Why do your eyes water more when it’s cold outside?

There’s nothing more annoying that spending hours carefully applying lashes, eyeliner and shadow only to feel it all come running down your cheeks as soon as you step outside.

There you are with black tears freely falling down your face.

Why, for God’s sake, why?

You’re not upset or tired or weepy. You were psyched to get partying. And now it looks like you’ve been dumped.

Getting teary in cold weather happens to many of us in the winter, be it during the daytime or night.

But why does it happen?

Well, it’s because the cold air is making your eyes super dry.

Cold, dry air dehydrates your eyes so they start to work overtime to re-lubricate – crucial if you actually want to see anything.

This reflex then overwhelm the tear ducts and you start to look like Alice in Wonderland after a while, drowning in your own salty tears.

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from Metro http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/19/why-do-your-eyes-water-more-when-its-cold-outside-7090544/
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