Dermalogica Herbal Skin Care

by Celia Santori

Caring for the skin around the eyes isn't a new topic. Women (and now, men) have been looking for solutions to their eye skin care problems for generations.

At one time, herbal skin care and plant extracts had been replaced by synthetic/chemical-based skin care ingredients. The herbal and natural skin care treatments which once used to be commonplace lost popularity in favor of highly commercialized and scientifically-created treatments.

Everyone wants results and no one wants to wait for them. We all want the solution 'right now.' Unfortunately, with some of the fast fix 'manufactured' treatments came preservatives and even cancer-causing elements.

Even commercial natural eye skin care products had to be mixed with preservatives in order to maintain their shelf-life, which potentially made them more harmful than the homemade versions.

Overwhelmingly, consumers are looking for more natural alternatives to help solve common eye skin care problems, like dark eye circles and eye puffiness.

The proliferation of hundreds of new herbal skin care product lines has made organic and natural problem solvers more popular. But the research has been going on for years. Dermalogica Products were developed in 1986 with the goal of creating skin care products that worked without the addition of irritating and harmful ingredients.

The proven ingredients that are included in today's natural, premium eye skin care products are plentiful, including:

salicylic acid

- salicylic acid

hyaluronic acid

- hyaluronic acid

- Vitamin C

Many herbs have cleansing properties. Rosemary, chamomille and dandelion are examples. Their beneficial properties are expanded when they are combined with other herbs like green tea.

Dermalogica Eye Total Eye Care SPF 15 contains bisabolol, from chamomile, known retexturize the skin around the eyes. Bisabolol helps to minimize the appearance of puffy eyes and eye wrinkles.

Tea plays an important part in herbal skin care. Tea extracts are used for treatment of skin that has been damaged by UV radiation. Dermalogica Intensive Eye Repair contains green tea, cucumber, arnica (perennial healing herb) and Vitamin A.

Oils prepared from herbal extracts present another means of herbal skin care. Tea tree oil, Lavender oil, borage oil and primrose oil are some popular oils used in herbal skin care. Some fruit oils (e.g. extracts from fruits like banana, apple and melon) find use in shower gels (as a hydrating mix)

Most herbal skin care products do not have side effects (the most important reason for preferring them over synthetic products). And when it comes to the sensitive area around our eyes, its even more important to take the natural or herbal route when looking for eye skin care products that deliver results. Dermalogica Eye Products is one such brand. The ingredients used in Dermalogica Products are gentle, non-irritating, non-harmful, yet incredibly effective.

Can't ask for much more than that.

About the Author:

Celia Santori, who has has followed the latest breakthroughs in skin care and cosmetics since her early teens, is a Product Editor for Eye Skin Care Secrets. With her hand on the pulse of the organic and herbal skin care industry, seeking out the best products for eye skin care is her passion. For a limited time, you can get a free multi-part guide on attacking eye wrinkles naturally.