A friend of mine stated that she was so sick and tired of keeping up with the lingo involved in anti aging skin creams that she decided to just seek advice from a dermatologist instead of trying to continuing to understand the different terminologies used by marketing companies. I sort of chuckled when I heard that, and thought for a second that she was right, it is sort of confusing when you boil it all down. I mean, there are hundreds of products to choose from, that all talk about reducing wrinkles, treating sun-damaged skin, and basically just trying to get a smooth skin tone on the surface of your skin. Here are some commonly used terms, along with a quick definition of each, just so you can be up to speed on them when you come across these products.
Eye Gels are a product that are often marketed to treat symptoms of aging underneath the eyes. There are two common types of eye gels, lifting, and firming. A lifting eye gel helps to plump the area of skin under the eyes, while a firming eye gel tightens the skin. Other eye gels are marketed as an “instant lift,” but they are also called creams and serums as well, so I can certainly understand why so many people get confused. Don’t confuse eye gels that are therapeutically advanced with eye serums or eye creams – you only need to use one of them as a part of your anti aging regimen assuming they are all designed to treat the same symptoms – usually dark under eye circles, eye wrinkles, and similar symptoms that form around the eyes.
Eye Serum. A “serum” is defined by some dictionaries as being a watery fluid. So, how does a watery fluid treat the symptoms of aging and get engulfed in your skin care regimen? Well, the best eye serums are usually more advanced and medicinal than your typical eye cream. (I compare both of these as they claim to treat the same symptoms of aging, which I touched on in the last paragraph.) So, if you are looking to choose between an eye serum and an eye cream, mind nothing to the terminology. Just pick the best under-eye option based on ingredients, promises, (are they within reason?), and price. Sometimes you will get what you pay for, so don’t always go for the cheap eye cream. Sometimes this can backfire, and even if it was only $19.99, it’s still a waste of time and money.
That in mind, I always suggest you go with an under-eye cream with scientific value. I suggest you check out the Elite Skin line of products. Their flagship product, the Elite Serum, has garnered rave reviews on anti aging portals. This is due in most part to it’s strong ingredients that are backed by clinical studies. You really can’t get anything better than ingredients that were made in laboratories SPECIFICALLY formulated to treat the many symptoms of aging like puffy eye bags and eye wrinkles.
Hopefully you picked up some information on some of the commonly used lingo in the anti aging industry and have a better grasp on it then you did before.
Karla A. Sutton is an anti aging author. You can see her column on Monday’s, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Busy-Moms-Online.com
