1 mins read

How to get rid of puffy eyes

age bright clearing serum bottles

How to get rid of puffy eyes

story highlights

  • The skin around your eyes is some of the thinnest on your entire body – and as such, needs more care and attention.
  • Making certain lifestyle changes like drinking more water and getting enough sleep each night can help reduce eye puffiness.
  • Look for ingredients like caffeine and peptides in your eye treatments.

    • We’ve all heard that age-old saying, “The eyes are the window to the soul,” but what about when they’re looking and feeling puffier than we’d prefer? Even though drifting off to sleep for a blissed-out eight hours a night sounds wonderful, there may be evenings where that just doesn’t happen – which is just one of the reasons you may wake up with puffy eyes. Let’s review some other common causes for puffiness, along with the products that can help.

    Lifestyle changes

    The skin around your eyes is the most delicate not just on your face, but on almost your entire body. Puffy eyes can be caused by a variety of factors in everyday life – but you can make some significant changes to help reduce them over time, including:

  • Getting more sleep each night: aim for 6-8 hours a night.
  • Applying sunscreen: it is important to wear SPF every single day.
  • Drinking more water: staying hydrated is key to helping decrease the puffiness around your eyes. Aim for eight glasses of water a day.

    •  

    Tools and techniques

    Curious how to make eyes less puffy with different tools or holistic techniques? Utilizing cold rollers or performing lymphatic drainage on the thin, delicate skin around your eyes can help reduce that puffiness, and can also help with:

  • Reducing fat accumulation around the eyes.
  • Soothing inflamnaging, the chronic low-grade swelling that sometimes develops with age.
  • Bringing hydration back to the under-eye area.
  • Improving the barrier function of the skin around the eyes, which helps decrease the look of crow’s feet, fine lines and wrinkles.

    •  

    Active ingredients

    Are you wondering how to reduce puffy eyes with certain ingredients in your skin care regimen? There are certain active ingredients that can aid in reducing periorbital puffiness and energize your under-eye area, including:

  • Caffeine: it stimulates circulation and is known to have anti-inflammatory effects.
  • Peptides: the building blocks of collagen, which help keep your skin firm and smooth.
  • Hyaluronic Acid: its moisture-retaining properties can help hydrate the under-eye area.

    •  

    Best eye treatment for puffy eyes

    Awaken Peptide Eye Gel reduces puffiness and fine lines for a more wellrested look. This lightweight, firming and hydrating eye gel hydrates, firms and smooths the delicate skin around the eyes, minimizing fine lines and wrinkles while reducing puffiness. A highly active blend with Tetrapeptides and soothing Rosemary Leaf Extract minimize the appearance of puffiness and fine lines. Bioengineered Succinic Acid blend supports a more radiant appearance. Voandzeia Subterranea Seed Extract leaves skin smoother and more luminous

    Best for: daily use

    stress positive eye lift

     Stress Positive Eye Lift is a high-performance eye masque that energizes skin to reduce visible signs of stress. The active, cooling-cream gel is formulated with Sea Water Extract and Arctic Algae to counter the look of puffiness.

    Best for: weekly treatments

     

    Want to learn more about which skin care products are right for you? Visit your local Dermalogica skin therapist for a completely customized regimen.