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Here are several products guaranteed to help brighten, hydrate and smooth the area around your eyes
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Here are seven expert-approved skincare products guaranteed to brighten, hydrate and smooth your under-eyes
It’s a painful truth that regardless of how well-rested you are, it may never be enough to fix your under-eye woes. Common problems such as wrinkles and dullness can be caused by genetics, environment, health, and thin skin. But do not worry; some of the best eye treatments on the beauty market cater specifically to these issues.
In this age marked by the rise of influencers, the trend of a multi-step skincare routine is here to stay. One of the most essential products you’ll need in your arsenal is a simple and salient eye product. The delicate skin around our eyes is highly susceptible to damage. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen, conducive to crepey skin and a thinner, darker under-eye area.
Here are a few eye treatment products that should be on your shopping list.
1. SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Eye Complex
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SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Eye Complex (Photo: skinceuticals.com)
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A.G.E. (advanced glycation end-product) Eye Complex reduces the appearance of crow's feet and dark circles. Glycination is a naturally occurring process that causes proteins to become weak, speeding up visible signs of ageing. This eye cream defends against glycation, allowing the skin to remain firm. This life-changing product for dark circles also includes caffeine, which acts as a "de-puffing" agent.
Main concern: Ageing, dark circles, fine lines
Key ingredients: Caffeine, wild fruit flavonoids, peptides.
2. Peter Thomas Roth 24k Gold Pure Hydra-Gel Eye Patch
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Peter Thomas Roth 24k Gold Pure Hydra-Gel Eye Patch (Photo: sephora.ph)
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These luxurious eye gel patches, infused with pure 24K gold and colloidal gold, lift and firm your eyes in just 10 minutes. 24K gold has powerful anti-ageing benefits that help brighten the area around your eyes, calm irritation, and reduce puffiness.
Main concerns: Ageing, puffiness, loss of firmness
Key ingredients: 24K gold, caffeine, niacinamide
3. Clinique Smart Clinical Repair
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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair (Photo: rustans.com)
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This wrinkle-fighting eye cream strengthens the delicate skin around the eyes, making it smoother. It boosts the skin's natural collagen and fortifies the moisture barrier, delivering long-lasting hydration and maintaining natural density, making way for younger-looking skin.
Main concern: Dullness, dryness, wrinkles,
Key ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, Sigesbeckia orientalis extract, glycerin
4. Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Eye Cream
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Laneige Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Eye Cream (Photo: ph.laneige.com
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One of the best ingredients to look for while choosing an eye cream is hyaluronic acid, which intensely hydrates your skin and improves its elasticity. This product is also water-based and can provide an instant cooling and soothing effect. Its mild formula suits sensitive skin, specifically the delicate skin around the eyes.
Main concerns: Dark circles and puffy eyes
Key ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, caffeine,
5. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recovery
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Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Complex Synchronized Recovery (Photo: rustans.com)
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Estée Lauder's recovery cream works from the inner corner to the upper eye, and it is guaranteed to produce next-level effects and reveal brighter, more radiant eyes in just two weeks. It plumps and moisturises the skin with the help of patented technology. Its unique formula can resist visible environmental irritation and damage caused by blue light.
Main concerns: Dryness and initial signs of eye ageing
Key ingredients: Vitamin E, hyaluronic acid, peptides
6. Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado
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Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado (Photo: kiehls.com.ph)
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Perfect for those amateur skincare enthusiasts new to the eye cream game, Kiehl's avocado-based eye treatment improves the look and feel of the under-eye and reduces fine lines through long-term hydration. Its concentrated, fragrance-free formula covers all the bases of eye care, does not migrate into the eyes and is perfect for sensitive skin.
Main concerns: Uneven texture, dehydration, sensitive skin
Key ingredients: Avocado oil, beta-carotene, sodium PCA
7. Clarins Total Eye Lift
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Clarins Total Eye Lift (Photo: rustans.com)
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This serum is developed for women of all ages and combats fine lines to provide above-and-beyond treatment for your eye contour (that pesky crescent-shaped dip commonly caused by a lack of rest). It is a lightweight balm perfect for layering under makeup to help provide long-lasting wear.
Main concerns: Dullness and low-density
Key ingredients: Horse chestnut, Albizia, Guarana
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