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Sustainable Beauty: Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel

October 22, 2019 · 9 Comments

Fall allergies can lead to tired, irritated eyes. Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel feels and looks wonderful around the eyes. Just a drop gives a smooth dewy finish. Firming and refreshing, use this natural formula morning, noon and night for enhanced eye contour and smooth eye skin. It works wonders as a mid-day makeup refresher.

Watercress Eye Gel contains arnica and caffeine

Why We Love It

The perfect gel for perking up tired looking peepers or for eye area pre-makeup application prep. We love dabbing this gel on mid-day for a wide-awake eye perky pick me up. It feels wonderfully soothing with no stinging or irritation. It revitalizes eye makeup with a dewy glow.

Apply it at night and awake to contoured eyes, not puffy ones.

Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel has an impressive organic and natural ingredient combination that hydrates immediately while improving eye skin over time. We love that it has Watercress with copper , plus Vitamins A, C, E, and K. These all pamper skin on their own, and work so well together!

PACKAGING

This eye gel comes in a lovely half-ounce cobalt blue glass apothecary bottle. It features an ingeniously useful bent tip glass dropper. We find this dropper perfect as just the tiniest drop of the gel imparts smooth, soft, soothed undereye skin.

The bent tip dropper dispenses just the right amount for both eyes

Ingredients

Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel is packed with natural and certified organic ingredients, this eye gel nourishes delicate eye skin while soothing and treating. The ingredients naturally promote blood circulation and combat dark undereye circles with Vitamin K.

Watercress boosts collagen and elastin with natural copper.

Watercress fights skin aging

Watercress

Watercress is a secret weapon against skin aging. Watercress is the superstar of this formulation since it is an antioxidant full Vitamins A, C, E, K, and Copper. [1] Vitamins A and C fight free radicals. Copper has an amazing ability to restore skin elastin. Elastin gives skin its’ youthful bounce and the ability to spring back. Few ingredients support elastin like copper does. Copper extraction is costly, which often makes it costly in skincare. The use of Watercress with its’ natural copper content is such as great perk in this formulation.

Watercress supports both dermal cells and enhanced collagen production. Enhanced collagen levels ALSO increase skin elasticity. Together it makes skin look firmer and radiant.

Soothing cucumber

No wonder watercress is sometimes used in select luxury skincare brands like Shiseido and Tatcha. But Farmaesthetic Watercress Eye Gel also uses several natural ingredients that pamper skin.

Cucumber

Placing two cool slices of cucumber on the eyes is a trick your Grandma probably used. This trick is still used today because Cucumber is soothing and reduces swelling. And it feels wonderful on tired peepers. Cucumber’s high water content hydrates the skin. They also contain skin-friendly vitamin K, vitamin C, magnesium, potassium, manganese and vitamin A. Vitamin K reduces dark circles by reducing tiny blood vessels that may leak and cause a blue, brown or purple tone to the undereye.

Arnica

Organic Arnica

Arnica flower is also known as the mountain daisy.

It is a natural anti-inflammatory. It removes puffiness without causing dryness or dehydration around the delicate eye skin. It also decreases bruising and inflammation. Arnica promotes healing and reduces swelling.

Caffeine reduces puffiness

Caffeine

Caffeine is a favorite in eye creams for good reason. It sacks morning eye puffiness in a flash.

It also stimulates blood circulation. Microcirculation is important to support collagen production and keep skin healthy and smooth.

Aloe vera nourishes delicate eye skin

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera nourishes the delicate eye area as it contains Vitamins A, C, Bs, and E as well as minerals and enzymes. This skin “food” heals, hydrates, and accelerates skin cell growth. Aloe Vera also provides anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.

Aloe Vera hydrates skin without oil and reduces hyperpigmentation without irritation or dryness.

This natural formulation also includes:

Witch Hazel is a natural toner

Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel is a natural toner that doesn’t sting and soothes irritation. It protects against skin damage while softening and hydrating skin.

