Sensitive skin does not only occur on the large areas of skin on the face. The eye area is also often affected . This problem does not only affect people who already have sensitive skin. Our skin around the eyes is particularly sensitive and therefore reacts more quickly to external influences.
The result is redness and dryness or a sensitive reaction to certain active ingredients . Sensitive skin around the eyes therefore requires special attention in your daily care routine.
How sensitive skin around the eyes develops
If you already have sensitive skin, the area around your eyes is usually affected . The outer layer of our facial skin is about 0.1 mm thick. The skin around the eyes is much finer at 0.03 to 0.05 mm.
The reason the skin is thinner here is because it is not subjected to as much stress in this area. On the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, which are subject to more stress, the epidermis can be up to 2 mm thick.
Even if the skin around the eyes is not directly subjected to a lot of stress, it is still very sensitive due to its thin layer. It is exposed to external influences such as sun or cold and reacts to these more strongly than other areas of the skin. It is also not as able to retain moisture.
The reason for sensitive skin is usually a disruption of its natural protective barrier. External influences then have a greater impact on it and it reacts sensitively. Sensitive skin does not have to be a permanent skin problem. For some people it only occurs partially. This is the case in winter, for example, when the skin is more irritated by cold air. To counteract sensitive skin, there are some powerful active ingredients that soothe it and rebuild its natural protective barrier.
Squalane – The powerful ingredient for sensitive skin
Squalane is a very effective ingredient for the sensitive skin around your eyes. In fact, squalane is a natural component of our sebum. To be precise, it makes up 15% of it.
What is squalane?
Squalane is a transparent oil that is usually extracted from olives. However, it is not nearly as fatty as the olive oil we know from cooking. In fact, squalane used to be extracted from shark liver, which is where it gets its name from. Today, squalane is purely plant-based and therefore 100% vegan.
Squalane for sensitive skin
Although squalane is already a natural component of our skin's sebum, it works wonders when added to creams. Our skin's sebum (sebum) is responsible for preventing our skin from drying out. Squalane is therefore already included here. However, if our skin's protective barrier is disrupted, its moisture is no longer guaranteed. It then tends to dryness, redness and irritation. This dryness can be counteracted with a care cream that contains squalane.
How squalane affects the skin
The skin around your eyes generally has a hard time retaining moisture. If you also tend to have sensitive skin, which is usually accompanied by a disruption of the protective barrier, your skin has an even harder time retaining moisture. Its water loss is almost constantly stimulated, which ultimately leads to dry skin.
Squalane has the great property of retaining the moisture of your skin over the long term and thus reducing water loss. The result is well-hydrated skin. Squalane counteracts your sensitive skin and supports its natural protective barrier. In addition, fewer wrinkles caused by dryness form.
The result is plump, rosy skin with a beautiful glow. The feeling of squalane on your skin is also unique. If you gently run your fingers over it after applying it, it feels silky.
The antioxidant effect of squalane
In addition to the extra moisture for your skin, squalane also has an antioxidant effect. It ensures that other skin fats (lipids) do not oxidize. Put simply, this means that it counteracts the breakdown of these skin fats, i.e. has an antioxidant effect. Squalane is able to convert the free radicals that have an oxidative effect on our skin into molecular oxygen . This means that it can effectively protect our skin . Antioxidants are therefore also considered anti-aging agents .
Our Sensitive Eye Serum for sensitive skin with squalane
Our new Sensitive Eye Serum contains the powerful active ingredient squalane . Although the eye serum was developed specifically for sensitive skin, it is also suitable for all other skin types.
In addition to squalane, our eye serum contains the other main ingredients paracress and thistle. Paracress has nothing to do with the cress that we like to sprinkle on our bread. The name that we use here is actually somewhat misleading.
The paracress has its origins in South America, where it has been considered a miracle weapon against wrinkles for hundreds of years . It contains spilanthol, which has a muscle-relaxing effect. The reduction in muscle tension ensures that your skin is smoothed out naturally. Completely different to a neurotoxin such as Botox. This means that you can laugh and the people you are talking to will notice it too.
The safflower oil it contains is ideal for your sensitive skin. It has an anti-inflammatory effect and helps build up your natural protective barrier. Redness and dark circles under the eyes are also reduced by safflower oil.
In addition to its own positive properties, the squalane it contains helps the paracress and thistle oil to be absorbed into your skin. This allows the substances to develop their optimal effect there.
Another positive effect is the cooling effect of our eye serum. No more applying teaspoons from the fridge. With our eye serum, your eye area will look silky smooth, swelling will go down, and in the long term your wrinkles will be reduced and the natural protective barrier will be strengthened. Of course, like all our other products, our eye serum is completely fragrance-free, vegan and 100% natural.
You can order the eye serum directly here.
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