Home concealers: 8 natural recipes to make yourself

 They darken your gaze and boast a bluish color in your eyes, they are the sign of significant fatigue or just induced by your morphology ... Dark circles, whatever they are, set in and can sometimes become an obsession. And if cosmetically, you've tried everything - from the eye area to the concealer , also called concealer - have you tried natural concealers? Pascale Ruberti, research & development manager at Aroma-Zone, shares her DIY tips and recipes with us to overcome dark circles and bags under the eyes. technologyify

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HOMEMADE CONCEALER: THE MOST EFFECTIVE NATURAL INGREDIENTS FOR A LUMINOUS LOOK

Vegetable oils, vegetable butters, hydrosols (or floral waters )… There are many natural ingredients to use on the delicate area around the eye (not inside, be careful). And this, depending on your type of dark circles. We tell you everything. worldbeautytips

To reduce hollow dark circles

According to the expert, you can plump the eye area with active ingredients such as cucumber extract or safflower oil. technologyford

To correct colored circles

In this case, it is a question of activating the microcirculation of the contour of the eye with the hydrosol of Italian helichrysum, vegetable oil of calophyllum inophyll, vegetable oil of mastic from Kabylia, l holly extract and even rice bran water.  techiesin

To get rid of bags under the eyes

The goal here is to relieve congestion. It can be done with the following natural ingredients: caffeine, powdered green tea extract or blueberry hydrosol . blog4techies

HOW TO PROPERLY USE YOUR HOMEMADE CONCEALER?

Depending on the ingredients and the texture of your DIY treatment, the expert recommends two application methods to adopt morning and evening. It is possible to make lotions (from floral waters in particular) to use on cottons in the form of compresses and to leave on the eye contour for 10 to 15 minutes. The other solution: opt for a roll-on form (hydrosol or oleic liquid). During the application, the ball allows to massage the contour of the eye and helps to decongest the lower eyelid. The expert advises not to rinse the product after application. Just let it penetrate quietly (by tapping with your finger if necessary) before applying the corrector.

OTHER PRO TIPS TO REMOVE DARK CIRCLES AT HOME

Before applying her natural concealer, the expert advises us on other tips to carry out, too, at home.

Tip 1: do not skip makeup removal. "The pores need to breathe so that the skin regains its suppleness and limits the appearance of puffiness". Milk, oil, micellar water and even natural makeup remover … You are spoiled for choice.

Tip 2: Regularly massage the eye area to stimulate microcirculation and promote the disappearance of dark circles and bags under the eyes. "Prefer a roll-on to apply products that help decongest the area surrounded".

Tip 3: place 2 teaspoons in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes then apply them directly to the eyes. "The cold helps to revive the microcirculation and revives the tissues, for a fresh look without dark circles or bags".

OUR 8 DIY RECIPES TO MAKE YOUR HOMEMADE CONCEALER:

NATURAL CONCEALER WITH CORNFLOWER HYDROSOL

In beauty, organic cornflower water is known to tone the skin, but also for its soothing and draining properties for tired, sensitive, irritated or even swollen eyes. This is why we gladly include it in our beauty routine as an eye contour treatment and, here, more particularly to make it a natural concealer.

The expert's recipe: Mix 2 tablespoons of organic blueberry hydrosol with 1 tablespoon of Roman chamomile hydrosol. Soak 2 cottons and leave for 10 minutes on closed eyes.