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I’ve always had hooded eyelids and recently began trying to find a natural remedy to change the appearance of it. I actually came up with the idea of trying egg whites as a natural remedy for drooping eyelids after I used an egg white facial mask. I’m so glad I tried using it for my eyelids because it really changed how my eyelids look!
You won’t believe how easy it is to use this natural remedy for drooping eyelids and hooded eyelids! And I can’t believe there is no information on this online! And all you need is an Egg! I’m so excited that my experiment worked. Plus, it’s inexpensive and all natural!
Those are my before and after pictures of using this egg white natural remedy for drooping eyelids. I took the pictures within minutes of each other because that’s how fast it works when you apply egg white to your eyelid.
Update: I put up this post with this natural remedy over 7 years ago and since then, I have received thousands of comments and emails from people who found this remedy to work for them too!
How I Came Up with this Egg White Natural Remedy for Drooping Eyelids
My mom has been mentioning recently that she wanted to do something about her drooping eyelids. So, over the past few days I started researching natural remedies for drooping eyelids and surprising I couldn’t find anything! Then I started thinking about what could possibly help. Using an egg white for drooping eyelids was my first thought. I usually do an egg white facial once a week and I know how it tightens your skin and removes the appearance of wrinkles. Surprisingly, there was no information on using an egg white for drooping eyelids, so I had to experiment with it myself.
So, I used the egg white on my eyelids just like I do on my face. I applied a little bit to my upper eyelids, let it dry then looked in the mirror to see if it worked. I applied it a few times, trying it a little lower and a little higher on my eyelid to get it in just the right spot. After 3 tries, I looked in the mirror and wow, it really worked!
The egg white tightened my skin above my eyelid and changed how my eyelid fell. Now, as you can see in my picture above, you can actually see my upper eyelid instead of it being covered by excess skin. I’m so happy with how this natural remedy for drooping eyelids worked. I’m so excited to be able to wear eye shadow now and have it be visible. My hooded eyelids always made eye shadow invisible because the excess skin would cover it.
Improving the Look of Your Eyelids
Many want to improve the appearance of drooping eyelids and hooded eyelids. Drooping eyelids are associated with appearing tired and older. Some feel that improving their drooping eyelids will improve their self-confidence, physical appearance, and make them feel more attractive.
The weight from a drooping eyelid may also tire the muscles of the eye and cause fatigue.
When you have drooping eyelids or hooded eyes you may also have more difficulty applying makeup. Since having drooping eyelids or hooded eyes may make the eyelid itself not visible under the excess skin, eyeliner or eye shadow applied may not be visible. This is one reason I wanted to find a natural remedy for drooping eyelids because I could never really wear eye shadow.
What’s the Difference Between Drooping Eyelids, Sagging Eyelids and Hooded Eyes?
This is something I was curious about when I first started reading up on remedies for drooping eyelids. Before I knew the difference, I thought my eyelids would be classified as drooping eyelids, but actually, I have hooded eyes.
Hooded Eyes is just a term used to refer to those who have the physical characteristic of the skin above the eye slightly protruding over the natural crease of the eyelid. When you have hooded eyes, generally the eyelids are partially covered by the skin when your eyes are open, slightly hiding the eyelid itself. Having hooded eyes is actually very common, a few public figures that I can think of are Blake Lively and Renee Zellweger. Hooded eyelids aren’t necessarily something that needs a remedy, they are often viewed as alluring and beautiful.
Drooping Eyelids or Sagging Eyelids are not something you’re born with, instead it occurs over time and is most commonly associated with aging and the loss of skin elasticity. They may stay constant or progressively worsen over time. Drooping eyelids is very common for both men and women.
What Causes it?
Most commonly, drooping eyelids is the result of aging causing a loss of skin elasticity around the eye. The tissue loses its firmness and the ability to hold back the increased weight of the eyelid skin tissue. Other possible causes have been said to be thyroid dysfunction, fatigue, smoking, and increased oxidative stress.
