The Best Anti-Aging Eye Creams

Tightening, lifting, brightening and plumping. We expect a lot from our eye creams, especially as we grow older. Whether it’s banishing eye bags or filling in fine lines and wrinkles, today’s anti-ageing eye creams come fully loaded with benefits.

We’ve rounded up a selection of the best anti-ageing eye creams below, clinically tested and formulated with over 30 years of research from the skincare experts at L’Oréal Paris.

Is eye cream necessary?

Daily life takes its toll, and the skin around the eyes is particularly delicate and often, it's the first to show signs of stress and ageing. Skin is up to ten times thinner in this sensitive area, which makes it more prone to damage and fatigue.

While you can – and should – use a moisturising face cream, eye cream is specifically formulated for the delicate skin in this area. Eye creams contain targeted ingredients that can help reduce dark circles and help combat the loss of volume under the eyes.

How to get the most out of your eye cream

Whatever your skincare concerns, you’ll make the most of your eye cream by working it into your everyday routine. Start with cleansing, using a gentle product containing hydrating ingredients to leave skin soft and refreshed.

A lifting, brightening serum works with your eye cream to give skin an extra boost. Try our Revitalift Filler Eye Serum, enriched with plumping hyaluronic acid and tightening caffeine. At night, choose the Cell Renew Midnight Serum to restore your skin while you sleep. 

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How to choose the best eye cream for you

To narrow down the field, think about your skin type as well as your main concerns. Whether you’re prone to dark circles and puffiness or need to fill in fine lines, there’s a formula for you.

Best eye creams for dark circles

The  best under eye cream for dark circles include targeted ingredients to brighten and blur, all while moisturising the delicate under eye area. Look for the following proven ingredients to reduce the appearance of dark circles:

  • Vitamin C to brighten the skin
  • Hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump, masking shadows
  • Caffeine to constrict under eye blood vessels, reducing redness
  • Peptides to stimulate collagen production

Our Cell Renew Illuminating Eye Cream is specifically formulated to treat the delicate area around your eyes. Enriched with a unique blend of black truffle and fermented black tea, this eye cream for dark circles helps stimulate cell regeneration and reduces puffiness for a healthier-looking complexion.

Best eye bag cream

Eye bags often go hand in hand with dark circles – although they can actually have very different causes, and therefore very different ingredients will best target the two.

Many of us wake up with eye bags, as fluid pools under the eyes overnight. To combat this common skin concern, you’ll want to look out for ingredients like:

  • Antioxidants like Vitamin E to improve skin texture
  • Caffeine to constrict blood vessels and reduce puffing
  • Retinols to promote cell turnover and tighten skin

Applying our Cell Renew Midnight Eye Cream before bedtime can help you wake up with a visibly smoother and firmer-looking undereye area. Packed with antioxidant ingredients such as Vitamin E and polyphenols, this cream for eye bags provides a luxurious and pampering overnight experience.

Best eye cream for puffiness

“Why are my eyelids puffy?” – is a common concern for many. Puffiness around the eye area can have multiple causes, including lack of sleep, seasonal allergies, dehydration, a high-salt diet, and ageing.

Want to treat puffy eyes but don’t know which product to choose? Look for eye creams formulated with these soothing ingredients:

  • Hyaluronic acid to rehydrate and plump
  • Caffeine to constrict undereye blood vessels, reducing puffiness
  • Cooling and soothing ingredients like cucumber and green tea

The Filler Renew Hyaluronic Acid Anti-Aging Replumping Eye Cream contains the highest concentration of hyaluronic acid than any other L'Oréal Paris eye cream. This ingredient is key in helping de-puff your eye area, for visibly plumper and smoother skin texture. The dual cooling applicator offers relief and helps massage the product in for a refreshing sensation.

Best eye creams for crow feet

Want to get rid of crow’s feet? As we age, our skin loses collagen and elasticity, especially around the delicate area around our eyes – this can cause the formation of small thin wrinkles, also known as crow’s feet.

The best crow's feet treatments are formulated to target the area around the eyes to minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Look out for these ingredients:

  • Retinols to promote cell renewal
  • Peptides to help plump up the skin
  • Vitamin C to boost collagen production and improve skin texture

Packed with advanced pro-retinol and fibrelastyl technology, our Revitalift Anti-Wrinkle Eye Cream targets crow’s feet to plump the appearance of fine lines for a smoother, firmer eye area.

Best all-round anti-ageing eye creams

For plumping and firming, hyaluronic acid is hard to beat.  It fills hollow areas with moisture, for a plump, youthful, and healthy-looking result.

Moisturising ingredients are also key. Look to nourish your delicate contours with essential lipids and collagen-stimulating peptides. They’ll leave your skin feeling hydrated and nourished.

Cell-renewing ingredients are also a must, making retinol creams ideal for keeping the skin around your eyes firm and smooth.

What about those of us with more mature skin who want it all in an eye lift cream? Enter the Age Perfect range of skincare. Designed to fill fine lines, firm, brighten and sculpt to target the signs of ageing.

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FAQs

What causes bags under eyes?
Eye bags can be caused by a variety of reasons, including lack of sleep, dehydration, a high sodium diet, seasonal allergies, and ageing. To discover more about the causes of eye bags consult our dedicated blog.
What causes dark circles under eyes?
Dark circles under the eyes are caused by multiple factors, including lack of sleep, genetics, poor diet, dehydration, and ageing. As we age, we lose collagen and elasticity in the skin, making the blood vessels under our skin more visible, and creating a darker appearance. Read more here.
When to start using eye cream?
We recommend that you start using eye cream before visible signs of ageing appear. Adding an eye cream to your skincare routine in your 20s helps keep the area moisturised and replenished, helping to prevent the formation of wrinkles, bags, or dark circles.
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