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Author:Stephanie SaltzmanPublish date:Jan 18, 2019"Oil" used to be a dirty word in the skin-care realm. Let's not forget that in 1999 "Oil of Olay" permanently changed its brand name to Olay, recognizing that '90s and early-aughts era consumers wanted to be matte and abhorred the notion of appearing greasy.
"Water content is the key difference. Eye oils do not contain water or water-based ingredients; eye creams do," says Dr. Hadley King, a dermatologist at Day Dermatology & Aesthetics in New York City. "Creams also contain [ingredients] like humectants that work to hydrate the skin. Water and water-based ingredients are absorbed into deeper layers of the skin, where they are active. So, if your skin is already well-hydrated, an eye oil may be a good fit for you.
With that in mind, Dr. King notes that if you're prone to puffiness, an eye oil could be your best bet over a cream. "There are some people who get increased puffiness in the skin around the eye area when they use creams from over-hydrating the skin and locking in all of that moisture. It's possible that a light eye oil could be better for this issue because it won't be as hydrating.
But where oils fall short is with water-soluble ingredients, which they tend to repel, notes Dr. King, pointing to vitamin C, the B vitamins and alpha hydroxy acids, so if you're set on depositing those around your eye area, a serum or cream may be a better option. As for other potential downsides associated with using an eye oil, Dr. Zeichner notes the obvious: Oils are drippy as hell. Although he expresses that in a slightly more doctorly way.
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