Eye patches are a cosmetic product for express skin care. These pads are crescent-shaped and have a lot of useful properties. The patches are impregnated with various compounds that soothe and moisturize the epidermis and reduce the severity of wrinkles. Their regular use helps rejuvenate the skin, improve its appearance, and eliminate skin imperfections. To achieve this effect, it is not at all necessary to visit a salon or run to a cosmetics store. You can make patches at home from natural ingredients.
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Skin is the largest human organ, accounting for up to 15% of the total body weight. Due to rapid dehydration and the adverse effects of exogenous or endogenous factors, the skin around the eyes is the very first marker of aging. The most common problems are swelling and the formation of dark circles under the eyes. But natural remedies that you can make at home will help you cope with them.
What are the benefits of patches?
Eye patches nourish thin skin, restore blood circulation, eliminate puffiness and dark circles. Helps restore vascular tone and smooth out shallow wrinkles. This is an express product when you need to quickly eliminate small spots or dark circles and give your look a fresh look.
You don’t have to buy expensive patches from popular brands; you can make them yourself at home. This will require cotton pads and active substances that will be used as a base. If the cotton pad is well soaked in the nutrient solution, the patches will stick well without slipping.
Homemade patch recipes
With rose water and cucumbers
Cucumbers and rose water are an indispensable tandem that helps eliminate dark circles, swelling, and fine wrinkles. Active substances enhance each other’s effectiveness, refresh the skin, and improve mood. The combination of aloe and rose quickly eliminates inflammation and swelling and helps strengthen capillaries.
You need to prepare the ingredients in advance:
- fresh cucumber - a piece up to 5 cm;
- aloe vera - 15 grams;
- natural rose water - 2 tablespoons;
- rose essential oil (if available) - 1-2 drops.
It is recommended to use natural rose water, without fragrances, chemical additives and alcohol. Before purchasing products, you must carefully study the composition.
The cucumber is peeled, crushed, combined with aloe, rose water and essential oil. It turns out a pleasant gel-like substance, which is generously moistened with a cotton pad. Then they are frozen. Before using them at home, warm them slightly to room temperature, then apply them to the eyelids and leave them to act for 15-20 minutes.
Alisa, 33 years old: “I’ve been making patches at home for several years now. I started getting interested in this when my second child arrived. One day I looked at myself in the mirror and saw “panda” - dark circles on the floor of my face. I began to look for a way to get rid of them. And I found sponges with natural substances. They are easy to make at home, and all the necessary components are always at hand. I prefer aloe or green tea. They did a great job with the circles under the eyes. Such patches are an excellent alternative to salon procedures. And you can make them at home without buying them in a store.”
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Protein patches
Helps cope with dark circles under the eyes, whitens, smoothes out shallow wrinkles. This is a homemade express remedy before an important event where you need to appear in all your glory.
To make protein patches at home, you will need a chilled chicken egg. Followed by:
- Separate the white from the yolk.
- Beat until stiff white peaks form.
- Add a few vitamin E capsules.
- Carefully apply the resulting product onto cotton pads.
The discs are applied to the skin around the eyes and left for 15 minutes. Active substances enhance each other's effectiveness, protein copes with dark circles and wrinkles, vitamin E fights free radicals and premature aging of the skin.
With mint and sweet almond oil
To make them at home you need to prepare:
- gelatin (can be replaced with agar-agar);
- sweet almond oil;
- some mint leaves and parsley stems.
The first thing to do is pour hot water over the agar-agar and leave to steep for 10-15 minutes. Next, add a little sweet almond oil or any other base oil. Grind the plants thoroughly and mix into the oil mixture. Pour the mixture into silicone molds and cool well for several hours. When the product hardens, apply to the area around the eyes.
Homemade eye patches with mint and almond oil
With milk for dark circles and swelling
To make them at home you only need 2 ingredients:
- milk with at least 20% fat content - 20 ml;
- a few ice cubes.
Add ice to the full-fat milk and wait until it cools. Moisten cotton pads generously with the resulting liquid and apply under the eyes. Leave to act for half an hour.
With anti-age effect
To make an anti-aging foundation you need to purchase:
- hyaluronic acid;
- rosehip oil infusion;
- argan oil;
- vitamins A and E in the form of an oily liquid.
Such patches can be made and placed not only on the lower eyelids, but also on the area between the eyebrows, as well as nasolabial folds.
All components are mixed in equal proportions, in small quantities in a glass container. Cut the cotton pad into 2 parts, then moisten it with oily liquid. Apply under the eyes for 20-30 minutes. Using this product at home, you can easily eliminate dark circles, swelling on the eyelids, smooth out wrinkles, and refresh your eyes.
Rosa, 29 years old: “I have tried many different patches on myself - from cheap Chinese ones to expensive French ones. But I haven’t found anything better than homemade sponges. They have a lot of advantages, but the most important one is that I can choose the care components that I like. My latest discovery is kiwi with aloe. Fits me perfectly. At home, I make patches from these ingredients in silicone molds (I bought them specially). This makes them convenient to prepare and store.”