Camomile soothes skin

Chamomile

Chamomile is an antioxidant with potent skin-soothing action. [2]

Willow Herb Extract

A plant extract that is an excellent antioxidant for soothing skin conditions including eczema.[3]

Licorice root

Licorice Root

Licorice root contains glabridin, is a potent antioxidant that soothes skin. It lightens dark circles gently, improves uneven tone and skin redness. it is safe for even sensitive skin. [4]

About Farmaesthetics

This brand is committed to “Sustainable Beauty®”. The entire range of Farmaesthetics skincare products are 100% natural. They use certified organic herbs, flowers, oils and grains from American family farms.

where to Buy it

Find Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel at Farmaesthetics

QUESTIONS?
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references

Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, July 2001, pages 392–399
Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, January 2009, pages 36-40
Phytotherapy Research, July 2018, pages 1,220-1,240; and August 2016, pages 1,287-1,297
Natural Product Research, December 2007, pages 1,234-1,239

ABOUT THIS POST

Farmaesthetics Watercress Eye Gel was submitted to Style Chicks for consideration purposes. All opinions and experiences are 100% our own.

KLM Cosmetics Organic Eye Cream for Dark Circles

July 27, 2016 · Leave a Comment

KLM COSMETICS ORGANIC EYE CREAM FOR DARK CIRCLES

I’ve had dark circles since I was a kid, and they got worse over time with age and sun damage. There are numerous causes for dark circles, and I have several of them: genetics, allergies, and leaking capillaries. Leaking capillaries under the eye look bluish when the capillaries first leak and turn brown as the blood settles and gets trapped in the skin tissue. Because of this, many of the traditional remedies don’t work for me when it comes to lightening the circle or concealing it. Also, my under eye skin is thin and somewhat transparent, which makes it difficult to conceal the circle itself.

WHAT MY DERMATOLOGIST ADVISED FOR DARK UNDER-EYE BAGS
I spoke to a dermatologist about my dark under-eye bags. Short of surgery, there are few options for dark under-eye bags. So my Derm suggested I can: 1) wear products that deflect light on the dark part of the undereye and 2) reduce the puffiness and the swelling that make the eye bag look so much larger and thereby makes me appear much older and tired. So when I heard about this KLM Eye Cream for Dark Circles that treats puffy eyes, I was all over it.

ABOUT KLM COSMETICS ORGANIC EYE CREAM FOR DARK CIRCLES
Some organic ingredients in this cream are well-known, others are not. Japanese Green Tea, Black Tea, and White Tea on the eye bag is a well-known remedy for reducing inflammation and puffiness as well as nourishing the skin. Aloe Vera Juice nourishes skin and soothes it. Rooibos is an amazing anti-inflammatory that drains excess fluids.

Some of the less known but important ingredients are:

Gotu Kola repairs skin shrinks swollen membranes and helps eliminate excess fluids. Particularly notable about Gotu Kola is Asiaticoside and madagascoside, which may help keep veins and other blood vessels from leaking. This is important for people like me who have undereye bags with a bluish tint. Few products address this type of dark circle problem, and even fewer do it organically.
Peptides hold amino acids, the building blocks of skin protein. This cream’s peptide is Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, which mimics the human body’s mechanism to produce collagen. By triggering collagen production around the eye, skin becomes firmer, tighter, less saggy, and fine lines are reduced with long-term use.
Camellia sinensis Seed Oil is Green Tea Oil. It emulsifies, is an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory agent that soothes and treats.
EcoCert Glycine Betaine (Beet) Sugar Extract restores hydration and imparts a youthful luster to the skin. Dull skin just looks old, so this is a very beneficial ingredient. It also serves as a light deflector – something the Dermatologist told me to look for – making the undereye area seem less sunken and appear brighter.

Unlike some puffy eye bag reducing products, there are no drying ingredients such as caffeine. Reducing puffiness without drying the skin is a big perk of the KLM COSMETICS Organic Eye Cream.

APPLICATION
One small pump is enough for both eye bags and surrounding area. The gel applied smoothly. Since Aloe Vera is an ingredient and the product is a gel consistency, I expected it might be sticky like an Aloe Vera gel, but it is not. It takes a few minutes to dry. Once it dries, I could apply makeup over it without any problem such as the type of tackiness that some gels leave on the skin, as it dried completely without a residue and did not cause my makeup to wear off faster. It seemed to serve as something of a base. It does not sting or irritate my eyes.

For optimal use, before applying any makeup, I wait about 15 minutes after application so that the puffiness of my eye bags can dissipate and the fine lines could smooth out before I applied concealer to the under eye bag itself. This gives a much smoother overall look to the eye area.

