DIY Eye Serum for Firming Under Eye Skin
Discover how to make a DIY eye serum that effectively addresses sagging skin under the eyes. This guide provides step-by-step instructions to create an eye serum tailored for delicate under eye skin, ensuring a dedicated skincare routine.
Under eye skin is very delicate than other parts of the face since it has less fat due to presence of eye socket bones and thin skin layer above it. As we age this delicate skin starts to show clear signs of aging very early such as fine lines, wrinkles or crow's feet, you name it.
Under Eye Serum
With consistent skincare routine you can mitigate these signs of aging by incorporating skincare products such as eye balms, eye gels, eye creams and eye serums that contain retinol, hyaluronic acid or peptides to slow down signs of aging.
Making your own under eye serum can be rewarding and challenging especially for beginners. This serum formulation is simple to make and can be used afterwards immediately. Using this serum can be helpful in many ways. You might as yourself, "Isn't face serum enough?" Unlike face serums, under eye serum are especially formulated to deal with issues around the eye and are usually very potent than face serums.
Benefits of Using Under Eye Serum
Eye serums are very significant when it comes to addressing eye-area concerns that normal lotions, night creams or even face serums aren't formulated with that in mind. Some of the benefits are
Firming under eye skin: Eye serums that contain retinol and peptides can help to build and boost collagen production underneath creating a 'scaffold' that can prevent the skin to sink or start sagging as a result of losing collagen.
Reduce puffiness: One of the immediate results upon using under eye serum is observing day after day that when you wake up there will be less concerns of puffy under eyes.
Improve and reduce appearance of crow's feet: If you have already started to see fine lines and wrinkles then using under eye serums with retinol or peptide complex like argireline, matrixyl 3000 or tripeptide-5 can help to increase youthful appearance.
Brightens under eye area: Using under eye serum can lighten dark circles or any age spots around the eyes. Many eye serums are more effective and potent to tackle discoloration around the eye area.
So, join me in creating this unique under eye serum formulation that will fit the needs of your skin concerns around the eyes. Now let's go!
Selecting Ingredients
Distilled water: This under eye serum formulation comprises large percentage of watery ingredients. In making cosmetic formulations one should always know that tap water or bottled drinking water is a no-no! These kind of water is more likely to contain microbes or mineral impurities that can ruin the final product even cause bacterial growth something you'd want to avoid as much as possible especially when it comes to formulating eye care products.
Chamomile flower extract: This plant extract has many benefits that can help with delicate under-eye skin area. It is very gentle to skin and contains anti-inflammatory properties that can soothe and calm puffy eyes as well as lighten dark circles thus a good choice for this under eye serum.
Peptide complex: There are many peptides that can really help to firm the under eye skin area with great results. You can always purchase them online as a blend or individually. When buying pay close attention to peptides such as matrixyl 3000, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, these can help to reduce signs of aging, fine lines and wrinkles with little time as 30 days you'll start to observe positive changes.
Tocopherol acetate: This is just vitamin E oil. It is a very good anti-oxidant that can reduce free radicals thus minimize the damage that can do to the delicate skin under the eye area. It also has anti-inflammatory properties that can minimize redness and irritation on the skin.
Dimethicone: It is a silicone polymer used in various skincare products to increase slip for easy application on the skin. It makes the products spread evenly on the skin thus coating it to help with skin hydration underneath therefore a good ingredient to include in your under eye serum formulation.
Guar gum: This is a thickening agent in your under eye serum. Since main ingredients in this formulation are water-based then adding guar gum to make it less runny and increase viscosity controlling capacity of the final product.
Sodium PCA: This ingredient is a humectant that draws in moisture from deep layers to the surface of the skin which can improve hydration, retain moisture and make your skin appear youthful, dewy and glowy. As part of this under eye serum formulation nothing could be better than this!
Phenoxyethanol: This ingredient is primarily a preservative that can prevent bacterial growth in the under eye serum formulation and increase the shelf life of the product overall. It is safe in small doses up to one percent and does not disrupt hormones.
EDTA: This ingredient its sole purpose is to adjust the pH and act as the stabilizer for other ingredients in the formulation though its role is small it enhances the proper functioning of the final product.
Ingredients
5¾ tablespoons of distilled water
1½ teaspoons of chamomile flower extract
⅔ teaspoon of peptide complex
½ teaspoon of tocopherol acetate
½ teaspoon of dimethicone
¼ teaspoon of guar gum
¼ teaspoon of sodium PCA
⅛ teaspoon of phenoxyethanol
⅛ teaspoon of EDTA
You can find these ingredients online very easily but if you have access to a DIY store with these ingredients, then feel free to go and get all your ingredients at one place. At home prepare all your ingredients and gather your tools such as heat-resistant measuring cups, mixing bowl, measuring spoons, wooden spoon and a designated serum bottle with a dropper. Gathering your equipment early on can reduce formulation making time.
Instructions
Measure out your ingredients: distilled water, guar gum, sodium PCA and EDTA. Add these ingredients in a glass mixing bowl and stir well till all of them are combined.
Cover with the clinging wrap and set aside for about 30 minutes to allow guar gum to thicken the mixture.
Next, unwrap the mixing bowl and add chamomile flower extract and stir again.
Then add tocopherol acetate and and peptide complex and continue to mix.
Add your dimethicone to the mix to enhance the texture of the mixture.
Lastly add your preservative, phenoxyethanol and thoroughly stir well for the last time.
Transfer the liquid to a designated serum bottle and store it in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.
How to Use Under Eye Serum
After making your serum you might be asking your serum how to incorporate it in your skincare routine. Well its is fairly easy since any under-eye care product can be included in both morning and night-time routines for optimal results as follows;
Step 1: Cleanse your face as usual with face wash or face cleanser that can get off all the grime, dirt and make up you applied previously.
Step 2: Next, apply face toner to your face for squeaky clean feel and reducing size pores. Toners can set your skin to a blank canvas for applying your leave on products such as the serums or moisturizers.
Step 3: Now its the moment! Apply your DIY homemade under eye serum that is going to address the eye-area issues.
Step 4: Then, apply your face serum deliberately as usual and continue with other steps.
Step 5: Moisturize. Apply hyaluronic acid (HA) or ceramides moisturizers, creams and other skincare products such as sunscreens depending on the time of the day.
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