We recommend reading an article about the types of eye patches and how to use them.
Anti-swelling and wrinkles
To make them at home, it is recommended to use:
- instant coffee;
- vitamin E capsules;
- argan oil;
- serum for the skin around the eyes.
Place the oil base in a glass container, add a little instant coffee, mix thoroughly. Soak the sponge in the composition and apply to the eyes for 20-30 minutes. After removal, you can do a light massage with your fingertips.
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From green tea
To prepare a mixture for dark circles at home you will need:
- 5 grams of blepharogel;
- a few drops of cold-pressed olive oil;
- green tea infusion;
- argan oil;
- a few drops of rosehip oil.
These components are not always on hand, but cosmetologists recommend stocking up on the ingredients in advance to make a foundation for dark circles at home. First you need to mix the base oils, add green tea and blefarogel to them, then leave to infuse for 5 minutes. Soak the sponges in the oil mixture and apply under the eyes for 30 minutes.
We recommend reading an article on how to disguise dark circles under the eyes.
Alevtina, 37 years old: “I prepare patches myself from hyaluronic acid and vitamin E. Both components can be easily purchased at the pharmacy and are not expensive. In order to make patches at home, this is it. It's easy to make them. First, I cut out crescents from cotton pads so that they can be conveniently placed under the eyes later. Then mix the ingredients and apply to sponges. All is ready! I place the patches under my eyes for 15 minutes, then remove them. The effect is excellent. The skin is beautiful, smooth, no swelling.”
Hyaluronic patches for hydration and rejuvenation
- 1 bottle of Blepharogel 1 (sold in a pharmacy, contains hyaluronic acid and aloe vera gel) or any other hyaluronic serum,
- 1 teaspoon rosehip oil,
- 1 tablespoon argan and/or almond oil,
- a clean and dry cream jar of suitable size and diameter,
- thin cotton pads, preferably single ones.
Be sure to disinfect the jar: wipe with alcohol, injection wipes or treat with chlorhexidine. Pay special attention to the threads on the lid and top of the jar. There should be no trace of the old product left.
Mix Blefarogel with oils directly in the jar. Do this also with disinfected tools and make sure that nothing foreign, especially wet, gets inside.
Cut the cotton pads in half and soak in the resulting oil gel. Let it cover them on top by about 5-7 mm. The number of cotton pads depends on the size of your jar.
If you prefer to lie with cotton pads over your eyes, then, of course, there is no need to cut them.
Seal the jar and refrigerate for 1-2 days, shaking occasionally.
Use ready-made patches in the same way as store-bought ones, applying them to damp skin around the eyes for 15-20 minutes. Remove excess with napkins.
Take out cotton pads only with dry and clean hands; store the jar with them in the refrigerator.
Contraindications for using patches at home
If you decide to make patches at home, then first read the contraindications for their use. The main ones include:
- rosacea;
- conjunctivitis;
- dermatological diseases (acute and chronic);
- abrasions, burns and scratches on the skin of the face;
- individual sensitivity to components.
Allergy rarely occurs to patches made independently at home. This is because to prepare them you select the ingredients yourself, based on your preferences. You don’t know the exact composition of the purchased products.
Tips from cosmetologists
Making patches at home is only half the battle. In order for them to be effective and not cause harm, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- Consider your skin characteristics and type.
- Select the appropriate components with which the discs will be impregnated.
- To make patches at home quickly, prepare the materials in advance. Cut the sponges into crescent shapes and place them in a closed container to prevent dust from sticking to them.
- The patches are soaked in the nutrient solution for 2 minutes.
- To make such products at home, you must first prepare a solution. Select the ingredients and check if you are allergic to them. If everything is fine and there is no reaction, mix the ingredients. The prepared solution is stored in the refrigerator.
Making patches at home is not difficult. The main thing is to follow the recommendations given and use this express care product correctly.
Beautiful appearance is the pride of any woman. To preserve it, it is better to use natural ingredients and make products based on them yourself. Patches can become a means of daily care for the periorbital area. Their regular use will help improve the appearance of the skin in this area, reduce dark circles and swelling, and remove crow's feet.
Some rules for using eye patches
There is a misconception that patches can be applied overnight to enhance the effect. For all types, the recommended application duration is 30 minutes. During this time, all beneficial substances will be absorbed into the skin. Use them in the morning while getting ready for work or school. Due to their cumulative effect, patches are best applied daily. What are hydrogel eye patches and how to use them Patches do not need to be stored in the refrigerator. After removing them, you do not need to apply additional cream or lotion; just pat your fingertips under your eyes so that the remaining essence is absorbed. If you want to get rid of dark circles under your eyes, then look for patches with caffeine in the composition. If puffiness is the problem, add hyaluronic acid or serum.
Patches for bags under the eyes will help you easily get rid of the consequences of a hard day at work. You can easily add vitamins and plant extracts to all recipes, which will only improve the effect of the procedure. Dark circles under the eyes are not always a sign of health problems
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