Hello, Beauty!
The skin around your eyes is some of the thinnest and most delicate skin on your face.
So naturally, eye creams tend to come with some pretty big promises: smoother-looking lines, less visible puffiness, brighter-looking under-eyes, and a more rested appearance overall.
But here’s something worth knowing: a lot of conventional eye creams rely heavily on synthetic ingredients that are very good at making the skin feel smoother immediately—even when they aren’t necessarily giving the skin much long-term support.
Take silicones, for example.
Ingredients like dimethicone are used all the time because they give a formula that silky, velvety glide. They fill in the uneven spaces along the surface of the skin, soften the appearance of fine lines, and create a smooth finish that sits beautifully under concealer.
There’s a reason formulators love them. They work quickly, they make a cream feel luxurious, and they can make the eye area look temporarily smoother almost as soon as you apply them.
But that immediate smoothness is largely a surface effect.
Then there are synthetic film-formers and texture enhancers, which help a cream spread evenly and leave behind that slightly tightened, perfected finish. Again, they can make the skin look smoother for the moment—but the result often comes from the film sitting over the skin rather than ingredients actively supporting the look of the skin itself.
And preservatives like parabens are frequently used for a very practical reason: any formula containing water needs reliable protection from bacteria and mold. They help keep products stable and safe on the shelf, but they aren’t included because they offer any direct benefit to your under-eye area.
But of course, we weren’t going to rely on any of those ingredients. Instead, we created an eye cream using natural, non-toxic ingredients that can deliver that same smoothing, brightening, and replenishing support in a much more supportive way.
We didn’t want our Anti-Aging Eye Cream to simply blur the look of fine lines for a few hours or feel silky because of a layer left on the skin.
We wanted the ingredients themselves to support the delicate eye area in both the short term and the long term.
So, here’s what we chose to use instead:
CoQ10
CoQ10 is an antioxidant that naturally exists in the skin, where it plays a role in cellular energy and helps defend against oxidative stress. Natural levels can decline with age and environmental exposure, which is why it can be such a valuable ingredient in formulas for mature-looking skin.
Applied topically, CoQ10 helps protect against the visible effects of environmental stress while supporting a smoother, firmer-looking eye area over time. Research has also shown its potential to penetrate the skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkle depth—which is a little more meaningful than simply filling those lines in temporarily.
Cucumber Extract
Cucumber extract is one of those ingredients that makes perfect sense around the eyes. It feels cooling and refreshing while helping soothe and hydrate delicate-looking skin.
That hydration matters because dryness can make every little line around the eyes look more noticeable. By helping the area feel soft, calm, and replenished, cucumber extract supports a naturally smoother and more rested appearance.
Green Tea
Green tea gives the formula another layer of antioxidant support. It helps defend the skin from the oxidative stress that can contribute to the visible signs of aging, while also supporting a calmer, less tired-looking eye area.
Rather than forcing a temporary tightening effect, it helps care for the skin against the everyday stressors that can make the eye area look dull or depleted.
Damas Rose and Sweet Iris Plant Cells
These active plant cell extracts were chosen to support the look of vitality, resilience, and firmness in the delicate skin around the eyes.
They don’t sit on the surface to create the illusion of smoother skin. They’re part of a larger botanical formula designed to nourish the eye area and support how it looks with continued use.
And that’s really what we wanted from this formula.
We’re not interested in making an eye cream feel impressive for thirty seconds and leaving it at that. We want that beautiful texture to come with ingredients that hydrate, nourish, provide antioxidant support, and help soften the appearance of fine lines over time.
The right natural ingredients don’t just match synthetic ingredients, they do the job better.
So, if you’ve been wanting to try the Anti-Aging Eye Cream for yourself, this is a particularly good time to do it.
We are currently hosting our anniversary sale, and you’ll receive a free full-sized Anti-Aging Eye Cream ($72 value) with any order of $150 or more (after the discount has applied).
You can also take 25% off sitewide with the code ASC17YEARS, and every order will receive a free Smoothing Hair Serum sample.
The sale ends tomorrow, so there’s only a little time left to save and get the eye cream free while the offer is still available.
