The eye contour

The look is one of the keys to communication and seduction in humans. But this very important area is also one of the first to betray our age and lifestyle: short nights, expressiveness, stress and time passing have a rapid impact on the eye area, with the appearance of wrinkles, dark circles or bags.

Biology of the eye area

The eye contour area is a fragile area of the face. This fragility is explained by biological differences. In the eye contour area, the hypodermis, the fatty layer under the dermis that acts as a “cushion”, is very thin. The skin is therefore very thin, about 20 times thinner than on the rest of the face. The collagen and elastin fibers of the dermis, which ensure the firmness and elasticity of the skin, are not very present in the dermis of this region. The skin is therefore more easily subject to sagging. Finally, the eye area contains very few sebaceous glands, making it a sensitive region prone to drying out and irritation.
The eye is also surrounded by dozens of muscles that have a functional (eye mobility, blinking eyelids) and emotional role. The eyes are in perpetual motion, with between 10,000 and 20,000 blinks per day, and even at night.
The finesse and fragility of the skin around the eye area, combined with these incessant muscle movements and the expression of various emotions, make this area mark much faster than the rest of the face.

Wrinkles and fine lines

The more or less deep wrinkles of goose or lion paste are usually the first to appear, sometimes prematurely. These wrinkles are caused by various phenomena, such as skin dryness, muscle hyperactivity in people who are particularly expressive or stressed (expression lines), or the loss of firmness encountered during aging, which will cause the eyelids to collapse.

Shadows and puffiness

Characterized by swelling and staining of the lower eyelid, puffiness and dark circles are most often caused by fatigue and lack of sleep, sometimes combined with an unbalanced lifestyle: stress, tobacco, alcohol and food excess.
The appearance of bags and dark circles is linked to poor blood and lymphatic circulation in this fragile area. Under-eye bags can be the result of fluid retention, or the accumulation of fatty deposits under the eyes, especially with age when the muscles ensuring the firmness of the eye contour area relax.
Colored rings appear all the more as the skin is very thin under the eyes. Poor blood and lymphatic circulation leads to stagnation of blood pigments in this area, which oxidize and take on a bluish or purplish tint.