Your skin is made up of water and 80 percent collagen. Age and factors like sun damage, free radicals and smoking cause the collagen fibers to break down, leaving you with sagging skin and wrinkles. The area under the eyes is the first to show the signs of that collagen breakdown, informs Collagen.org. This makes for an unsightly, tired, ashen, older appearance. Fortunately, there are affordable ways to rebuild the collagen fibers in your skin and save your looks from the ravages of time.
Step 1
Stay out of the sun and use sunscreen designed for your delicate under-eye area. The sun's damaging rays greatly speed up the degradation of the collagen fibers on your skin, points out Collagen.org. It also causes thinning around the eyes, giving you a tired, aged look. This is the most important thing you can do to preserve your youthful appearance.
Step 2
Engage in physical activity several times a week. Exercise has been proven to activate a particular molecular pathway that increases the production of collagen in the skin, states HouseOfVerona.com. This means exercising will give you fewer wrinkles and smoother, more supple skin around your eyes.
Step 3
Take vitamin C. Taking enough of this vitamin accelerates collagen synthesis, according to SmartSkinCare.com. Add plenty of strawberries, guavas, oranges, lemons, kiwis, melons, grapefruits, pepper and brussels sprouts to your diet. A supplement of vitamin C will ensure you take in enough of this important vitamin for a plumper, crease-free eye area.
Step 4
Use the right cream under your eyes. A vitamin C eye serum will help your thin under-eye area synthesize more collagen. So does using a retinol eye cream and Retin-A. Vitamin A derivatives build collagen within the skin and also exfoliate the skin, DermaDoctor.com says. The result is a more supple, healthy-looking under-eye area.
Step 5
Go to a dermatologist who can inject a collagen filler in the area under your eyes. With this treatment, collagen is injected in the skin under the wrinkles in such a way that it pushes up the groove of a wrinkle, making it less visible, explains SmartSkincare.com.
Things You'll Need
- Sunscreen designed for the eye area
- Fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C
- Vitamin C supplement
- Eye cream with retinol or vitamin C
- Retin-A
- Collagen filler, optional
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