How to Choose the Proper Eye Cream or Serum for Your Needs

Know the capabilities of ingredients!

Sometimes, we expect more from our eye creams and serums than they are capable of giving us.  Does this mean the product was lacking somehow?  Of course, you can never rule that possibility out.  However, the real fault may be that you just bought an eye cream or serum without considering the purpose that you want it for first.

For example, if you have darkness under the eyes and hope to address that problem, then you need ingredients that can help in draining that pooled up blood causing it.  Ones that contain vitamin K or kojii acid can be up to the brightening task.

On the other hand, puffiness could be another issue.  Ingredients that can firm up the eye area are ones such as caffeine, copper, retinol, AHA, and vitamin C.  

Now that you are in the know, hopefully you’ll wake up with more beautiful eyes!

For more help getting the most out of your eye creams, do read my earlier posts on the subject.

What You Don’t Know About Eye Creams, Eye Gels and Eye Serums That Could Hurt You

Your eyes can be your most beautiful feature so keep them healthy if you want them to stay that way.

Keeping the eye area properly moisturized is essential.  However, you must always use only skin care products designed for that purpose if you want your eyes to stay healthy.  The only exception to use a rich face cream or lotion is if it is labeled ophthalmologist-tested and safe for the eye area. Otherwise, stick to eye creams, eye gels and eye serums to avoid potential trouble. 

Think of where you place your eye cream or serum.  Do you apply just under the eye or, perhaps, the entire eye?  If you have been moisturizing the whole eye area, including the eyelid itself you need to stop immediately.  Since the skin of the eye in this area is so thin, the ingredients in that cream can seep through to your eyeball!  Please remember that eye creams and serums should only be applied to specific areas of the eye.

Make it a habit to use such eye products just below the brow and under the eye just not so far to the corner that any of the product could block your tear duct.  This could lead to an eye infection, puffy eyes, under eye bags, and a gamut of problems that would require you to seek medical attention and have that tear duct drained.

The next time that you’re shopping for new eye creams, gels and serums, there are some things that you might want to think about.  Fragrances are beautiful to inhale, but they should be avoided in skin care products for the eyes since they have the potential to irritate the skin and cause swelling.  

Thick, heavy formulations of eye creams might not be the best idea either, but especially for those with those white little bumps known as milia under the eyes because it can aggravate and make the problem worse.  A thinner eye cream or serum also means less tugging on the delicate skin as well as better absorption than some thick formula that just seems to sit on the surface.

Your eyes are very important so keep a check on what products you use.

Why Trying to Repurpose Anti-Aging Moisturizers Can Backfire

With the high cost of skin care, you may be tempted to save money and declutter your vanity or dresser with hopes of using an anti-aging moisturizer or cream in place of an eye cream.  However, this is probably not the safest thing you can do for yourself.

The reason you need to be careful is because anti-aging products are not meant for the delicate tissue of the eye area due to their chemical exfoliants, peptides, and antioxidants. Ingredients such as glycolic acid or any AHA’s (alpha hydroxy acids) for one are too harsh for skin around the eyes. The result can be very irritating.

The best advice is to read those labels because the skin around the eyes is thinner and much more sensitive than your facial skin.  Just do yourself a favor and think first before trying to repurpose that anti-aging cream! 

Defend the Look of Your Eyes! Melvita Fresh Eye Contour Gel Review

**Disclaimer:  This post has been compensated through a free product (s) or monetary payment.  Opinions are solely mine. All links are "no-follow" links.**

Melvita Fresh Eye Contour Gel 

You're never too young to start defending that delicate eye area.  After all, eyes are what people gravitate to first. Therefore, you need them to look fresh.  Today, I want to acquaint you with a fabulous way to solve that problem with French organic beauty brand, Melvita's Fresh Eye Contour Gel.

Since I have had such beautiful results with a few of their other rose collection products, I was looking forward to seeing how this eye gel worked when it arrived for my review.  

You should know that this product even exceeded my expectations with how it helped reduce my usual morning puffiness with its formula of mountain roses, cornflower water, red seaweed extract, polysaccharides and vitamins A and B12 for draining and improving blood flow around the eyes while moisturizing.  

When using mornings and nights, be sure after you apply the eye gel to use the pads of your fingers to tenderly pat the product in and avoid hurrying with a few swipes to stretch and tug on that fragile skin.  Patting in this manner for all the facial products you use helps preserve the integrity of your skin and best aid in getting it thoroughly absorbed.

Another plus to its sweet floral smell is that this gave me a wonderful soft feel to that skin and was not any pore-clogging, thick gel that left a greasy trail along the path of your eyes.

This product is also said to reduce the blue undertones of dark circles. I still needed to reach for my concealer but the area did look slightly lighter.  Nonetheless, that puffiness issue was greatly improved and overall my eyes looked renewed.

The 15ml size retails for $35.  I do recommend picking Melvita's Fresh Eye Contour Gel and especially anything else in their rose line because they are tops in my book!

*Disclaimer:  This is my own honest opinion.  A free product was provided to facilitate this review.*