Do You Really Need Eye Cream?

[Marisol]

Do You Really Need Eye Cream?

What It’s Meant to Do: Some promise to iron out wrinkles with collagen-building peptides. Others boast depuffing diuretics, like caffeine, and anti-inflammatory botanicals. Almost all count on light reflectors to offer an instant brightening effect.

So Who Needs It? Those with sensitive skin, puffiness, and fine lines. Traditional moisturizer is usually OK to use around the eyes, but if yours causes stinging or burning, use an eye cream. They tend to be milder than regular lotions, with a lower concentration of active ingredients, and free of fragrance and other known allergens. For puffiness, choose a gel with chamomile or caffeine “to help the skin shed excess water,†says Hammer. If you want to combat fine lines, go for a cream with oligopeptide (an amino acid) and retinol or vitamin C.

Who Can Skip It: Women whose regular moisturizers contain the ingredients they need and who don’t experience any negative reactions.

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[luxotika]

I have totally gotten out of the habit of putting on eye cream. Maybe I should start again soon!

 

[magosienne]

i must say i am a very bad girl and tend to forget putting on eyecream (but i apply my moisturizer on my area).

 

[Gavriela]

If you use minerals and it's winter, you probably need one - it does make a world of difference. Mine's got hyaluronic acid in it, and it takes less than what I can get out of the bottle with half a pump to do both eyes, so I use the rest under my moisturiser on the rest of my face.

 

[rawrrawrrawramy]

I always use my eye cream! (Borba) I'm hoping it will magically make my dark circles disappear lol, even though we know no eye cream can do that.

 

[speedy]

Interesting info. I do notice that my normal moisturiser irritates my eyes, which is why I use eye cream.

 

[krazykid90]

My Clinique moisturizer doesn't irritate my eyes and I've used it for years, so I don't bother with eye cream. I've had a few samples and none of them did anything for me.

 

[SukiBelle]

I always use it...I feel it will make a -huge- difference (using now, consistently) for later.

 

[YourOneAndOnly]

i just use my regular Dior moisturizer. The SA told me i needed an eye cream, because normal moisturizer isn't meant for the eye area. Well whatever, it's doing fine for me

 

[ms_fash10nista]

I've recently started using an eye cream in addition to moisturizer and have to say I've seen a difference already...

 

[sugarwoman]

I'll admit I've been very lazy in this department. I almost always use just my regular moisturizer.

 

[farris2]

The skin under the eye area is the thinnest skin on your body,like only 6 layers,and there is no moisture there.That is why eye cream is needed.If used early on,the appearance of crows feet etc will be minimized and there wont be a need for eye creams that promise "repair jobs"

 

[edward1]

Using eye cream is good.

 

[Fatimah]

I get abit lazy with eye creams, but these days I've been applying it on every night with the weather getting drier and all, I don't really care about wrinkle fighting or minimising dark circles, I don't have any fine lines yet...I just look for moisturization and I really love the feeling of cold, soothing cream/gel on my eyelids before I go to bed, it's a real treat for heavy, tired eyes after a long hectic day.

 

[tigger]

i have been very lazy with eye creams recently

that info is rather interesting

 

[warpaintress]

Eye cream is not just an upsell item! Using your face cream around the thin skin of your eye area (or using an eye cream that is too rich or advanced for you age) will cause millia, the little white bumps. That is because very little moisture is needed to hydrate the eyes and a thinner texture is necessary in order for it to penitrate this thin skin. I'm a little shocked that the person who wrote this article didn't cover this! If you use shadow, which is powder and will therefore absorb moisture out of the skin, you need an eye cream. If you are under 35 you do not need one for "wrinkle control" just one for moisture. Only apply it on the bone surrounding the eye area, it will move up to your lower and upper lash line on it's own.

 

[magosienne]

Originally Posted by warpaintress /img/forum/go_quote.gif Eye cream is not just an upsell item! Using your face cream around the thin skin of your eye area (or using an eye cream that is too rich or advanced for you age) will cause millia, the little white bumps. That is because very little moisture is needed to hydrate the eyes and a thinner texture is necessary in order for it to penitrate this thin skin. I'm a little shocked that the person who wrote this article didn't cover this! If you use shadow, which is powder and will therefore absorb moisture out of the skin, you need an eye cream. If you are under 35 you do not need one for "wrinkle control" just one for moisture. Only apply it on the bone surrounding the eye area, it will move up to your lower and upper lash line on it's own. that's interesting. i tend to apply my moisturizer on my face finishing by the eyes so there's not too much moisture, but i'd better just use an eyecream.

 

[La_Mari]

That's interesting, I do get little bumps if I use my eye cream from Mary Kay too close to my cheeks, that's why I've been using my Cetaphil under my eyes. It really does leave them better off than if I skip it... which is rarely!