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Florencia Jinchuk
Student at Farleigh Dickinson University
Being a cosmetic chemist, I have become something like a “beauty advisor” to all my friends looking for advice on what products to buy. One of the questions I am asked the most is how to get rid of puffy eyes and dark circles.
So what can you do to improve it?
1. Aim to keep your skin hydrated with a good fragrance-free moisturizer with SPF or serum. Moderate alcohol and salt consumption and drink plenty of water.
With all of the eye creams on the market claiming to do wonderful things, I would love to be able to suggest a skincare product or tip to help out my friends. However, I cannot prevent myself from being conflicted with the entire “eye cream” market. There are no studies that have demonstrated that different ingredients are effective for the eyes more so than the skin on the rest of your body. In fact, by analyzing the list of ingredients in eye creams, I do not see any significant differences compared to a normal face cream. They are based on the same ingredients! It seems to me that you