The Eyes Have It! The Best Eye Skin Care Ingredients, Products, and Plan

Taking care of the delicate skin around your eyes is important at any age. Using the right ingredients can make a significant difference. The skin around the eyes is delicate and prone to wrinkles, fine lines, and dark circles. It’s crucial to use products with ingredients that provide excellent and efficient cell renewal and collagen production, which in turn mitigates deep lines and wrinkles and beautifies the skin.

Two Important Ingredients

One of the most important ingredients in eye skin care products is Vitamin C. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps to protect the skin from damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage cells and tissues in the body, including the skin. They’re produced naturally in the body as a result of metabolism, but can also be caused by external factors such as pollution, UV radiation, and smoking. Free radicals can cause oxidative stress, leading to premature aging, wrinkles, and other skin damage. As an antioxidant, Vitamin C can help to neutralize free radicals and protect the skin from damage.

Vitamin C also helps to brighten the skin and reduce the appearance of dark circles. It also helps with collagen production, which is necessary for maintaining the skin's elasticity and firmness.

Pentapeptides are another important ingredient in eye skin care that can have a significant impact. Pentapeptides are small chains of amino acids that can stimulate collagen production in the skin. Collagen is a protein that gives the skin its elasticity and firmness. As we age, collagen production decreases, which can lead to wrinkles and sagging skin. Pentapeptides can help to boost collagen production, which helps improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes and make the skin look firmer and more youthful.

The Best Eye Skin Care Products

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Essential-C Eye Serum | Vitamin C + Peptides

$45.00

Any eye skin care product can claim it has vitamin C and pentapeptides, but only professional-grade products like Skintessence will really get the job done. Learn more about the difference between over-the-counter vs. professional-grade products.

Our customers love our Essential-C Eye Serum, which contains professional-grade quality and quantity of vitamin C, pentapeptides, and other nourishing ingredients. This serum revives tired, puffy eyes, brightens dark circles, improves collagen and elastin production, and helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The Essential-C Eye Serum is part of the Essentials, Influencer, and Rescue Collections.

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Dual Duty Eye & Neck Concentrate | Performance Oils + Peptides

$45.00

Our other eye skin care option chock full of peptides, vitamin C, and other professional-grade ingredients is the Dual Duty Eye & Neck Concentrate. This powerful serum is recommended in our Ageless Collection and contains ginseng to calm inflammation, plus powerful pentapeptides. It also includes super-performing essential oils including avocado, peach, rosemary and more that brighten tired and dull skin.

The Plan: How Often and How To Apply Eye Skin Care Products

Apply your eye skin care serum twice daily, morning and night as part of your skin care routine (refer to our printable Skin Care Guide for more information.) Remember that the skin in the eye area is more delicate and sensitive than the rest of the face, so use small, gentle pats and upward strokes to apply your product. Allow to fully dry before applying makeup.

Sources:
Skintessence Founder Marcia Ney
Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology