrinkles and folds.
4. Snail extract stimulates the activity of fibroblasts, which in turn are responsible for the production of collagen cells. In addition, snail mucin triggers accelerated regeneration processes, so patches with this ingredient are perfect for owners of dry, sensitive and problematic skin around the eyes.
5. Patches with shea butter in the composition will be relevant for aging skin. Fatty acids in the composition of the oil are aimed at moisturizing, smoothing and preventing wrinkles.

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How to improve the effect of patches:

• do a light massage of the eyelids with the tips of the fingers before applying the patches. This will help reduce swelling and slightly "warm up" the skin before the procedure,
• apply patches only on well-cleansed dry skin,
• do not wipe the remains of the serum from the skin, but slightly "kill" it with your fingers,
• store patches in the refrigerator — this will help strengthen the drainage effect.

How to glue patches correctly?

The correct answer is as you wish!

The method of applying patches depends on the desired result. Patches glued with the narrow side closer to the nose, and the wide side closer to the temples, will help get rid of puffiness and wrinkles. And patches applied with the wide side closer to the nose will better fight against dark circles under the eyes. If you want to quickly moisturize your skin, and in your arsenal there are only patches, you can apply them even to the nasolabial folds and between the eyebrows.

Common myths

"It is better to keep the patches as long as possible, and even better to leave them overnight"

Patches should not be kept on the skin longer than recommended by the manufacturer. One of the ingredients in the patches is water. Therefore, if you use them longer than the specified time, you can get the opposite effect due to the evaporation of moisture, including from your skin.

"For a visible result, the patches must be applied daily"

Patches are recommended to be used 2-3 times a week so that the useful components in their composition can accumulate in your skin.

"Patches can weigh down the skin and pull it down"

In fact, the hydrogel, the material of which the patches are made of, is quite light and carefully adheres to the skin, so it will not be able to pull even the delicate skin around the eyes. If you are still worried, apply patches and lie down for a certain time.

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"Patches can be applied several times"

You can't. In addition to being unhygienic, their effectiveness will be zero the second time. There is no way to "resuscitate" a dried hydrogel.

"Patches are effective at any age"

Care for aging skin requires complex and comprehensive care, so patches alone will not be enough. Use them together with moisturizing creams, serums and emulsions.

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