If you’ve ever dealt with dry eyes, styes, or eyelid inflammation, you know how important it is to keep your eyelids clean. But let’s be honest, when you’re rushing through your shower or nighttime routine, it’s easy to skip over your eyelids.

Stop skipping your eyes. They are essential to your quality of life!!!

That’s where the science of habit formation comes in. Inspired by James Clear’s bestselling book Atomic Habits, this guide shows you how to make “peeqing” (i.e., washing your eyelids with an appropriate cleanser) a simple, automatic part of your daily hygiene.

Why Eyelid Hygiene Matters

Your eyelids are home to tiny oil glands (called meibomian glands) that help keep your eyes lubricated. They are essential to having good blinks. Without good blinks and quality tears, your eyes can dry out and become very uncomfortable.

When those glands get clogged with oil, skin, or bacteria, you can develop:

• Dry eye disease
• Blepharitis (eyelid inflammation)
• Styes and chalazia
• Visual Impairment
• Pain

Letting water run over your face isn’t enough. A quick, gentle massage with a cleanser (preferably in the shower or while washing your face) can make a huge difference.

Enter Habit Formation

The simple key to eyelid hygiene is to make it a habit. To that end, this blog helps coach you based on the book Atomic Habits.

The 5 Laws of Atomic Habits—Applied to Eyelid Hygiene

Here’s how to use the 5 behavior change principles from Atomic Habits to turn “Peeqing” into a frictionless, daily habit.

1. Make It Obvious: Create a Visual Cue

“Habits are initiated by cues. The more obvious, the better.”

Place your eyelid cleanser next to your face wash or shampoo. If it’s in the shower, keep it in the same spot every time. At the sink, place it beside your toothbrush or skincare products.

Visual trigger = Action.

💡 Pro Tip: Use a different-colored bottle for your eyelid cleanser to make it stand out.

2. Make It Attractive: Tie It to a Rewarding Routine

“We are more likely to repeat behaviors that feel good.”

Most people love how refreshed their face feels after cleansing. Associate that clean, cool sensation with peeqing too. Consider using a gentle foaming or tea tree-based lid cleanser – it’s soothing and satisfying.

A major reason that brushing one’s teeth took off in the early 20th century was the addition of mint to toothpaste - creating a tingly mouth sensation and fresh breath.

Peeq Pro uses peppermint to help you have this same sensation when you wash your eyelids.

You can even say to yourself, “This is the part where I protect my vision.”

3. Make It Easy: Reduce Friction

“Habits must be easy to start and easy to repeat.”

The easiest time to peeq your lids is while you're already washing your face or shampooing in the shower. No need to carve out extra time just stack it onto what you’re already doing.

I do this EVERY DAY…and it takes less than 20 seconds to wash my eyelids with tea tree oil cleanser. I actually use our Peeq eyelid cleanser for my entire face - including behind my ears.

Use the 20-second rule: If it takes more than 20 seconds to access the product or remember what to do, you won’t do it. So keep everything within arm’s reach.

4. Make It Satisfying: Track or Celebrate the Habit

“What is immediately rewarded is repeated.”

Each time you peeq your eyelids, mentally check it off or say, “Done. That’s another day I protected my eyes.” You can also keep a simple calendar in your bathroom and mark off each day you do it.

Celebrating small wins creates a feedback loop: do → feel good → repeat.

5. Use Habit Stacking: Anchor Peeqing to a Solid Routine

“After I [current habit], I will [new habit].”

Here’s how to do it:

• “After I wash my face, I will peeq my eyelids.”
• “After I finish shampooing, I will gently massage my eyelids with cleanser.”

Habit stacking ensures your new routine rides the momentum of an existing one.

I have been personally surprised at how many people comment that they had no idea how easy this would be AND how different they feel.

Skeptics become believers by doing… not hearing.

Here’s an example from Kevin King of Amazon,

👁️‍🗨️ How to Peeq Properly

The Steps:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Wet your face and eyelids.
3. Apply a small amount of Peeq Pro Facial and Eyelid Cleanser to clean fingertips.
4. Gently massage along the lash line for 10–15 seconds per eye. [You can choose to wash your whole face with the cleanser.]
5. Rinse thoroughly with water.

This should take less than 30 seconds total.

✅ Final Takeaway

You don’t need more time—just a better system. By embedding eyelid hygiene into your existing shower or face-washing habit, and applying the 5 atomic laws of habit change, you’ll build a behavior that sticks for life.

Tiny action. Big impact. Crystal-clear eyes that feel and look great.

Start Tonight:

• Put your eyelid cleanser next to your face wash.
• Commit to just 20 seconds of eyelid massage.
• Say: “This is the part where I Peeq.”
  
  

Your eyes will thank you.