Do You Really Know What Is In Your Eye Wrinkle Cream?

 

An eye wrinkle cream is an anti-aging product especially formulated to reduce and prevent the formation of eye wrinkles. The skin surrounding the eyes is most prone to wrinkling since facial fat around the eyes begins collapsing first as age advances. An anti-wrinkle eye cream corrects this problem by stimulating collagen production, maintaining hydration, and reducing skin pigmentation.

But do you really know what your under eye wrinkle cream contains? Not all products out there are actually good for your skin, especially for that ultra-sensitive eye area. The key ingredients you should be looking out for are included below, both the good and not-so-good.

 

All the Good Things

Among the most helpful components that an eye cream can contain are hyaluronic acid and ceramides. In fact many of the best anti-wrinkle eye cream products contain these two moisture-maintaining ingredients. Hyaluronic acid boosts the health of skin cells by drawing moisture externally and holding it in. Ceramides bolster this ability by maintaining hydration as well.

For sensitive skin, neuropeptides are an excellent component, known to stimulate the growth of collagen and elastin without harming the dermis. Retinoic acid or retinol is also an excellent ingredient in many brands of eye wrinkle cream; but not every skin type can tolerate retinol. Since retinol, if used too much and too often, leads to over drying, many eye creams now contain peptides instead to improve skin collagen content. Nonetheless, retinol remains high on the best ingredients list for eye serums. Not only does it take care of skin pigmentation problems like sun spots, it is known to improve skin strength – especially around the sensitive eye area – as well.

 

The Bad and the Ugly

It pays to be really cautions when buying an anti-wrinkle eye cream, especially if it contains ingredients which negate its ability to reduce eye wrinkles and fine lines. One of the most suspicious ingredients to look out for is petrolatum, which may also be listed out as paraffin wax in some labels. While petrolatum helps in retaining skin moisture, it actually keeps the skin from being able to breathe. People with sensitive skin should avoid products that contain hyaluronic acid, like Dermitage. People with sensitive skin are also likely to react to eye creams loaded with perfume and certain alcohols. Alcohol leads to skin over drying while perfume may cause irritation and allergies such as redness, puffiness, and itchiness.

 

An eye wrinkle cream is only as good as the ingredients it contains. Take time to choose the best one for you, based on ingredients and your skin type. If it doesn’t have the health-boosting ingredients needed by the skin, in the end, getting rid of eye wrinkles doesn’t make much sense.