Hello everybody. Welcome back to my channels where we talk about skin care, grooming. That's
it. So if that sounds like your thing, make you are subscribed. Okay. So let's get real
about dark circles and eye creams. I was just gonna say there is probably none eye cream
out there that's gonna cure dark circles for you ever. In fact, there isn't any research,
scientific study or reasoning as to why an eye cream would help get rid of dark circles.
But don't get me wrong. First of all, eye creams are amazing at removing fine lines,
wrinkles, de-puffing under the eye area. So, a great anti-aging product. This year alone,
I've easily tried over 30 eye creams. I used to be obsessed with finding the eye cream
that I think would work and finally get rid of these tired-looking, puffy eyes, and not
a single cream made the tiniest amount of difference apart from one which I'll share
with you in a minute. Before we know how to really get rid of dark
circles, we need to understand what they are and why an eye cream could never actually
get rid of them. So, first of all, let's try and understand the structure of the under
eye, the skin, the blood vessels, the bone. So let's talk about this like as in layers.
So we'll start with the bottom layer where there could actually be underlying dark blood
vessels that you can actually see through the skin. So, that's when the skin layer comes
in, and this is where it's kind of down to genetics. You can have a lot thicker skin
under your eyes so you don't actually see these blood vessels or your skin could be
a lot thinner under there like mine, um, and your skin is a lot more translucent, so these
blood vessels become very, very obvious. Then there's the actual surface of the skin
itself, and this is where pigmentation comes into it. So this is where your skin is naturally
just a little bit darker on the surface and it's got nothing to do with the underlying
blood vessels. It could be both. It could be one or the other. And many of these factors
like I said are down to genetics. It could be environmental developments as well. However,
in the majority of the cases it's a combination of everything.
So what can actually cause these dark circles? And other than eye creams and potions, what
can actually help get rid of these dark circles or reduce the appearance of these dark circles?
And that's what we're gonna do. We can't really get rid of them completely. I'll tell you
how a little bit later. But we're gonna be realistic and we're gonna talk about reducing
the appearance of dark circles. So now you may wanna go and click on another video and
find another eye cream that does this, but it's not gonna happen. They just don't exist,
I'm afraid. Cause number one could be sun damage. The
sun can actually dry out our under eyes. Our under eyes don't have oil glands so they're
not producing extra sebum like the rest of my face does all the time. Then you bring
the sun into that and it can dry out your skin, so this is making your under eyes a
lot dryer. It can make the skin darker. And if your dark circles are due to pigmentation,
so naturally with the colour of your skin, then obviously, the sun damage is not helping
that at all. If you get dryer skin, the skin tends to get darker as well. So, yes, the
sun will only be making this problem worse. So, what is the solution here? Use a sunscreen
or an eye cream with a built-in SPF. They are a little bit hard to come by. Or you can
also just wear sunglasses when you're outside all the time which is good for anti-aging
anyway because you don't wanna be doing this whenever you're out in the sun. You wanna
be protecting your eyes and the skin around your eyes. So, I don't actually have an eye
cream with a built-in SPF, but I do just use my normal sunscreen, and I'm just very, very
gentle with it. So whilst I wouldn't apply sunscreen directly
to my under eyes, I apply my sunscreen as normal, then spread it gently to under my
eye area, tapping above and below. But check the instructions and the warnings on your
sunscreen. You don't wanna be putting harmful stuff by your eyes. But if you can, get an
eye cream with SPF. Cause number two is allergies. So whether
it's, um, al- allergy to pets, to dust, to the weather, whatever is going on, allergies
can actually cause, um, dark circles for two reasons. They can actually block your sinuses
which can make you look puffy and darker under the eyes. But as well as the general rubbing
of your eye area can actually make your under eyes look a lot darker.
So the solution here is to take an antihistamine. (laughs). I know it sounds really, really
simple. Um, if it's blocked sinuses, take something for your sinuses. If it's itchy
eyes, take an antihistamine. Like I said, I suffer bad in summer with allergies, and
I mean suffer really, really bad. But one trick that I picked up to stop my eyes watering
and itching is by using Vaseline. And so what I'll do with Vaseline is I'll
take a cotton bud. I'll put the tiniest amount of Vaseline on that, then rub it gently under
my eyes and on my eyelashes top and bottom. This kind of stops all the environmental stuff
getting into your eyes that would usually make you itch and rub. So, of course, the
less rubbing under your eyes, the better. And this is a good and cheap preventative
measure. Cause number three, lack of sleep and smoking.
I've kind of put these two together because they're general self-care and well-being and
lifestyle changes. If I have to tell you why you shouldn't smoke, then I, I don't know
what to say. Just don't do it. (laughs). Not only does smoking make your under eyes look
worse, um, it makes your skin dehydrated which makes your overall face look even worse. It
makes your lips darker. And because you're constantly like, "tokes cigarette" it actually
gives you wrinkles around your mouth as well. And you're gonna look like shit by the age
of 40. So, just stop smoking. Sleep is a big issue for me. And I used to
struggle a lot to kind of switch off at night. A lot of people say seven hours is the best
kind of hour sleep to get, but then I think that's kind of personal. Like, I feel good
with five to six hours. A lot of other people I know need like 11. So I mean it's very,
very personal. So, get a good amount of sleep and feel rested. So, check out my video all
about how to get a better night's sleep. A lot of those tips really help me switch off
and kind of sleep steadily throughout the night rather than waking up every two hours.
Cause number four is the pigmentation around the eye area. Different to sun damage, this
is generally just genetics and something you're born with. Some people especially with more
ethnic backgrounds, we tend to get a little bit darker in certain places. So under the
eyes, we can get like darker kind of like in the elbow folds. What's that called? Elbow
pits. (laughs). I don't know what that called. Now, anywhere we have folds or like corners,
we can tend to have darker skin. So what is the solution here? Like the rest of our skin,
the excess pigmentation under the eyes can get darker due to sun damage, sun exposure
even, and it's very difficult to exfoliate under the eye area as well which can usually
help remove that darker skin and dead skin. But if that pigmentation on the top of your
skin does seem to be getting darker, then consider using lightening and brightening,
um, products. For example, a skin brightening apple or serum. That can help lighten these
areas gradually, gently and slowly. Again, much like the SPF, we're not gonna apply it
directly under our eyes. We're gonna apply it to our cheek area, pat it around and up
to our eyes. You just have to be very careful around the eye area.
As I said, as we're being realistic, these dark circles may not go. This dark pigmentation
may not go, but make-up can be option for you. I personally don't wear makeup, but one
thing I've kind of discovered, not discover like invented, one thing I found online are
tone-up creams, and what these are very good at is colour correcting. This can drastically
reduce the appearance of dark circles under your eye. You do have to be careful with these
'cause some of them can be quite drying. We don't wanna really dry out under our eyes.
So, after using an eye cream, you can apply a tone-up cream and this will, um, make your
dark circles look a lot lighter and a lot less obvious as well.
Cause number five is dry and irritated skin. So we know the skin under your eyes doesn't
have oil glands so it can't produce its own natural oils. So it's very easy to get dry
and flaky under your eyes, and when they do get dry and flaky, they tend to look darker.
Um, this also makes fine lines, wrinkles, and puffy bags a lot more obvious. Like a
lot, a lot more obvious. So this is where I do recommend using an eye cream, because
here this is about moisturizing and nourishing and nothing to do with dark circles or removing
them, which is the job of an eye cream is to nourish and hydrate.
A lot of people say you can just use a moisturizer, um, instead of your normal eye cream. You
can depending on the moisturizer. The reason eye creams are called eye creams, in most
cases is because they are formulated to be a lot lighter for under your eyes. So if you're
using a heavy, thick moisturizer, avoid using that under your eyes because you could get
those little white dots, those little white bumps, milia, that, um, you can only really
remove with surgery. So to avoid that, go for a light eye cream.
So I just wanna reiterate not because eye creams are anything special or gonna work
wonders under your eyes, but in general, they're usually formulated to be a lot lighter and
work better for the skin under your eyes. So, I use a very, very light eye cream that
is almost a watery texture. It's not heavy. I don't get little bumps under my eyes. And
this one in particular gives a very nice shine to the skin under my eyes. So the natural
shine it gives kind of bounces off the light and makes the under eyes look a lot brighter,
um, but this is also very good anti-aging 'cause of some of the ingredients in it including
green tea. So whilst none of these are miracle cures,
they are realistic. This is all about patience and perseverance. When it comes to dark circles,
other than fat transplants and under eye injections, there is no real instant fix. And whilst that
may have been a little bit depressing of a video, um, I just wanna be real with you,
guys. I'm not here to push eye creams that, um, might work or may not work. I've filmed
videos before of eye creams that I was testing that I had nice results with but none of them
got rid of my dark circles. So, don't waste your money on expensive eye creams and eye
tools and all this kind of stuff. And remember don't be scared to experiment
with skin care. Be scared of your neighbours. They could be serial killers. But that is
it for me now, guys. I will see you next time.