The Secret to a Natural Eye Cream that Actually Works

Our poor eyes need help, and lots of it. Many natural eye creams boast of certain token ingredients that can help your eyes, but these products may not have enough of the ingredient to be potent enough to work—often skin care companies will fill a product with water and then add a small amount of the advertised ingredient, so you don't actually get the benefits. (That's called greenwashing and it's one reason we suggest to always check the ingredients on your products.)

What is your eye concern? Odds are we have something in our Anti-Aging Eye Cream that will help.

TIGHTENING AND FIRMING

If your concern is tightening and firming, we’ve covered that. Here’s a glimpse of some of the ingredients we used:

• Gotu kola. Gotu kola is an amazing ingredient for preserving and restoring a youthful look to the skin.
• Eyebright. This antioxidant-rich ally helps reduce the appearance of puffiness around the eyes.
• St. John’s Wort. This ingredient is soothing and hydrating.
• Goji berry. Contains 11 essential minerals, including calcium, zinc, and selenium. It also contains high levels of vitamin C.
• Rosemary. Rich in antioxidants, which helps protect skin.
• Horsetail. Helps tone skin for a tighter appearance.
• CoQ10. Stimulates and rejuvenates.

REDUCE THE APPEARANCE OF FINE LINES AND WRINKLES

Wrinkles and fine lines can creep up on you without warning. Pow—one day you look in the mirror and there they are, making tracks from the corners of your eyes to your temples, or piling up beneath your eyes.

• Milk thistle. It’s a natural source of “silymarin,” which provides antioxidant benefits, protecting skin from environmental stressors.
• Green tea. Creates more youthful look. Green tea also protects.
• Hibiscus. Also called the “Botox plant,” hibiscus is a natural source of alpha-hydroxy acids that help naturally exfoliate and hydrate, which helps encourage fresher, younger looking skin.
• Rhodiola. It contains powerful antioxidants that protect—studies show rhodiola is comparable to vitamin C as an antioxidant. It also can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

REDUCE THE APPEARANCE OF DARK CIRCLES

Hate those dark circles under your eyes that make it look like you didn’t get any sleep? Here are ingredients in our eye cream that help with this persistent problem:

• Licorice root. This ingredient helps reduce the look occasional redness, but it’s also a great natural ingredient for reducing the appearance of dark areas on the skin, including dark circles under the eyes.
• Butcher’s broom. This amazing ingredient reduces the appearance of puffiness and dark circles.
• Cucumber. You may have already experienced the benefits of raw cucumbers on your eyes. We include them in our eye cream because they help cool and have natural lightening properties.

SENSITIVE SKIN

Concerned that your skin will react to your eye cream? You don’t have to be concerned with our product. We’ve taken steps to reduce the risk of irritation.

• Chamomile. It has a great reputation for calming. It helps soothe dry skin.
• Comfrey. This moisturizing ingredient has a great reputation for calming and soothing skin.
• Lavender. Several studies confirm that lavender is great for calming skin.
• Sea buckthorn. It’s also a great source of vitamin C, and provides hydrating fatty acids.

DRYNESS

You may not think of the skin around your eyes as being dry, but if you’re seeing signs of aging, it most likely is. Luckily there are several natural plant oils that can restore the moisture and thus help reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

• Life everlasting flowers. These are rich in natural fatty acids that help moisturize while shoring up the skin’s natural barrier, helping to retain more moisture for the future.
• Avocado oil. A high concentration of oleic acid means avocado penetrates well into the skin.
• Mango seed butter. Dry patches, flakiness, and even sensitive skin can benefit from daily application of mango butter, which goes to work deeply moisturizing.
• Jojoba oil. This is a proven moisturizer, with studies documenting that it can improves the feel of skin, and provides long-lasting hydration.

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