I’m all for using multi-use, they save shelf space, make travelling easier and are easier to manage.

Eye creams are a skin staple that can be used in a variety of ways. Using them in more areas than your eyes will cut down on the clutter on your beauty cabinet.

This article looks at the other uses for eye creams.

Note: when using products that can have more than one use make sure you know what the ingredients of the product are.

Some ingredients shouldn’t be used on certain areas of the skin

Uses for eye cream

What is eye cream?

Eye creams are targeted creams that help deal with certain issues you may have on the skin around your eyes. If you don’t want to use eye creams you can use eye serums or eye patches.

The skin around your eyes is the most fragile, thin and vulnerable skin on your body. You need to use a different product in this area because the skin is more fragile.

Also, eye creams are made to target specific issues that may not be an issue on the rest of your face.

These issues can include wrinkles, fine lines, dark circles and bags.

In addition, because the skin in this area is different from the skin on the rest of your face, it can be more sensitive to ingredients.

So you need products that deal with your skin concern without using ingredients that irritate that area.

Other uses of eyes cream:

Smoothing lines between your eyebrows:

Eye creams are great at dealing with wrinkles and fine lines.

You can also develop fine lines and wrinkles between your eyebrows, eye cream can help deal with them too.

Use an eye cream to makes these fine lines disappear in no time.

Change the texture of your concealer:

If you’ve bought a concealer that really works well but you’re not so keen on the texture then you can add some eye cream to change it.

Adding eye cream will make your concealer smoother and softer.

Depending on which eye cream you use adding it into your concealer will also help with creasing.

Smoothing your cuticles:

Eye cream is generally a great moisturiser, not just for your skin but for your nails too.

If you find that your cuticles are damaged or dry apply the eye cream and you’ll be good to go. The cream will make your cuticles stronger and shinier.

Hydrating your lip line:

We all know lips need moisturisation on a regular basis, using an eye cream on the lips will be like using an ultra-moisturising lip balm.

The cream is a great alternative to any chapstick you use. The waxiness of your chapstick might not be hydrating adequately.  

Make you radiant:

An eye cream can be added to make up such as your concealer or your foundation to give you an instant glow.

It will also help to moisturise the area you applied it to. It can also be used in areas that you usually apply highlighter to.

On your whole face:

Your eye cream isn’t strictly for your eyes, it can be spread all over your face as well.

These creams are very hydrating, great at reducing wrinkles and tightening the skin. These are great benefits for your face as well.

To moisturize your hands:

If you look at someone’s eyes and hands you can usually tell a person’s age.

If you don’t treat your hands and moisturize them just as much as you moisturize your eye area it will show.

Apply your eye cream to your hands whenever you use it on your eyes.

To moisturize your neck:

This is another area that will show your age if you don’t moisturise it. This skin is very thin and delicate and needs the same amount of treatment that your eyes do.

Use eyes cream here anytime you use it on your eyes. This will prevent fine lines from forming.

Laugh lines:

This area gets wrinkles because of all the movements we do, from laughing, smiling, eating and talking.

You can use an eye cream in this area and it will slow the formation of premature laugh lines. It will also reduce the wrinkles that are currently there.

Do eye creams do anything?

Yes, depending on what your needs are your eye cream can do a whole lot for your eyes.

It all depends on what you’re hoping to get out of your eye creams, some are true to what they say they in their marketing and others aren’t.

Not all eye creams are made the same.

What ingredients should I look for in eye cream?

Majority of eye creams will promise to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, reduce puffy eyes and get rid of dark circles.

These are the ingredients you should look out for if you want these results:

Retinol: This will help fight against ageing and wrinkles under your eyes. As we age we produce less collagen. Retinol encourages cell turnover which produces collagen and that thickens the skin reducing the appearance of your wrinkles

 Vitamin c and peptides: If you know about these products you’ll know that they can help with antiaging. They help to strengthen the thin skin under the eyes making it stronger and less susceptible to wear and tear

Antioxidants: Antioxidants can be beneficial to every cell in your body. They help protect against free radical damage. Free radicals damage the skin and cause you to age faster

Ceramides: The skin has a moisture barrier that keeps the skin protected against external irritants. Ceramides help to maintain and support this moisture barrier.

