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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />

It’s All about the Eyes<br />

Healthy<br />

Living<br />

by<br />

Tina Monique M. Gottlieb, deGroot D.C.<br />

At Murrieta Day Spa, we get so many<br />

questions about treating fine lines, wrinkles,<br />

puffiness, and dark circles in the eye<br />

area. Caring for the skin around the eyes<br />

is a delicate process because the skin is<br />

thinner. It not only tends to be the first<br />

place to show signs of aging, but also is<br />

more sensitive than the rest of the skin<br />

on your body. Due to a smaller amount<br />

of oil glands around the eyes, this part of<br />

the face is more likely to show signs of<br />

aging sooner if it is not cared for properly.<br />

So what causes many of our eye<br />

woes? Lack of sleep, meals high in salt,<br />

high blood pressure, alcohol, and stress<br />

can all result in puffy eyes, particularly<br />

in the morning when the eye area retains<br />

fluid. Dark circles are caused by blood<br />

vessels showing through the delicate skin<br />

around the eye area giving the under eye<br />

area a bluish, purple cast, often a hereditary<br />

condition. Crow’s feet (tiny lines<br />

that extend from the outer corner of the<br />

eyes) are caused by years of squinting,<br />

smiling and laughing. Thinner skin has<br />

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less elasticity and is more susceptible to<br />

fine line formation.<br />

There are several ways to care for<br />

the eye area and treat and prevent damage.<br />

Selecting a good eye cream should<br />

be your first step. We have recently<br />

formulated our MDS Skin Care Rich<br />

Hydrating Eye Cream with nourishing<br />

oils and valuable extracts to address fine<br />

lines, puffiness and dark circles. We also<br />

created a Depuff Eye Serum is a powerfully<br />

concentrated blend that treats many<br />

complex causes of puffiness.<br />

There are also treatments that can<br />

be done like Botox and micro-needling.<br />

Micro-needling is a process that involves<br />

moving a special device over your skin<br />

that has a roller with many tiny (usually<br />

metal) needles embedded in it. This stimulates<br />

collagen production by wounding<br />

skin, thereby improving the appearance<br />

of wrinkles, and enhancing delivery of<br />

skincare ingredients. Another benefit of<br />

micro-needling is that it enhances the<br />

penetration into skin of prescription or<br />

cosmetic ingredients.<br />

Regardless of the type of eye issues<br />

you’re having, there’s no better time to<br />

start caring for them than now. Proper<br />

skin care and regular facials can prevent<br />

many eye concerns.<br />

Monique deGroot is the owner of Murrieta<br />

Day Spa which is located at 41885<br />

Ivy St. in Murrieta.<br />

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