Eye Patche

What do under-eye patches do to your skin?

According to the medical experts, we consulted, under-eye patches work by targeting dark circles, crow’s feet, wrinkles, and fine lines. In addition to reducing puffiness and helping you look more well-rested, under-eye masks hydrate and nourish your skin through high-quality ingredients like hyaluronic acid and ceramides, anti-aging ingredients like retinol and brightening agents like caffeine and niacinamide. 

• Humectants like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide hydrate the skin and make it look plumper, which can temporarily soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. “Niacinamide is very popular right now because it helps with skin tone and texture and supports the skin barrier,” King explained.
• Emollients like triglycerides and squalane fill in open spaces between the cells of your skin to smooth and soften it.
• Occlusives like petroleum jelly and glycerin create a film over the skin to lock in moisture and keep it hydrated.

Common Reasons to Wear an Eye Patch

People wear eye patches for different reasons, some cosmetic, others therapeutic. Some common objectives for covering your eye include:

• To treat poor vision in children, such as due to lazy eye or crossed eyes
• To protect your eye after cataract surgery
• To prevent swelling after eye removal surgery
• To protect your eye after incurring trauma to your eye or areas in the eye cavity area
• To improve physical appearance after eye removal or due to disfiguring eye scars

How Do Eye Patches Affect Vision?

For children, eye patches may be prescribed for certain eye conditions, generally to improve vision in a non-dominant eye. In adults, eye patches are often used to protect one eye, particularly after surgery. There are instances when wearing an eye patch will not solve the problem. Many eye specialists are researching better approaches to treatment so both eyes can become stronger together. However, many Americans have benefitted from wearing eye patches at some point in their vision treatment. Wearing an eye patch, as prescribed by an eye doctor, will protect vision in your good eye and can help your non-dominant eye. But it is important to work with medical professionals. You should not self-treat symptoms that may need other help.

How to Make an Eye Patch More Comfortable? 

• Use a warm compress when pulling the patch off to minimize the sting on the skin.
• Lubricate the patched area after patch removal. This will help minimize chafing. For example, you can apply skin lotion on the area every day before you go to bed.
• Consider that you may need to try more than one brand of patch if the brand you are using won’t stop irritating you. It’s possible you have an allergy to something in the patch. Your doctor can recommend some hypoallergenic options if this is a persistent problem for your child.
• If you have to use a sticky eye patch, carefully rub milk of magnesia liquid on the skin area to be patched and stick the patch after the liquid has dried. The milk of the magnesium layer prevents direct contact between the adhesive and the skin, alleviating or preventing irritation.
• You can use non-sticky eye patches to avoid skin irritation and chafing, especially on older children. However, these are ineffective when the child is able to peek around the eye patch.
• Consider that you’re using the wrong eye patch size if the current one is causing discomfort.

Where to get a Japanese Eye Patch?