20 Of The Best Eye Creams For Mature Skin
As we age, our skin goes through myriad changes. Not only does it become thinner and drier, but it’s also more likely to show signs of fatigue and stress. Nowhere is that more apparent than the skin around our eyes, which is why it’s a good idea to invest in a good eye cream for mature skin. As well as addressing general concerns such as dark circles that affect many of us, regardless of age, the best eye creams for mature skin can help with issues that tend to be more common with age: exacerbated puffiness, thinning of the skin, dullness and increased lines and wrinkles.
“As we age, we lose around 1 per cent of our collagen stores every year over the age of 30 and this increases rapidly after the menopause,” says Kentley. “Delivering active ingredients to the skin is a really important way to prevent this, however many of the formulations designed for the face are potentially quite irritating. Therefore, choosing a cream formulated specifically for this area can be helpful for mature skin to slow down the rate of collagen loss, which leads to skin thinning and wrinkles,” says consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan Kentley, Montrose London.
To help you find the next eye cream for your mature skin, it’s important to know what your concerns from and then choose the active ingredients accordingly. Looking for better firmness and improved contours around the eye? Try actives like peptides that can promote collagen and elastin production. If you’re looking to reduce dark circles, opt for vitamin K and energising caffeine, and for brightness, make sure your chosen formula contains vitamin C.
With that in mind, we bring you some of the eye creams for mature skin that get the Vogue seal of approval as well as enlist a panel of experts to answer any burning questions you may have.
Vogue's best eye creams for mature skin at a glance:
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Meet the experts:
- Consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan Kentley at Montrose London
- Consultant dermatologist and surgeon Dr Magnus Lynch
- Consultant dermatologist and founder of Sinaesthetics, Dr Sina Ghadiri
Read on for Vogue's best eye creams for mature skin
- Best non-oily eye cream for mature skin
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: Great for mature skin that errs on the oily side, this lightweight eye cream helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and hydrate, but without making skin feel greasy or overloaded. Arbutin and argireline help to fade dark circles and encourage a more youthful complexion.
- Ingredients: Arbutin, argireline, hyaluronic acid
- Size: 15ml
- Best brightening eye cream for mature skin
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: Comprehensively tackling most of the signs of ageing skin around the eyes – that’s dullness, fine lines and wrinkles, discolouration and lack of firmness – this powerhouse of a cream uses plenty of targeted actives like omegas 3, 6 and 9, copper tripeptide and a vitamin C ester wrapped up in a proprietary liquid crystal delivery system that ensures immediate and efficacious application. The result is skin that looks less lined, less fatigued and considerably brighter.
- Ingredients: omegas 3, 6, 9, copper tripeptide, vitamin C ester
- Size: 15ml
- Best firming eye cream for mature skin
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: Formulated to deliver a more youthful look to the eye area, this luxuriously rich cream contains Persian silk tree extract and horse chestnut flower to tackle crow’s feet and reduce puffiness, along with hyaluronic acid and Korean ginseng to promote collagen production and plump and firm skim.
- Ingredients: Persian silk tree extract, horse chestnut flower, hyaluronic acid, Korean ginseng
- Size: 15ml
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: If you’re concerned about multiple issues in the delicate eye area, this potent formula is a great solution. As well as helping to firm, de-puff, brighten and hydrate, it helps erase signs of fatigue and makes you looked refreshed and well rested. The host of ingredients included in the smart formulation include peptides, vitamin C, bakuchiol, CoEnzyme Q10, baobab and squalane, alongside many more impressive actives that stimulate collagen and repair oxidative damage.
- Ingredients: vitamin C, bakuchiol, organic rosehip oil, baobab, squalene, green tea, CoEnzyme Q10, vitamin E, licorice Root, superoxide dismutase, hyaluronic acid
- Size: 15ml
- Best eye cream for mature skin for on-the-go
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: If you spend hours every day staring at a screen, the skin around your eyes tends to feel tight, dry and tired. To mitigate that and refresh fatigued skin, this eye serum is loaded with calming antioxidants and brightening caffeine. The metal-tipped applicator feels extra soothing, providing an instant wake up call.
- Ingredients: caffeine, antioxidants, botanical extracts
- Size: 15ml
- Best eye cream for mature skin for under make-up
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: A plant-based retinol-like active extracted from sea fennel is what powers this formula, which promises to soften the look of lines and wrinkles around the eye area. As well as caffeine that gives circulation a boost and helps reduce puffiness, it also contains softening, hydrating avocado extract, which leaves skin smooth and perfectly prepped for make-up.
- Ingredients: sea fennel, caffeine, avocado extract
- Size: 15ml
- Retinol Concentration: The cream does not contain retinol, but uses plant-based sea fennel extract instead.
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: A host of plant actives like Persian tree silk bar extract, winter cherry root extract, hyaluronic acid and phytosterol work in tandem to address several eye concerns at once. While signs of fatigue are diminished and skin is left brighter and firmer, wrinkles, puffiness and skin barrier health are all improved too. The formula can also be taken over the upper eyelid to improve crepiness too.
- Ingredients: Persian tree silk bar extract, winter cherry root extract, hyaluronic acid, diamond powder, phytosterol
- Size: 15ml
- Best anti-wrinkle eye cream for mature skin
- Why it’s Vogue-approved: There’s not many under eye issues this hardworking eye cream doesn’t address, but it’s particularly good if you’re concerned about fine lines and wrinkles. Using patented ReneuraRED Technology and a host of active ingredients like carnosine and algae, this eye cream claims to target six types of wrinkles with both immediate and long-lasting effect. Skin if left visibly smoother and plumper with regular, diligent use.
- Ingredients: KOMBU-Bounce complex, carnosine
- Size: 15ml
