Let’s talk about eye cream today, the delicate care for the windows to our souls. Most ladies have the mindset that using a regular face moisturizer for their eyes will be sufficient, and there is no need to use a separate product for those peepers. That is a big no-no and a misconception, so here are some tips on choosing the perfect eye cream and its importance.
What’s The Importance of Eye Cream?
Our eye area is the most delicate and sensitive area on our face, and it requires extreme care and concern to prevent any issues from arising, such as puffiness, dark circles, fine lines, and wrinkles.
There are minimal oil glands around your eyes to keep the skin naturally hydrated, that’s why it is extremely important to find a eye cream that is hydrating too.
How Do You Choose The Right Eye Cream?
1. Know your skin type
The skin is the body’s largest organ, and considering how much time you spend taking care of it, it is important to know your skin type to select the right products to use. You may identify your skin type by looking at this chart:
Dry, Combination & Normal Skin: Select an eye cream/serum that moisturises your skin. Note that balancing your skin with the right amount of moisture will do for normal skin. Ingredients to look out for would be hyaluronic acid (also known as Sodium Hyaluronate), vitamin C & E.
Oily Skin: Select an eye cream/serum that will absorb access oil from your skin. Look out for the term ‘non-comedogenic’ on your eye cream. The term non-comedogenic means that a product has been specially tested and proven not to clog pores to keep your skin clear. Salicylic acid and hyaluronic acid (sodium hyaluronate) are ingredients to look out for.
2. Tackle your concern
After knowing your skin type, the next step is to know your areas of concern so that you can find the correct eye cream to solve your problem. Here are some that we commonly face:
- Puffiness: Puffy or swollen eyes can be caused by stress, lack of sleep, hormone changes, etc. Choose an eye cream with ingredients such as vitamin E, cucumber and aloe vera which are soothing and calm redness on the skin.
- Dark Circles: Dark circles are caused by tiredness and staying up late at night. There is even evidence to mention that it is caused by genetics, ageing and dehydration. Choose an eye cream with vitamins C and K, kojic acid and carrot seed oil to help brighten the eye area and reduce eye pigmentation. You can try our Chidoriya Eye Serum.
- Fine Lines & Wrinkles: Fine lines and wrinkles are not just caused by ageing but by other external factors such as sun damage, squinting, smoking, lack of vitamins, etc. Choose an eye cream with ingredients such as Retinol, Coenzyme Q10 and grape seed extract, they are great to boost thinning skin and smooth out fine lines.
You can try out Chidoriya’s Original Eye Serum which tackles dark eye circles and fine lines.
3. Choose SPF during day time
Eye cream that provides SPF protection is extremely important as it protects the eye area from UV damage. Choose an eye cream/serum that provides SPF to prevent premature wrinkles, and its reflective properties help brighten tired eyes.
Tips: Try using a powder foundation with SPF on your eyes; it doubles as a concealer and sun protection! =)
We also have blog posts on Botox around the eyes and other forms of eye treatments if anyone is interested.
We hope that you have learnt something new from this!
