Are your eyes starting to show signs of ageing and your wondering what you can do? If so then it’s time you thought about investing in a good quality eye product. With so many products on the market it can seem overwhelming. Eye creams, gels, serums…… How do you know which one is right for you? You may even be wondering why cant you just use your face cream on your eyes and be done with it! But when it comes to the delicate area around your eyes the right ingredients can make all the difference, especially when it comes to addressing specific concerns.
Is it dark circles, puffiness that has you concerned? Or it’s the fine lines and wrinkles? Below is a list of the best ingredients that you’ll want to look out for when deciding on your eye care.
Face Moisturiser v’s Specialised Eye Care
The eye area is the thinnest layer of skin on our entire bodies! Which means its extremely important to ensure you care for this delicate area correctly to avoid irritation or damage.
Facial moisturises have a much thicker richer consistency which if applied to the eye area can cause irritation, allergic reactions or milia.
Eye gels or creams are lighter then your face moisturiser allowing them to deliver powerful ingredients to help brighten and nourish the delicate skin around your eyes without any harmful side effects
So what ingredients should you look out for?
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- Hyaluronic Acid
An amazing ingredient for hydrating and plumping the skin, hyaluronic acid attracts and retains moisture, reducing the appearance of fine lines.
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- Retinol
You may have heard of retinol because of its anti-ageing properties, retinol helps stimulate collagen production and promote cell turnover, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Just be sure to talk with your therapist and start with a lower concentration of retinol and gradually increase to avoid any irritation around the sensitive eye area.
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- Collagen
If crows feet are becoming a concern, collagen can help improve elasticity and firmness, reducing the appearance of fine lines, making those crow’s feet less noticeable!
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- Vitamin C
Its been a hot ingredient for a while and for good reason. A powerful antioxidant, vitamin C brightens dark circles, helps with collagen synthesis, and protects the skin from environmental damage.
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- Niacinamide (Vit B3)
Niacinamide helps improve the elasticity of the skin, reduces inflammation, and brightens the under-eye area.
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- Caffeine
Caffeine when used in skincare constricts blood vessels, reducing puffiness and dark circles. It also has antioxidant properties.
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- Caviar
Caviar extract is as close as we’ll come to a time machine for those fine lines and wrinkles, especially around the eyes. Eye treatment formulated with caviar have powerful anti-ageing effects by tightening fibres in the skin while replenishing them with key nutrients.
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- Peptides
Peptides stimulate collagen production, which improves skin firmness and therefore reduces the appearance of wrinkles.
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- Ceramides
Ceramides strengthen the skin barrier. A strong, healthy skin barrier prevents moisture loss preventing dryness around the eye area.
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- Green Tea
Green tea is rich in antioxidants that soothe and protect the delicate eye area.
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- Licorice
Licorice has anti-inflammatory and skin-brightening properties, licorice extract can help reduce puffiness and dark circles.
So we know which ingredients to look for, but it can still be overwhelming. Lets break it down into some products that contain these ingredients.
This power repair eye contour gives tired, ageing eyes the burst of hydration they need! Deeply nourishing and decongesting thanks to its combination of marine
collagen,
hyaluronic acid, green tea and marine elastin, it targets signs of fatigue, visibly reducing puffiness, fine lines and wrinkles. What more could you want?
This eye cream is luxury in a bottle. It provides optimum results but yes, you’d want to expect that from the price tag! Packed with all the best anti-ageing eyecare ingredients including; Marine
Collagen,Caviar Extract;
Niacinamide,
Peptides,Hyaluronic Acid, Retinol and Escutox® – the natural alternative to Botox. This eye cream quite literally takes 10 years off your eyes. We are talking less puffy peepers, smoother skin around the eyes, noticeable decrease in wrinkles in next to no time!
If you prefer the feeling of a cooling eye gel to soothe and depuff your peepers, this product is the one for you. Anti-ageing dynamo
Vitamin C,
hyaluronic acid and Ginkgo Biloba work together to deliver not only decongesting and brightening benefits but they also affectively target dark circles and wrinkles too! The results speak for themselves. Renewed, rejuvenated, refreshed and visibly brighter eye contour with visible reduction in wrinkles.
