7 Anti-Aging Under-Eye Creams Every Woman Over 30 Should Be Using, According To A Dermatologist
March 6, 2018 by Emily Belfiore
Dark circles and under-eye bags can happen for a variety of reasons. Whether you have them from lack of sleep, genetics, poor diet or the fact that your skin is aging, everyone knows that they’re a pain to get rid of–including Dr. Dendy Englemen, a board certified dermatologist for Clearasil.
“I wish there were an easy answer. Obviously, if there were one easy fix, we wouldn’t be having this conversation,” she tells StyleCaster. “In the majority of cases, the biggest contributor to under eye darkening is actually not in the skin- it is caused by the vasculature lying underneath the skin. Through a phenomenon called the Tyndall effect, the overlying under eye skin looks dark because of how the light is refracted when it hits the vessels deep to the skin. That’s why it is often hard to treat with lightening creams and most chemical peels.”
If you’ve started to experience under-eye bags, Englemen suggests using an anti-aging cream NOW to treat them.
“It can’t hurt and it definitely helps! The peri-orbital skin is the first place to show age because the skin is so thin. So, the more hydrated it is – the better,” she says.
So, what are the best eye creams for your under-eyes? Here are a few that dermatologists and skincare experts recommend: