Puffy, tired look… Bags under the eyes are unforgiving and quickly make us look 10 years older. Dermatologist Dr Dennis Gross revealed to us what, according to him, are the most effective cosmetic active ingredients for removing the puffy bags that tire our eyes and age us.
They are still often confused with dark circles, but bags under the eyes are an eye problem in their own right. You should not use the same eye care depending on whether you have bags or dark circles. But then, is it better to apply an eye treatment based on caffeine, collagen, retinol, or vitamin C to fight against swollen bags under the eyes? We asked Dr Dennis Gross, dermatologist and co-founder of the Dr Dennis Gross skincare brand, to list the best assets for fight against puffiness which make our eyes look puffy and tend to age us.
According to him, we must particularly focus on 3 assets which are among the most popular in cosmetics at the moment to finally manage to remove the swollen bags that we have under the eyes: the caffeineTHE retinol and the niacinamide.
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Bags under the eyes: these 3 active ingredients are the most effective for removing them
“For puffiness, look for a serum or eye cream with superfoods”, advises the star dermatologist. Among those he recommends, he mentions:
- caffeine and niacinamide: these 2 different molecules ultimately act in the same way on the eye contour according to the dermatologist. The expert specifies that “these ingredients increase blood circulation”, which is extremely beneficial since bags are generally due to a slowdown in blood circulation which promotes the accumulation of water in the tissues under the eyes. In addition to which, they “reduce inflammation” according to Dr. Dennis Gross, which also prevents swelling around the eye area.
- retinol : which is known to be one of the most effective anti-aging active ingredients on the market, is also “effective against puffiness” according to the dermatologist, but its mode of action is very different from that of caffeine and niacinamide. As he explains, retinol “thickens the skin by producing collagen, which reduces the degree to which fluid can push the skin outward, as with puffiness”.