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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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I have had botox and unfortunately it has leaked into my eye area and I now have a dropped eyebrow which has caused by eyelid to droop. Told its only temporary thank goodness but I have to wait till the botox wears off before it improves. Sorta made the botox useless in the first place. Anyhow cant wait to get home and try this. Please let it work as I hate the look of my eye and dont want to wait 3 months for it to fix itself.
Did this work for you?
Just tried this and already feels great. Could you use a light amount on your whole face and neck and leave on and dry and then add face powfer. Haven’t seen this site before. Thank you
Hope it works for you!
Do you wash after the egg white is dry?
It only lasts while it is on, so if you wash it off it will no longer have an affect until it’s reapplied.
Hi, I am 15 years old and I was wondering if I did try this, after while could it make me age more quicker? or would it slow do the ageing?
I don’t think it would have an effect as it is only egg white.
It works!!! And I thank you so very much!!!
So glad it worked for you! Thanks for sharing your results.
Do you have to do this everyday? Or can you just do it and its fixes?
It only works while it’s on, so I reapply it every few days.
Hi there, I’m very interested in using honey, witch hazel, aloe Vera and honey on my face and wondered what I should buy as there seems to be so many different types of each. Which are the best? Thanks, Jane.
Raw organic honey is best. You can also find organic aloe Vera or just use some from the plant. You should be able to find all of them at your local health food store.
Will your eye lids get better after a few times to where you no longer have to use the egg white?
I have droopy eyelids also, but I am allergic to eggs, and I can’t even touch eggs or I get a terrible allergic reaction! Is there any alternative solution to “fix” my droopy eyelids naturally (and with not makeup)?
You could try bentonite clay, it works some what similar because it hardens on top of the skin.
Hi there, do you know if this will help with a twitching eyelid?
Hmm..I’m not sure, let us know if you notice any change.
Hi, thanks for the tip. Is there any risk to bacteria in the eggs getting on your makeup applicator or in your makeup as you suggested you could use make up over the egg on the eyelid. Thanks so much!
I think I would either apply eyeshadow with my finger or wash the brush just to be safe.
Hi my niece rub the egg white all on her eyelids and it made her eyelid little is it something she can do becuz she keep on crying and stressing saying the eggwhite made her eyelids little? shes 17
Tell your niece to wash off the egg white gently with warm water and mild soap. Additionally, I think this remedy is more ideal for older women who are experiencing the signs of age, such as loose skin, droopy lids, sagging brows, and wrinkles. Not sure if children should be experimenting with this remedy.
The egg white only works while it is on, so as soon as I wash or rub it off, it no longer has any effect.
hi, does it smell!
nop, i think the yolk is the one that smell
Not at all:)
Can egg white make ur eye a different side even tho.u didnt have winkles! ??
Hi Diana, I’m not sure what your question is.
I tried this for the first time this morning. I can feel my eyelids tightening but so far I am not seeing much results. I will continue to try this for the next couple of days and see if I start to see improvement. I’m just wondering though, wouldn’t it be better to put this on a bedtime?
You could apply it before bed or in the morning. The only negative I found about applying it before bed is that I sometimes would accidentally rub it off.
I’d also like to know if the eggwhite can be applied to the upper eyelid as well as the crease to tighten the lid to open the eye further.
I apply it on my upper eyelid, sometimes extending it from the crease to cover a wider area to make sure it works.
I want to thank you so much for this!! I tried it first time tonight with amazing results!! I have been having trouble with dealing with the whole aging process since i am about to be 40 and my eyes have been one of the worst problems!!! Thank you again!!
Yay! I’m so glad to hear you had good results!
Does this work on drooping eyelids or does it work only on hooded eyelids?
It should work for both. I have hooded eyelids and my mom has dropping eyelids and it worked for both of us.
oh i will tried it, its like a natural double eyelid glue 😀 love to read this, i have uneven eyes XD common asian problem i think, i have one eye with double eyelid and the other one almost like a monolid. 🙁 going to tried it, its way to much less expensive than bought online a japanesse double eyelid glue 😀
Yep, that’s the best part, how cheap and easy it is!
that is the worst photoshop ive seen. Nice try.
LOL. It’s not “photoshoped”. Just check out the other pictures of me on my my site. It really works, just scroll up to see the comments from others who have tried it.
Can you use white egg powder instead?
I’ve never heard of egg white powder; let us know how it works if you give it a try.
Thank you for posting!!! I’m trying this first thing tomorrow!! If all goes well, would you mind me also posting and referencing your website?
Thanks again!
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i didn’t know i had to wash it off i left it on 🙁 this happen November 22 eye still didn’t go back to normal :-/
Yes it happen November 22 is it something i can to do to get it back to normal?
after applying egg white v have to wash eyes ?
i didn’t know i had to wash it off i left it on my eyes 🙁
It only works while it is on, so if you wash your eyelid after applying it, it will no longer work.
Can the egg white mess ur eye up even though i didn’t haven’t have winkles!?
can the egg white mess ur eyse up eventhough i didn’t have winkles?
For me, the egg white only works while it’s on, so as soon as I wash it off, my skin goes back to how it was before.
i really like it like foreal im only 16 and it worked good on my right eye. when it go back to normal is it going to look exactly how it looked before we put it on!?? and i made a mistake and put it on my left eye and now my left eye look different is the egg white go leave off my left eye and make it back normal how it looked before i used it??
It only works while it’s on, so as soon as you wash or wipe it off, it should go right back to normal.
i like ur idea but i think i put to much on my left eye and it made it low and it look lower from my right eye is it anyway i can get my left eye back to normal like it was?
For me, it only works while it is on, so I would just wash it off and start over.
I use face moisturizer daily, so I was wondering if you knew if it’s best to do this before moisturizing or after. I would also like to know why you think so just for a little more reassurance and credibility (nothing personal). Thank you!
It shouldn’t matter as long as you aren’t applying the moisturizer on the eyelid or very close to the eyelid.
Hello! I was curious about trying this. I have the kind of hooded eyelid where I have excess skin, do you think this remedy would work on me?
I have hooded eyelids and it worked for me. Many have had good results, I would just give it a try.
Hi! I know you have had many responses and I tried to read as many as I could but I couldn’t read them all. I hope I don’t repeat someone else … THANK YOU!!! I Stumbled upon your tip and tried it. I kept my eyes closed as instructed and when I opened them, I could see better than I have in so long. As a bonus I actually looked better too. I will do this daily. Thank you so much!
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Awesome! I’m so glad it worked for you, Patti. Thanks for sharing your results.