Thursday, March 27, 2008

Treating a Swollen Eyelid

1. Use a hot compress 4 - 6 times a day making sure its not hot enough to scald the eye.
2. Use tea bags / cucumber slices over the eyelid.
3. Boric acid apparently helps (although I have no idea how it helps, how to use it or where to get it).
4. Use cold compresses if there’s an allergic reaction.
5. Don’t use eye make up.
6. See a doctor — there could be an infection, sty, etc. which requires medical attention.

I have no idea if any of the advice above is valid since I picked it up off the Net.

What I do know is that yellowish / greenish concealer can help to disguise discoloured skin (depending on the colour of the discolouration — the rule is to ensure that the colour of the concealer is on the opposite side as the colour of the skin on the colour wheel so that the discolouration is neutralised).

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