<p>Try Avon Advanced Eye Perfector. It is one of their most popular products. I swear by this stuff.</p>
<p>The skin above my eyes is so saggy. When I complain about it, my mother laughs and points to my dad…it’s obvious where I get it, but it’s not a laughing matter to me!</p>
<p>The dark circles are generally caused by the thinning of the skin or loss of fat under the eyes, creating a hollow. That what happened to me. I got into skincare a serious way when I turned 50. I agree with the poster who said to build collagen meaning to thicken the skin. The only product as far as I know recognized by the FDA for anti-aging is tretinoin, a vitamin A derivative. It is available by prescription only. There are similar products put out by cosmetic company but the concentration is much lower. The tretinoin will thicken the skin, so the dark circles will fade a little. It will make one much more sensitive to the sun, so it is imperative to put on a very effective and high protection (high PDF - measures the UVA rays) sunscreen. </p>
<p>The other thing I use that seem to help to thicken my skin is a home made Cellex product - C,E, F serum. I cannot say enough about Vitamin C and it’s anti-oxidant properties. It’s invented by Prof Lorraine Meisner of UW. I make it myself because I can increase the concentration of the active ingredients at will and add other goodies like grape seed abstract and because I am cheap. But these products are readily available commercially.</p>
<p>The other thing I can think of that causes dark circles is allergies. So a good decongestant will help. I personally use a neti pot.</p>
<p>I think the wet cold tea bag routine is good for getting the puffiness down around my eyes. And for a general good boost to your complexion, try rubbing your face, throat and hands in honey. That’s right! Honey. Beekeepers have amazingly youthful skin. Leave it on as long as you can stand it and the result is glowing youthful skin that lasts a couple hours or so.</p>
<p>And finally, the woman with the most amazing skin I’ve ever known was a Japanese American woman I worked with many, many years ago. She was in her fifties at the time and had the skin of a young girl. I asked her once and she told me she simply didn’t put anything on her skin. No soap, no creams, just water. I tried it of course and the results were hideous for me. . .</p>
<p>When you’re out and about traveling, you’ll find that 99.9% of the female Japanese tourists wear a hat to protect their skin from the sun. Many also carry an umbrella for added shade. I’ve seen quite a few wearing cotton gloves to protect the skin on their hands.</p>
<p>Just got back from a very long lunch w/friends and checking out eye creams at Bath & Body Works. Will check out the menopause thread! Gracias.</p>
<p>I’m only on the first post about “power surges” and am lol.</p>
<p>I hadn’t read the menopause thread the first time around - old news here. (And I was much younger at the time than anyone posting on that thread!) However, I am cracking up about the poster who mentioned her trouble with “blue periods.” I really had to read it twice.</p>
<p>As for eye circles - I read in a magazine that Preparation H works. Haven’t tried it, though. :)</p>
<p>Wow, binx, I was just about to write the Preparation H hint. I haven’t tried it, either. I have found that Regenerist eye serum works for me. I also wear hats when outside, and use Neutrogena’s wrinkle cream (I think it is SPF 15) under my makeup. That and living in Alaska has really kept my skin looking good. Now I just have to remember not to make grumpy faces at second graders…</p>
<p>Don’t want my face to stick that way! ;)</p>
<p>the prep H sold in US supposedly does not contain the ingredient that helps with the dark circles - I think it’s squalene (shark liver oil) and yeast cell extract. I tried the US version and it didn’t work for me, plus be careful not to get any into the eyes. It can really sting.</p>
<p>My dermatologist suggested I wear large sunglasses as much as possible to protect the skin around my eyes.(they also cover a multitude of sins as both Jackie-O and I can attest to) The skin there is VERY delicate and too much rubbing (even of creams) can cause damage.</p>
<p>Or, of course, you can investigate all those puffy eye ads appearing along the side of the thread! :)</p>
<p>I think the M-word scared all the Y-chromosomes outta this thread :D</p>
<p>They only wish they had such a powerful weapon in the Man Cave!</p>