Other Treatments Used:
There aren’t many great solutions or remedies for drooping eyelids. The primary options include upper eyelid cosmetic surgery (blepharoplasty), injections of chemical fillers, or thermage.
One much less invasive option I’ve come across is using eyelid tape. It’s pretty inexpensive and you just apply a piece of tape to your eyelid to hold it in a new position.
My Natural Remedy for Drooping Eyelids or Hooded Eyes
For this natural remedy for drooping eyelids, all you’re going to need is one egg! Nice and simple right? We’re just going to use the egg white part of the egg.
Egg whites naturally tighten and firm your skin when applied. The egg white will dry in less than a minute on your skin and the tightening effect changes how your eyelid falls. This helps pull in the extra skin so it does not hang over your eyelid.
When you apply egg white to your eyelid and let it dry, you will see results in a few minutes and the results have lasted me almost two days from application. I was very surprised!
The result only lasts while you have the egg white applied to your eyelid. Washing it off will make it not effective. However, when I apply it every day it seems to help “train” my eyelid to fall in the new placement and the result may be longer lasting.
Steps For Egg White Remedy for Drooping Eyelids and Hooded Eyelids
1. Make sure your eyelid doesn’t have any makeup and is dry.
2. Crack open an egg and remove the yolk, all you’re going to need is the egg white.
3. Hold your eyelid closed and dip a cotton swab into the egg white.
4. Rub the cotton swab across the crease of your eyelid (it should not drip at all, you don’t need much).
5. Keep holding your eyelid closed and wait for the egg white to dry or you could sit in front of a fan to speed up the time.
That’s it! You may have to reapply it a little higher or a little lower if you didn’t get the result on the first try. For both my mom and I, we had to put it on 2 or 3 times to get it in the perfect spot. Once we figured out where to put it, it came out great!
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Can you please make a video? It would help. PLEASE post it on YouTube or somehting..
Thank you for the great suggestion, I will try to get one up soon 🙂
Hm I tried it on my heavly hooded eyes… and it so far don’t seemt to help…
I guess I need to try a few times perhaps…
Yaaay I figured it out!
It takes me at least 3 to 4 times trying it in different spots to get it to work, applying it a little high or lower. Hope it works for you!
thankyou Lori for this great tip. After googling around your site popped up and just made my day!!! My one eyelid is sometimes droopy and this will definitely help! And you have been too kind to answer all the same questions!
God bless.
Thank you! Hope it works for you 🙂
Please, please read the previous comments BEFORE you post. This lovely lady has gone to the trouble of posting helpful and valuable advice, and almost every question has been answered already!If you have a query, do Lori, and the rest of us, a favour and look back at earlier responses and check before you post, please? This lady has answered every possible query already. Do her and this website the courtesy-and save yourself the embarrassment-by simply scrolling to the top of the comments. All will be revealed!
Read, try it. it works, or it doesn’t.Simple!
Excuse me but what is your problem? Obviously i couldn’t find an answer to my question even though i looked the previous responses and that’s why i asked. So mind your own business. Simple!
Ooooh, touchy! My comment was general, and not directed at you at all, but at the poster’s that Lori must repeat herself to, why would you think it was you??? As for your rude remark “mind your own business”, this is a public forum silly.
Relax!
Ooh dear-what an angry response! Why? My post was not directed at you, not at all, but at the people above who asked the same questions repeatedly-that’s all! Crikey.
As for your rude comment “mind your own business”, this is a public forum silly!
Seems it’s not only your skin that’s sensitive…..don’t be so aggressive, relax!
Hi! First i have to say that i love your site it’s the best! If i apply egg white on face it will help me with acne? Could you please recomend me an effective mask and a natural oil for acne?I must point that i have very very very sensitive skin! Thanks!
Thank you! It has helped my acne quite a bit. I use the mask about once a week and skin looks glowing! Coconut oil is another great mask too. It is extremely soothing and gentle. You can read more about it here: http://treasuredtips.com/10-best-all-natural-remedies-for-acne/
Do I use it for both of my eyes or do I use it for the uneven eye
You can use it on one or both. You can first test it on one and see how you like the result.
