Some of us make our own creams and gels to treat dark under eye circles, and the surrounding problems that make them look worse.

Blending your own creams is not the same as using a home remedy. Home remedies tend to use items that are easily found at the grocers, or need little measurement. A pinch here, a spoon there, and you create a mixture that is easy to use but isn’t based on a commercial product. Blending your own creams and gels is a process that begins with simple items and builds on your experience as well as your slowly accumulating measuring devices, skin actives, and confidence. The process also relies on your ability to understand the product that you would like to approximate. In other words, you are creating your personal version of a commercial cream or gel to treat your dark circles.

The beauty of this process is that you can buy and blend only those ingredients that make a difference, and avoid paying for packaging, fillers, and the advertising a commercial brand must engage in. You can also adjust your eye cream or gel recipe for your own needs, where the commercial product is a “one size fits most” blend. You can choose whether or not to add mild preservatives, which are not dangerous for your skin, or you can refrigerate the unused portions.

So you are ready to make your own eye cream or gel, but don’t know where to start? Begin using just a simple base that you can add ingredients to as you gain confidence. Sea Kelp is an excellent beginning, can be purchased in powder form and is found in many of the commercial eye treatment products. Add distilled water to create the consistency that you like. Using this alone improves dark under eye circles by soothing the area, cooling inflammation and shrinking the blood vessels that create the blush discoloration below the skin’s surface. It is best used at night. This gel will rub off as you apply make up on top of it until you find the right consistency for your skin and your make up application habits.

The article “How to Find the Right Ingredients for Dark Circles Eye Creams” lists the most common skin actives found in commercial eye creams and gels. Once you learn how to find and blend them, you can use many of these ingredients yourself, adding value to your skin care dollars by lowering some of the costs of treating you dark under eye circles.

Enjoy!