How To Visibly Tighten Eyelid Skin Without Surgery
No matter your age, it’s not uncommon to look at your eyelids – upper, lower, or both – and be concerned that they’re drooping or look saggy. Sagging eyelid skin is a common cosmetic concern, which is why Epicuren Discovery has developed specific formulas to help people with drooping eyelid concerns from home by using a dedicated eye care routine.
Although at-home care can be helpful for maintaining a youthful appearance, it's no replacement for eyelid surgery or non-surgical eyelid lifts that can more dramatically or directly remove excess aging skin from around your eyelids. However, many people concerned with visibly tightening loose eyelid skin try using quality skincare products to help prolong the youthful look around the eyes without expensive cosmetic procedures.
What Causes Droopy Eyelids?
Simply put, the aging process causes the skin to sag on the eyelids and around the eyes. In fact, this is the area where most people experience the visible signs of aging first, as the skin around the brow and eyes is thinner and more delicate, and more prone to being pulled down by descending skin and tissue below them.
There are several ways to define a droopy eyelid appearance. First, you should look at the height of the upper eyelids – whether they open all the way to the top of the eye or not. Next, the height of the brow – a drooping brow creates a darkened appearance to the eyes. Finally, bags, sagging skin, or dark spots beneath the eyes are also signs of aging that can appear over time.
Addressing many of these causes from home requires targeted formulas for your specific concerns. People with expressive faces may have more skin damage due to making more-than-average muscle movements over the course of their life. Others have sun damage that has created pigmented regions or age spots or has damaged the epidermis of the skin that leads it to stretch and sag earlier than it would have otherwise.
How to Visibly Tighten Eyelids at Home
Unfortunately, the most effective way for most people with moderate to severe sagging eyelids is to fix them with cosmetic surgery procedures or non-surgical treatments such as injections, depending on the major symptoms causing their appearance. Some people benefit from the removal of excess skin to fix droopy eyelids whereas others benefit from injecting dermal fillers into the tear trough to fill in areas of volume loss and boost collagen production.
However, if you have only just started noticing drooping or thinning skin around your eyes, there are at-home products to try to help visibly stave off the aging process.
Products For Individuals Concerned with Short Term Eyelid Drooping
To visibly see the quickest results in a change to your skincare routine, there’s no better place to start than with Epicuren’s Instantlift Tightening Serum, a product whose name speaks for itself. Introduce it after your cleanser or toner application in the areas you want to see the appearance of firmer-looking skin instantly. For best results, apply after your moisturizer. Its rich moisturizing compounds and antioxidants ensure your skin looks more youthful every time you use it.
Another all-around beneficial product you can use to improve he look of drooping eyelids is our Eye Cream, formulated with our exclusive Metadermabolic® Protein Enzyme Complex. Use this moisturizing formula after toning and before moisturizing and applying sunscreen, to reduce the appearance of fine lines that readily appear around the eyes and eyelids due to the thinness of the skin.
Products For Individuals Concerned with Long Term Droopy Eyelids
At the end of the day, your skin will continue to age, but there are long-term benefits you can give them to outlast the natural aging process. Provide it with the rich emollients and high performing peptides it needs with products like our Pro Collagen + Serum Amplifier, which works great in tandem with Instantlift Tightening Serum on a daily basis. This helps people with concerns about the early stages of saggy eyelids while enhancing the look of a more moisturized eye area.
Finally, for people interested in the potent power of peptides, our Ultima-Peptide Maximum Peptide Complex packs a six-peptide blend into this daily serum. Not only does it address the signs of aging skin around the eyes, it also helps makeup go on more smoothly. See for yourself how your skin helps you defy your age and experience a lasting reduction in the appearance of sagging eyelid skin and under-eye bags.
High-Quality Eye Care Products
All of our eye-specific products are formulated in as environmentally friendly a way as possible, ensuring that you don’t have to sacrifice quality for conscious living. The eyes are almost always the first part of your face to show that you’re aging, which means they deserve the most attention during your skincare routine. Find more products to help fight back against the aging process by browsing our catalog or taking our Skin Quiz to get matched with products that are tailored to your skin type.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I visibly tighten my eyelids naturally?
At-home care for eyelids should be focused on products that visibly tighten, and contain nutrient rich ingredients that care for the delicate needs of the eye area. Skincare products, a healthy diet, and some supplements, like collagen, may help improve the overall appearance of eyelid skin.
How do I get rid of the appearance of loose skin on my eyelids?
Sometimes, surgery is the only way to get rid of excess skin. If the skin is not too loose, it can visibly benefit from rich moisturizing products. Peptides are another ingredient that can help improve the appearance of skin around the eyes, including minimizing the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Is there a way to tighten eyelid skin?
If you start young, using quality skincare products can be helpful in keeping your eyelids looking more firm and youthful for longer. Like with any skincare routine, consistency is key.