The Best Facial Exercises For Eyes

By Ines Flores


Everyone hopes to age gracefully with minimal damage to their face caused by wrinkling and drooping. Skin loses its elasticity over time and one of the first noticeable places this happens is around the eyes. Expensive creams, fillers, Botox and cosmetic surgery are viable solutions for some people but not everyone can afford to be this extravagant. The alternate and far more natural solution is facial exercises for eyes.

Wrinkles can appear in your eye area from squinting, smoking, excessive exposure to the sun and from sleeping on your face. Those who work in outdoor professions need to wear sun screen on a daily basis to protect their skin. Reading, smoking and exposure to the sun without sun glasses causes people to squint and this will cause crow's feet to form on the side of the face.

Exercising the muscles in your face may prove difficult because it is not something that is customarily practiced by most people. Training yourself to do these eye aerobics daily can prevent the appearance of crows feet and droopy lids and help you maintain a youthful glow for your entire face. They should be practiced twice daily and to ensure proper manipulation of your skin a mirror should be used.

Participants must remember to be careful when practicing these rituals because the skin surrounding your eye is very fragile and can be damaged or further wrinkled if stretched or rubbed too roughly. Some of this problem can be alleviated by using a moisturizer prior to beginning the process of exercise movements. Some advocates recommend using water in place of creams while exercising your face.

To help eliminate puffy areas under the eye, one exercise that is recommended is eye tapping. This process stimulates the circulation of blood in the area that is tapped and reduces swelling. Using the pads of your fingers gently pat starting next to the nose, following the contour of your eye continue to the temple area and reverse direction. Repeat this process up to ten times per set twice each day.

For tension relief in the face and eye area there is a specific exercise available. Simply use two fingers to gently pinch up the skin around the brow and gently roll the two sides together to ease tension and stress. Another simple practice used for diminishing wrinkles is to place the index fingers of both hands on either side of a line and gently apply pressure for a count of ten. Repeat this action twice daily in sets of ten and you should notice improvement of lines treated.

The trickiest exercise to perform affects the under-eye muscles on your face. Keeping these muscles strong will greatly enhance a youthful appearance. This exercise should be practiced in front of a mirror to ensure effectiveness. Look into the mirror and slowly attempt to lift your eyelids in a series of small steps. When you begin try to achieve three steps while working to advance to a total of five movements. This process takes a mind set of determination, strength, and concentration to accomplish but will be worth it in long term appearance improvement.

Any daily regimen takes dedication from participants. This may be the easiest and least expensive solution to eye wrinkles you can find.




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