Tips on how to apply eye creams properly

I recently went to buy an eye cream. Even though I was taught before on how to apply eye creams, I listened anyway when the store assistant coached me on how to apply eye cream the proper way. I was glad that I did not interupt her to say that “I KNOW” how to do it properly because I did learn some new things about applying eye creams. Here’s what I learned:

• Firstly, eye creams should be applied right after you have applied toner or toning lotion on a cleansed face.
• Put a little eye cream (you don’t need to use a lot during each application, just a very small squeeze or pump will do) on the tip of your fourth or ring finger.
• Gently rub the eye cream between both your fourth fingers and place your fingers on each side of your temple.
• Gently tap your fingers downwards, at your eyebag areas and then upwards onto your eyelid areas. Basically, you should tap those fingers all around your eyes, and finally ending at the temples once again.
• Repeat this gentle tapping around the eyes with your fourth fingers for 2 more rounds.

The reason why you should always gently tap in the eye cream and not use rubbing motions is that the rubbing motions will tend to create fine eyelines around the eyes over time. Also, when you rub the cream on, you will also tend to be pulling your skin which is not recommended at the sensitive skin around the eyes. The idea of using eye creams is to take care and enhance your look, and it is unfortunate that wrong application methods could prove damaging.

Are you also asking why you should use your ring finger to apply your eye cream and not the index or middle finger? This is because you want to tap the areas around your eyes very gently and both the index and third fingers are often very well used and therefore quite strong. Even when you gently tap the delicate skin around your eyes with these stronger fingers, you may be exerting too much strength for the good of your sensitive skin. The fourth fingers are normally under utilised and therefore not as strong in strength compared to your index and middle fingers. So when you tap around your eyes, the touch and pressure is softer and more appropriate for your skin. Try it out and see if you feel the difference in the pressures of your fingers.

I hope you’ve found this little tip useful. About that eye cream that I bought, I’ll write a review about it once I’ve used it for a decent amount of time to give a true feedback. Stay tuned!

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