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2 years ago

I use prescription retinol but how to you add. Use for 3 nights then use the lactic acid

AM - Everyday
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All About Clean™ Foaming Facial Soap CLINIQUE - All About Clean™ Foaming Facial Soap
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Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres The Ordinary - Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres
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Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5 The Ordinary - Hyaluronic Acid 2% + B5
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Ceramide Lift and Firm Day Cream SPF30 Elizabeth Arden - Ceramide Lift and Firm Day Cream SPF30
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Age-Repair Eye Cream: Tetra-Peptide, Centella Grown Alchemist - Age-Repair Eye Cream: Tetra-Peptide, Centella
PM - Everyday
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All About Clean™ Foaming Facial Soap CLINIQUE - All About Clean™ Foaming Facial Soap
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Age-Repair Eye Cream: Tetra-Peptide, Centella Grown Alchemist - Age-Repair Eye Cream: Tetra-Peptide, Centella
PM - Twice a week
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Lactic Acid 10% + HA The Ordinary - Lactic Acid 10% + HA
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PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion for Nighttime Use Ultra Lightweight Night Cream CeraVe - PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion for Nighttime Use Ultra Lightweight Night Cream
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Looking for an eye cream. Eye are very puffy, dark circles and wrinkles. Have tried many products nothing seems to work. Any suggestions?

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Unfortunately, topical products (like creams, serums and lotions) cannot do much against puffiness. What can help is a light pressure-point type massage with a cold object - for example, even a spoon stored in fridge, or an ice cube wrapped in cloth or a paper towel.

The challenge is similar with darkness under eyes - unless your skin under eyes is actually pigmented darker than the rest of your face, topical skincare cannot make a difference (and for many people the darkness under eyes is not causes by pigment but by capillaries showing through - it gets worse when we are tired and blood circulation in the under eye area slows down). If you do have a darker skin color under eyes, then a serum with vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and /or other actives for uneven skin tone can help.

Luckily, topical skincare can help improve wrinkles. So at least we've got that.

In terms of specific product, I would recommend using a vitamin C serum under eyes in the AM (can help reduce & prevent wrinkles and decrease pigmentation - in case it is a concern), and an eye cream with retinoid for PM. This regime can be irritating. You might want to try using the retinoid cream every second or third night gradually increasing the frequency.

Vitamin C serums (work for under eye):

https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/kiehls-since-1851-powerful-strength-dark-circle-reducing-vitamin-c-eye-serum

https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/is-clinical-c-eye-serum-advance

https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/cerave-skin-renewing-vitamin-c-serum

Retinoid eye cream/serum:

https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/eau-thermale-avene-ystheal-eye-lip-contour-care

https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/dr-different-vitalift-a-eye-neck

https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/verso-super-eye-serum

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Forgot to mention - sun protection for the eye area is very important too! You can apply your current sun protection face cream there (unless the skin there is sensitive). Alternatively, you can use a dedicated eye-area sunscreen like this one: https://whatsinmyjar.com/product/pca-skin-sheer-tint-eye-triple-complex-broad-spectrum-spf-30

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thank for the information. I will give a couple these products a try and see how they work.

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