6 Products That Effectively Relieve Facial Puffiness

Waking up with a puffy face often can spoil your whole day. For mild puffiness a rinse with cold water sometimes helps, but it does not always work wonders. Swelling usually appears because the body is holding on to fluid.

There are many causes of facial puffiness: certain foods the evening before, too much salt, stress, allergies, insomnia, poor sleeping habits, alcohol, health problems and more. There are also quite a few ways to ease the swelling yourself, from a cold water rinse to a face drink.

These tips help you reduce puffiness

Raise your head while you sleep

A quality pillow and the right sleeping position give you a good night’s sleep, fewer wrinkles and a less puffy face. Try sleeping on a higher pillow, or even two pillows, so that your head rests a little higher than the rest of your body.

Rinse your face with cold water

Rinsing your face with cold water first thing after waking up will certainly help with mild puffiness. On contact with cold water the blood vessels constrict, the swelling goes down and the skin looks firmer.

Try lymphatic massage

Lymphatic massage can be done either with a specialist or, why not, on your own. A massage that takes just a couple of minutes of your time, with a face oil or a serum, helps ease heavier puffiness and makes the skin look more radiant and firmer. For face massage you can also use a jade roller, a face roller made of gemstone.

Follow a healthy lifestyle

A healthy diet, plenty of time in fresh air and quality sleep are all important. Try to eat less salt and drink less alcohol, and drink enough water. Light exercise also helps to get the fluids that have settled in the body moving.

Add special beauty products to your face care routine

Today there are plenty of beauty products that help reduce swelling and puffiness. One of the best-known skincare ingredients is caffeine, which stimulates the blood vessels when applied to the skin and so makes it look firmer.

To prevent a puffy face, try to avoid high-salt foods, especially late in the evening and just before bed. Avoid processed carbohydrates in the second half of the day: pastries, fruit juices, breakfast cereals, pasta and so on. A good night’s sleep is very important, but oversleeping is harmful. Your sleeping position matters too: the best position, both for avoiding puffiness and for health in general, is on your back.

Six of the best products for relieving puffiness

The Jade roller in rose quartz is one of the best face massagers. A relaxing, puffiness-reducing massage improves the skin’s elasticity and blood supply, and it helps effectively during lymphatic massage. It works best when kept in the fridge beforehand, so that the roller is pleasantly cool. Apply a serum or a face oil to the skin before the massage.

The Collistar Anti-Water Talasso body scrub has a 5-fold effect and contains sea salt, cane sugar, essential oils and spices. Besides pleasant aromatherapy, the scrub helps release fluids and gives the body a sauna effect. After scrubbing the skin is smoother, more radiant, firmer and full of vitality, and the nourishing plant oils and butters leave it moisturised.

Face and eye cups are also very popular accessories in facial skincare, used to reduce wrinkles, puffiness and sagging skin. Cupping massage tones the skin, removes excess sebum and dirt and gives the skin a youthful glow. Over time the facial muscles become lifted and stronger. Cupping massage is done together with a face oil.

The Estée Lauder Resilience Cooling Eye cream refreshes the eye area and gives it an instant boost of energy. The light formula contains French glacier water and peptides. Over time it reduces dark circles, puffiness and fine lines. It suits all skin types and does not clog pores.

The Collistar micro-magnetic collagen face mask is a sheet mask that combines collagen with special micro-magnets, which stimulate circulation and the metabolism of skin cells. It makes facial skin more elastic and fights dark circles, puffiness and fine lines.

The Collistar Pure Actives eye contour gel contains effective hyaluronic acid and peptides, which over time restore firmness to the eye area and reduce dark circles and fine lines. This light but highly moisturising eye gel suits daily use and gives you a fresher look right away.