The eye cream step should be in both your daytime routine and your nighttime routine. The eye area is especially delicate and prone to wrinkles, so choose an eye cream that hydrates, prevents or treats signs of aging, and improves elasticity. You can get by with using one eye cream for both your morning and night routines, but keep in mind a lot of eye creams are thick. Thick eye creams don’t fare the best under makeup, so you’ll be better off using a thinner cream during the day. Save the thicker cream for nighttime when you need the most hydration!
Many Korean eye creams are multifunctional, so you can purchase one product that will brighten, prevent signs of aging, hydrate, improve elasticity, and treat puffiness all in one! You’ll also notice a lot of interesting ingredients in Korean brand eye creams, such as snail extract. Extracts from bees (such as bee venom) are also common ingredients. Do not be alarmed! While it may sound gross to put snail slime and bee venom on your skin, these ingredients are actually very beneficial. Snail extract in particular is known to improve the elasticity of the skin, so if you want youthful looking under eyes, get over the gross factor!
It is often said that the Korean skincare industry is years ahead of the Western industry; it’s true that they have really innovative and interesting products and ingredients that you just can’t get on the Western market. While some things will certainly catch on, Korean brands will always have a uniqueness to them you can’t come by elsewhere. Don’t be alarmed if you see “weird” ingredients—just remember how advanced the Korean skincare industry is!
