retinol It’s one of those ingredients that always triggers anxiety, something caused by the first formulas containing it, perhaps more unstable. This doesn’t happen anymore and there are many companies that dare to include retinoids in their formulas, and they do so very carefully, with the clear goal of treating an area like the eye contour in the most sensitive way.
“In the eye area, you have to pay close attention to the pH of the formula, as this area has a pH and has a greater fineness than the rest of the facial skin, which is why it is so important to apply specific products.” he explains. Diana Navarrotechnical director of boutijour. Knowing this, it’s helpful to keep in mind that if we dare to apply vitamin A in this area, we’ve carefully designed products for it.
“Retinoids renew the deepest layers of the skin at the cellular level, so they migrate to the surface, eliminating dead cells. In addition, they work to make the skin synthesize more collagen and elastin. This reduces wrinkles, fine lines, and blemishes…” notes he on Rachel Gonzalezdirector of education for Perricone MD.
You can opt for formulas that only focus on retinol as an active ingredient, or others that focus on new forms of vitamin A or retinoids, with principles such as retina: “The advantage of a retina over a retinol is that it is a metabolic step in skin and works 11 times faster than traditional retinol,” says Stephanie Nieto, technical director of Omorovicza. Among these novelties in the world of retinoids, there is another very curious principle, r-Retinoate, a hybrid of retinol and retinoic acid with many benefits: “It can be applied day and night, which is not done with traditional retinol and it is eight times more powerful,” says Elisabeth Saint Gregorytechnical director of Medik8.
In general, and according to the experts, you can rest easy when applying retinoids to this area. “As long as it’s specific products and when it’s done with a gradual release, applying days to get used to the skin, there shouldn’t be a problem,” he says. Rachel Gonzalez, director of education for Perricone MD. Sensitive skin might even bet on r-Retinoate, as one of its benefits is that it doesn’t have the potential ill effects of a retinol.
Retinol Eye TR from Medik8 is a retinol designed for the eye contour with a technology that gives the principle to the skin little by little so as not to irritate (29€).
For its part, IlluminEye C from Omorovicza works with vitamin C and encapsulated retina, much faster and more effective than retinol (€105).
The brightening complex reduces dark circles and brightens the eye area to wake up tired eyes (€79.45).
Corrects crow’s feet, expression lines and wrinkles caused by “cellular wear” (€22.90).
Softens even the most pronounced wrinkles in 4 weeks (€ 34.99).
Night restorative eye patches with gel texture (€15.99).
Designed for the delicate eye area, this ultra-nourishing cream promotes elasticity and smoothness of the skin, while protecting it (€23.99).
Cream with a soft and light texture for the eye contour with retinol (€ 65).
A night contour cream formulated to reduce fine lines and wrinkles ($9.99).
Source: Marie Claire