Having ceramides in your eye creams will help keep your moisture barrier under your eyes intact. If you want more information on your moisture barrier click here

Hyaluronic acid: This will keep your skin looking supple and fresh, hyaluronic acid is a humectant, it brings moisture into your skin cells filling them with water and making them plump.

When used in eye creams it will make the skin under your eyes look more youthful and supple. This is a favourite hyaluronic serum.

Which eye cream is best?

The best eye cream is the Premium Total Eye Cream Serum.

This product has all the benefits of a serum and a cream, it contains a potent mix of ingredients like serum and will hydrate like a cream.

The product contains hyaluronic acid, vitamins C and E, aloe and argan oil.

The cream serum will help hydrate your skin making the skin look supple and fresh, it will also reduce any puffiness, dark circles or bags under your eyes taking years off of your face.

This product can be used on all skin types and is paraben and cruelty-free.

What is the difference between eye serum and eye cream?

Serums are generally stronger than creams and this is also true for eye creams and eye serums.

Serums are a concentration of ingredients that can better target your skin issue. They contain a potent amount of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. 

You’ll also notice the texture of your serums and creams are different. Your creams will be like a thick lotion and the serum is much thinner like a gel or even a liquid.

Creams are also more occlusive than serums.

This eye serum is well-loved and widely used.

What is the best natural eye cream?

The Eye Cream Moisturizer by LilyAna Naturals is a great natural eye cream that is loved by many.

The eye cream contains ingredients such as vitamin c, hibiscus flower and rosehip seed oil. It helps to hydrate the skin giving you firm and more rejuvenated skin.

You’ll be glad to know that the cream contains no parabens, artificial fragrances, artificial colourants or anything that can irritate your eye.

It has not been tested on animals, is vegan-friendly and as an added bonus it’s all-natural

Can you use moisturizer as an eye cream?

You can technically use moisturiser as an eye cream but some moisturisers can cause irritation in the skin under your eyes.

This irritation can come from fragrance in the product which can be irritating especially if you have sensitive skin.

You may want to give your under eyes a boost of care by using an eye cream because it is more delicate than the rest of your face.

At what age should you use eye cream?

You’ll benefit from using antiaging skincare products sooner rather than later.

Our face starts to produce less collagen as we reach our mid 20’s so it will be a good idea to start using some antiaging products around that time.

Prevention is better than cure and you’ll be happy that you started using something for your eyes before wrinkles start cropping up.

That being said you should also make sure you eat well and use sunscreen to maintain your skin overall as well as your health.

Can I put Vaseline on my eyelids?

Vaseline will give the illusion of hydrated and moisturised eyelids but it won’t actually hydrate the eyelids.

Vaseline is an occlusive product, it is a sealant.

When you apply Vaseline on any part of your skin, your eyelids included, it seals in any dryness you have on your skin. It won’t let any of your other products enter the skin.

If you want the Vaseline to work effectively you need to use a hydrator like a humectant on your eyelids before you apply the Vaseline.

This will allow you to hydrate your skin well before you apply the sealant that will keep the humectant from evaporating.

What causes eye bags?

If you have bags under your eyes and you’re younger then the bags can be the result of a lack of sleep, allergies, fluid retention, smoking or it could just be genetic.

If you’re older the bags can be the result of old age. As you age your skin becomes less firm than before.

The muscles and the tissue under the eye become weak and can’t support the eyelid well, this causes sagging.  

What is the proper way to apply eye cream?

Because the skin around your eyes is so sensitive you need to be very careful about how you apply your eye cream.

When you apply the eye cream you need to use your weakest hand, the ring finger, it will put the least amount of pressure on your eye.

You need to apply the product on your orbital bone not too close to the eye, as you move your eyes the product will move closer to your eye.

You should not apply the product on your top eyelid, if you do the product can irritate your eye.

Be sure not to pull at the skin when applying, this can cause wrinkles around the eyes as well.

I hope you enjoyed this article looking at the other uses for eye cream. I hope that you use these tips to keep other parts on your body moisturized.

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