Eye Creams Guide: Skinsmith's Quick Guide to Eye Creams
The Skinsmith | 12th August 2022
Eye Creams: What are They?
The skin around our eyes is actually slightly thinner than the skin on our face and this can make the eye area more sensitive in general. Eye creams are formulated specially to protect the delicate skin around the eyes, whilst providing hydration and moisturisation. An eye cream is a product that has a richer texture than an eye gel, it is lighter than a creamy moisturiser for the face and will contain ingredients to refresh and soothe the eye area.
How Do Eye Creams Work?
Eye creams work by infusing the skin with gentle active ingredients to help treat different concerns around the eye area. Whether your concern is crow’s feet or dark circles, puffiness or tired eyes you can find an eye cream to target your concern. You may be looking for eye creams for wrinkles, eye creams for sensitive skin or more specifically eye creams for eczema.
We are often asked can you use your moisturiser around your eyes instead of an eye cream, due to their lighter texture and gentler formulations eye creams are best suited for the eye area, they are not too heavy or too concentrated which your moisturiser may be, and therefore reduce the chances of a reaction or irritation.
Eminence has a variety of eye products which includes a selection of eye creams. Eye creams are generally preferred for certain concerns for example; if your concern is ageing opt for Hibiscus Ultra Lift Eye Cream with botanical peptides to instantly lift and smooth fine lines and wrinkles.
For dark circles & tired eyes, Wild Plum Eye Cream is the best as the high concentration of iron in wild plums helps to reduce dark circles and refresh the eye area. If your concerned about puffiness then Snow Mushroom Moisture Cloud Eye Cream will reduce puffiness and also refresh the eyes.
Benefits of Eye Cream
As the eye area is more delicate than the rest of the face it can be the first place to show the visible signs of aging. Dryness and fine lines or wrinkles may be more apparent around the eyes before showing on the face, therefore protecting and nourishing this delicate area of skin can be very beneficial. Eye creams will also help to target and treat specific eye concerns.
1) Eliminate Dark Circles
Dark circles can be caused by tiredness, genetics, thinning skin or sometimes a shadow from puffy eyes. Although there isn’t much you can do about genetics there are some ways you can help to treat dark circles. If the cause is tiredness, causing fluid buildup and more apparent blood vessels then a cold compress can work wonders. Use alongside a cooling eye cream that stimulates circulation and helps eliminate fluid build up to reduce the dark circles.
If the dark circles are from aging and thinning of the skin allowing the blood vessels to show more easily, then you should look for an eye cream with peptides to increase skin density and our favourite eye cream to help with this is Marine Flower Peptide Eye Cream.
2) Reduce Fine Lines and Wrinkles
Fine lines and wrinkles are a common sign of ageing skin and often appear around the eyes first. As we get older the production of vital components in our skin slows down, these components help to keep our skin youthful, plumped and hydrated. Those vital components include collagen which keeps our skin firm and smooth, elastin which gives our skin support and “elasticity” and hyaluronic acid which is naturally produced in the skin, keeping it hydrated and fresh.
To help prevent the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes you will find many eye cream products contain ingredients that will stimulate the production of those vital components. The peptides in Marine Flower Peptide Eye Cream and Hibiscus Ultra Lift Eye Cream will stimulate collagen and elastin helping to reduce wrinkles, whilst the Snow Mushrooms in Snow Mushroom Moisture Cloud Eye Cream stimulates hyaluronic acid helping to reduce fine lines.
3) Diminishes Eye Puffiness
One of the main causes of puffiness around the eyes is aging, when the skin becomes thinner and the muscles and tissue fibres in the eye area weaken. The weaker tissues and muscles can mean that fat cells become more apparent giving a bulging appearance that we know as puffiness. Other factors can also cause puffy eyes and these can include:
- Genetics,
- Diet,
- Fluid retention,
- Health conditions,
- Allergies and of course lack of sleep!
For diet related puffiness try to avoid foods that are high in salt and for fluid retention drinking more water often helps, for allergies and health conditions you should consult a medical expert and for lack of sleep Healthline.com have a great tip from the mayo clinic
To get a good night’s rest, the Mayo Clinic suggests that you should:
- Stick to a sleep schedule.
- Stop drinking caffeine at least 6 hours before bedtime.
- Stop drinking alcohol close to bedtime.
- Finish eating dinner about 3 hours before bedtime.
- Finish exercising several hours before bedtime.
- Turn off electronics 1 to 2 hours before bedtime.
We love our Snow Mushroom Moisture Cloud Eye Cream for puffiness and tired eyes.
4) Provides A Gentle Hydration
Hydration is important in skin care and eye care as a hydrated skin naturally looks smoother, plumper and more youthful. As the eye area is more delicate than the skin on the face, it can show signs of de-hydration more quickly. Using a gentle effective eye cream to infuse hydration into the skin will help to refresh and soothe the eyes and using a night eye cream can increase hydration levels around the eyes significantly as our skin dehydrates overnight due to transepidermal water loss. Lavender Age Corrective Night Eye Cream with Argan Oil and Evening Primrose and Shea Butter will help to protect the delicate eye area and lock in hydration, helping to prevent transepidermal water loss overnight.
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