How to Have Younger-Looking Eyes

Aging often starts from around the eyes. Your eyes often reveals how old you actually are. 

If you are someone who dismisses the use of eye cream because you think it is redundant, you might want to think again. At some point in our lives, it might have crossed our minds if our regular face moisturiser can double up as an eye cream. Don't worry - you are not alone. 

Thousands of us struggle to find the importance of using a separate product for the eye area. We decide to speak to a renowned aesthetic doctor in Singapore, Dr. Siew Tuck Wah, to tell us how to take care of our eyes and if eye creams are a necessity. 

Why do I need an eye cream?

The skin around the eyes are extremely delicate - it is about ten times thinner than the skin on other parts of the face. This also means that the collagen levels are much lower around the eyes. With lower levels of collagen, the eyes are often the first area to show signs of aging such as wrinkles and fine lines. In more obvious cases, the eyelids may droop, causing the eyes to look smaller than they really are.

Eye creams are specially developed with these challenges in mind. Most eye creams are a different class from all other anti-aging skincare products because they are made particularly without any dye, fragrance, and parabens, yet not compromising on the levels of active ingredients in the cream.

This means that eye creams are extremely powerful with very little risks of adverse effects. This is also why you are paying so much for a minute jar of eye cream.

So why do I need an eye cream?

As your skin ages, it becomes dry because the sebaceous glands tend to become less active and produce less sebum. Dry skin often leads to wrinkles and fine lines too. Using an eye cream with moisturizing ingredients can help to reduce the dryness, plumping up the skin, and reducing the appearance of fine lines for a longer time.

The skin around the eyes are very sensitive to environmental stressors such as UV rays. In fact, the harmful UV rays are likely your most dangerous threat because you are not aware of the damage it does to you on a daily basis. Some eye creams may offer sun protection with SPF 15.

Boost collagen and reverse aging

Some of the best eye creams should contain peptides such as copper peptides, polypeptides, and oligopeptides. These compounds can penetrate the skin and help boost the collagen levels and restore hyaluronic acid under the skin.

By restoring these structural proteins in the skin around the eyes, they hold the cells and tissues together, diminishing the tired look and reducing wrinkles and fine lines around the eyes. 

Eye creams or regular moisturiser?

Remember that the skin around the eyes are very delicate and sensitive, so you should avoid using harsh chemicals or potentially irritating ingredients in that area. 

Regular moisturisers for the face often contain parabens, fragrances, and other compounds which may be harmful to the skin around the eyes. Always make sure that you read the ingredient list to find out if you are allergic to any compound, especially fragrance, dyes, and parabens. 

In essence, the only risk you need to manage is to pick out ingredients in the eye cream that you may potentially be allergic to before you make the purchase.

What you can consider

The skincare market is full of eye cream and companies are making claims that they will erase all signs of aging around the eyes. Make sure you exercise caution and read the ingredient list. Only products that contain effective ingredients will work.

EverGlow Liquid Gold Eye Gel is the final product of Dr. Siew Tuck Wah’s hard work, researching and fine-tuning the formula of the eye cream over a period of two-and-a-half years.

It contains at least 2 different types of peptides and emollients that work together in a synergistic manner to plump up the skin and restore the collagen levels in the skin to yield a longer-lasting anti-aging effect.

For better outcome, doctors usually recommend combining in-clinic treatments with the use of eye creams in order to achieve a longer-lasting anti-aging effect. Laser treatments such as skin resurfacing laser or Dual Yellow Laser are some relatively mild treatments to rejuvenate the skin around the eyes.