Skin Care Tip: The skin tissue around the eyes is extremely thin and fragile, so it’s so important to treat this wrinkle-prone area gently and avoid unnecessary rubbing.
When removing eye makeup, saturate cotton pad or Toning Cloth with an oil-free, liquid eye makeup remover. Hold on eyes for 20 seconds to dissolve makeup, then gently wipe away.
The key is to let the eye makeup dissolve so it makes for less rubbing and tugging of the eye area. And be sure to limit your use of waterproof mascara as it’s very difficult to remove.
Lastly, always use an eye cream to keep that delicate skin tissue hydrated and protected.
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Why oil-free eye makeup remover? I thought oil was good for the skin??
Posted on Tue, 6th Oct 2009 7:07 pm by Shelle
While it is true that the eye area doesn’t produce oil and you should use an eye cream that has good moisturization in it, if you use an oil-based eye makeup remover, it most likely contains a heavy, greasy oil such as Mineral Oil. It then leaves a layer of “eye makeup dissolving” oil on the skin which prevents the “anti-wrinkle” oils in your eye cream from absorbing into the skin. The skin around the eyes can only take in so much so you want your eye cream to penetrate.
Check out this post on avoiding oils in eye creams: http://blog.reneerouleau.com.php5-22.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/2009/09/avoid-mineral-oil-or-petrolatum-in-your-eye-creams
Posted on Thu, 8th Oct 2009 7:58 pm by Lydia Noel
HOw safe is extra light olive oil to remove eye make-up?
Posted on Thu, 22nd Oct 2009 7:16 pm by KATHY SMITH
We do not suggest using any kind of oil to remove eye makeup. Here is a blog post that tells why (and be sure to read the comments from that blog post).
http://blog.reneerouleau.com.php5-22.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/2009/10/are-you-causing-wrinkles-when-taking-off-your-eye-makeup
Posted on Fri, 23rd Oct 2009 11:07 am by Lydia Noel