How to find an eye cream that works
Choosing the best eye cream for you is not a simple matter.
Eye cream active ingredients have become more complex and varied. Reading labels on cosmetic packaging can be confusing and many of us end up spending a lot of money trying out products that just don’t work.
But when it comes down to it, the bewildering array of eye creams on the cosmetic counter offer solutions to two specific problems – puffy eyes and dark circles.
Most of the eye creams on the market also address skin aging around the eye – eye wrinkles and sagging skin.
Puffy eyes and dark circles are both things that concern most of us as we get older. Skin becomes more fragile as we age and skin aging often shows up first around the eyes. Puffiness around the eye area goes with sagging skin and eye bags.
Aging skin is thinner and this allows the blood vessels to show increasing the likelihood of dark circles under the eyes.
The great thing is you can do something about these problems and nowadays that doesn’t have to mean plastic surgery. To choose the best anti aging eye cream for you, follow a simple three step plan:
- Decide what problem is most important for you in addition to eye wrinkles – are you concerned about puffy eyes or dark circles?
- Go for physician grade products with high levels of the active ingredients that specifically target your problem.
- If you want to target puffy eyes and dark circles at the same time, choose an all round product – you lose some effectiveness but treat both at the same time.
So what are the ingredients and best products to look out for?
Eye creams that aim to give you an eye lift and target puffiness will include actives like: caffeine, retinol, alpha hydroxy acids (AHA), copper peptides, and vitamin C to tighten skin and stimulate collagen growth.
Strivectin SD Eye Cream is an example of this type of eye cream – exactly the same active pentapeptides as the best selling Strivectin SD Cream but reformulated to avoid eye irritation. As an alternative Kinerase Extreme Lift Eye specifically targets lines and wrinkles using a mix of peptides and high levels of the anti aging active ingredient – Kinetin. Excellent research and customer feedback support both products.
Eye creams for dark circles are most likely to include: vitamin K, kojic acid, and a skin lightening active like licorice extract or vitamin C
There are an increasing number of eye creams targeting dark circles on the market and one of the best reviewed on many skin care sites is DDF Erase Eye Gel with high levels of vitamin K to strengthen capillary walls in the delicate eye area.
Eye creams in the ‘all round’ anti aging category- will include a combination and aim to target all the under eye problems: puffiness, dark circles, wrinkles and sagging. There are a huge number of products to choose from.
Sticking with the physician-grade products you can try MD Skincare’s Lift and Lighten Eye Cream or Kinerase Extreme Lift Eye – a powerful combination of highly active ingredients to firm, tone and plump out wrinkles.
La Roche Posay Redermic Eyes contains silica to smooth and existing wrinkles and hyaluronic acid for deep hydration. Vitamin C restores tone and provides antioxidant protection. Extremely reasonable in price and very well reviewed.
If you want to reduce eye wrinkles and eliminate puffy eyes or dark circles buying a specialist eye cream is vital. The dermatologist grade eye creams listed here are a good place to start.
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