Tips to choose the best eye serums for your eyes

The skin around the eyes is thinner and more delicate, making it prone to early wrinkles, puffiness, and dehydration. Due to the sensitive nature of the eye area, a great deal of care needs to be taken while choosing the right product to use. Often the use of under eye formulations results in adverse side effects like excessive dryness and inflamed patches that are itchy and flaky (dermatitis). Over time, this condition can worsen and even spread to other areas of skin, making treatment very difficult. This is chiefly due to the harsh chemicals used to formulate these products. Alcohol is a nasty culprit that dehydrates skin and makes it prone to inflammation and adverse reactions. Parabens, mineral oil, petroleum derivatives etc. are some other severe culprits.

In Ayurveda (3000+ year old system of health and wellbeing that originated in India) a lot of detailed guidelines can be found for the optimal and safe care of the eye area. All the ingredients suggested in Ayurveda are 100% natural, safe, and effective. Sweet almond oil is a highly effective ingredient that can work wonders to improve the fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes. It is nourishing and full of natural fatty acids & vitamins, and thus provides superior nutrition and elasticity to the eye area. Cucumber is another excellent ingredient to look for in an eye serum. With its natural cooling properties and high content of vitamin C, cucumber can help reduce puffiness and dark under eye circles, while lending its amazing anti-aging benefits to the eye serum. Another Ayurvedic ingredient that must be mentioned is turmeric. An eye serum with turmeric in it can help immensely to even out the color and texture of the eye area. Turmeric is naturally antiseptic, skin soothing, and very well known for its skin lightening properties. It is especially well suited to reduce the under eye dark circles that are the chief complaint of people looking for a good quality eye serum.


While choosing an eye serum, look for one that is chemical free, preservative free, and is made with the above mentioned natural ingredients. Avoid ones with a long ingredient list filled with hard-to-pronounce names and harsh synthetics.