I found that leaving the bottle in the refrigerator enhanced the cooling and de-inflaming properties of the gel. And in the summer months, it feels especially good on the skin!

I formerly used a MAC gel that did something similar, but it is much more expensive and could not be used on consecutive days without causing irritation to my eye skin. It also just temporarily reduced the puffiness, it did not provide any long-term benefit.

CONCLUSION

Having used all kinds of treatments and concealers for the undereye area, I am very pleased to find an effective, organic product that provides immediate and long-term relief from the appearance of a puffy eye bag. It does not dry out the skin; it provides nutrients that strengthen the blood vessels and provides a light deflecting property to give an overall brighter appearance to the undereye.

Find it at KLM Cosmetics.

I received this product in exchange for my unbiased review and received compensation for my time and effort. However, my experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine.

InstaNatural Youth Express Eye Gel

April 15, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Youth Express Eye Gel comes in a very generous 1.7 oz pump. It is intended for use under the eye for addressing signs of aging, dark circles, wrinkles, puffiness, and sagging skin. It and can also be used as a face treatment, especially on the forehead and cheek area to give a firmer, plump appearance to the skin.

TAKEAWAY: Dewy, glowing skin with no residue, lots of moisturizing ingredients suitable for those with sensitive skin. Light deflecting properties. Reduces under-eye puffiness.

INGREDIENTS
Active ingredients include:

Hyaluronic Acid: Hold moisture exceptionally well and visibly smooths and plumps skin. It also helps active ingredients sink deeper into the skin for a better, deeper treatment.

Matrixyl 3000: An especially useful ingredient that tricks the body into thinking it needs to fix collagen, which sends the skin into collagen production overdrive.

Peptide Complex: Peptide proteins aid in deep collagen production, which supports the skin and keeps it from sagging.

Plant Stem Cells are powerful anti-oxidants.

Amino Acid Complex is a peptide most useful on scars and stretch marks.

Supporting ingredients include:

In addition to a host of moisturizing ingredients including Aloe which soothes skin and leaves a cool, refreshing feeling on the skin. Jojoba is a carrier oil that helps ingredients reach deeper into the skin and closely resembles the skin own natural oils without clogging pores.

PACKAGING
It is a thick pump with a plug for the dispenser, I like that to not waste product or excessively expose it to the air, this way it stays fresher longer. The pump dispenses well and it is well constructed. The packaging is opaque which protects the product but it is somewhat weighted so I can’t tell when it is running out of product and needs to be replaced. This is more of an observation than a flaw.

APPLICATION
It applies smoothly and evenly, it does not sting or burn around the delicate eye area, it is somewhat cool feeling on application and soothing. On dry down it looks very dewy, one could forgo concealer under the eye as it is a nice glowing look, not sticky and there is no residue as it goes on clear. After allowing adequate time to dry, makeup applies well over the gel.

PLUMPING/WRINKLES
ON FACE: There is some plumping action when applied to wrinkles on the forehead and cheeks, especially plumping for light lines on the cheeks whereas it is more light-deflecting for lines on the forehead.

DARK CIRCLES
This didn’t do anything for my dark circles other than deflecting the light when I was not wearing concealer, but it does so effectively.
But for any product that touts it helps dark circles, you need to know the REASON you have dark circles to effectively treat it.
This product does not really address MY kind of dark circle because my dark circles are complicated: I have allergies, hereditary dark circles, fair skin and a fairly transparent undereye area that exposes the blue veins. I have a visible vessel that is leaking a bit, causing broken capillaries and when the blood leaks and pools it appears as dark brown.

PUFFINESS
This does reduce undereye puffiness well. I did not find it to reduce puffiness on my upper eye area as effectively. I sleep on my left side and have more puffiness on that eye on my upper lid, it reduced but did not eliminate this puffiness.

CONCLUSION: This does not address my kind of dark circle, at least not yet, but there are some good features to this gel. This is more of a treatment that results appear over a few weeks than an immediate result type of product, but it skin looks better after application including a reduction in puffiness, some plumping of wrinkles, smoothness, and light deflecting to give a smooth appearance to the undereye area. Useful, especially for the price.

Find it at Amazon.com.