Hi so I tried this but I just can’t seem to put the egg white on the right place! I have Asian hooded very small and thick eyes and I’ve been using tape for a crease. My left eye has formed a crease already but my right hasn’t so I wanted to use this method instead of the tape on only one of my eyes haha. So I tried multiple times but my eyelids are still heavy and droop :(( I don’t know what to do please help me
I would try it a few more times, putting it higher, lower or both to see if you can get it in the perfect spot.
I will try this because I used egg white for a burn and took the pain totally away. It also kept it from scarring. Thanks!!!
What about bacteria. I just had a phenol peel and am afraid a store bought egg may cause infection? What are your thoughts.
I would not use it if there is a potential for interfering. I would wait until healed to be safe.
I tried this and it didn’t work. : (
I tried putting less, putting more, putting it on every part of my lid, letting it dry longer, and it just didn’t work. My natural crease is lower on the lid than most people; it formed that way so that it would be able to hold all that weight over my lid (the “hood”). Could that be the problem? I just don’t understand why else it won’t work after reading everybody’s success comments. Am I doing something wrong? Does it only work on certain people? : (
Ah it’s not working for me either. I have a very thick and droopy Asian hooded eyelid :(( I made a crease but it’s really small and close to my lash line. I really hope we can figure this out!
Sorry to hear it didn’t work. The only thing I would do is try it higher or lower on the eyelid, or both, but sounds like your tried it in different spots. Hmm..for the most part I have heard great results in the comments but some have difficulty, not sure if it is due how it was applied or maybe depends on the person. If you can’t get it to work, hope you can find something that works for you!
God bless you for this fantastic idea! Wondering though, if we do this often, can it make eventually make eyelids more saggy? And, if you were to spread a tiny amount on face to tighten it, would it become flaky and noticeable? Thanks.
I don’t believe it would cause the eyelid to become more saggy; however, I haven’t been using it long enough to definitively say. Someone in my family uses it on their face to minimize wrinkles and they put it on, let it dry, and gently rub with a cloth any dry looking areas, so it is invisible.
Can you put on makeup after you do this?
Absolutely! I put makeup right on top of it.
i am 29 and i felt that I am having a drooping eyelid maybe due to stress and lack of sleep.. i tried exercise of lifting thr skin but it only works when done daily many times. massaging regluarly at night with castor oil or mixture of castor and olive oil works v v well for skin tightening around the eyes and removing of crows feet and circles. but it had to be done on regular basis. I cannot do so as i live in a humid country where its darn hot and humid. Coming to your idea of egg white, God bless you man… seriously…. on first application i felt it quite uplifted and i applied it at the moment i read the blog. n i am writing with egg white applied on lid.. thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu so mych.. but I have a query i heard that eg white could cause wrinkles around the eyes after it dries up, that is why they do not allow mask to be around mouth and eyes section?? plzz help me with this… and yes, egg white mask is superb especially for those who have oily and open pored skin.. works wonders…. 3 times a week is more than enough for young females and older can look at their requirement……….
plz let me know… and thanks a lot..what a super remedy… continued usage would help ofc…
Hi Maria, so glad it worked for you. I think that the small amount applied wouldn’t contribute to wrinkles, especially because of the location. Maybe areas around the ‘crows feet’ area may be more sensitive, but even when applied there, I think that when used in combination with a soothing moisturizer it would be fine.
Wow thank you so much for sharing this! My eyes have always been fairly hooded but my right one very much more so than my left. I used to be really self conscious about it, so much so that I used to cover my eye all the time with my fringe. Now that I’m older, I’m not so bothered and I’ve learnt to do my makeup around it, but a couple of summers ago I had a magical 3 months where my eyelid ‘behaved’ itself and stayed tucked up. Since then it’s stayed hooded and every now and then I reminisce about the ‘glory days’ haha! I’ve been thinking about ‘training’ my eyelids for a while out of curiosity, but I really didn’t fancy using glue or tape – something about pulling tape off my eyelid regularly makes me feel like I would stretch it even more? So as soon as I read this I had a go and it really works, amd being able to just wash it off means no pulling at your eyelids.
The training process takes a few months I know, and knowing me I may well get bored and give up, but knowing this technique has given me the impulse to give it a try! Thank you!
p.s. thank you to Lola for the link with eyeglue placement, it was really helpful =)
So glad it worked for you!
Tried…three applications. Did not work for me. Dried residue also looks flakey.. Guess I’m a lost cause. Born with hooded lids but now at almost 70, sagging skin also a problem.
Sorry to hear it didn’t work. It can sometimes look dry, but I gently it away with a cloth.
hey Lori, i have hooded eyelids too… but my eyelids are quite fat and there is a layer of skin that covers part of my eyes. i tried the egg remedy but it didnt work. What should i do?
Sorry to hear it didn’t work. You could try reapplying it several times in different spots. It took me at least 4 tries to get it in the right spot, trying it a little higher or lower or both.
This is just amazing. Bless you!
Am I the only one who can see that the “before” picture is photoshopped?? Wow some people are gullible.
It’s not photoshopped! That’s how my eyelid normally looks, just look at the other pictures of me on my site! 🙂
Yep – you ARE the only one
Question?
So this has to be applied but not rinsed out?
Keep it on after applying it?
Exactly! It only works while it’s on.
I’m truly amazed that people have to ask the same questions without reading the previous comments. Wow.
Great idea! This is amazing.
How long does it last??
It lasts a day or two, but you can reapply it everyday if needed.
It didn’t work for me 🙁 I think I did it wrong or something, HELPP!
Sorry to hear it didn’t work. You may have to try reapplying several times until you get it in the right spot.
Mix 1 tsp of Alum Powder (found either with spices or canning products) to 1 egg white. Then apply to facial skin with a cosmetic sponge. Leave on until dry then rinse your face with warm water. Your skin will tighten for a lovelier appearance.
I don’t like my eyelid. my eyeliner isn’t visible at all and I hate that 🙁 I’ll definitely try your remedy.. thanks for sharing such a useful experience with others.
It worked 😀 thank you very much. you don’t know how happy I am 🙂 thanks.
So glad to hear it worked for you! The results really are amazing!
Can you store the left over egg white and use it over a period of the next few days?
You definitely can! You only need to use a small drop each day.
Do u have to wash it after it dries up? I have some loose skin on my eyelids ! I wanna make it tight , coz I cannot even apply eye liner properrly! So this will work right?
And its not permanent?
It only works while it is on, so if you wash it after it dries the affect will be gone. It’s not permanent it lasts a day or two, but as soon as you wash it, it comes right off.
So this is not permanent ? I have smile lines and I’m only 16 can the egg white help?
It’s not permanent, it only works while applied. Some use egg white on their face to reduce the appearance of lines.
It really worked, thank you so much for the excellent tip 🙂
Thanks for sharing! So glad to hear it worked!
So what if one wanted the opposite effect? I’m a guy, and on a guy, hooded eyes look pretty awesome. Think Russel Crowe/Gerard Butler, who’s eyes look very deep set, and always look like they’re staring into the sun. My eyes, though, look like your eyes in your after picture. I want them to look like the before picture. Any thoughts?
Thanks
Interesting that your brought that up! Many like the ‘hooded eyelid’ look. Hmm..I’m not aware of anything that would have the opposite affect though.
Omg thankyou so much, ive been so low about my eyelids and my eyes appearing small, I have almond eyes and they were just getting so small and was not happy with my eyelids… you honestly dont know how much you have made my day, you say it lasted 2 days for you? If I accidently got egg white in my eye it wouldnt effect it would it? Can you buy any eye cream as tightening and effectuve as this? Thankyou so much xx
It lasted a day or two and after that I just reapply it. I’m not aware of any creams that have the same affect.