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Rule No. 6: You need a separate product for your eye area Eye cream seems like such a no-brainer part of your skin care regimen, right? But in most cases, you can skip it, says Gold.
"If the eye cream actually has specific ingredients that you need for your eyes, [like retinol or growth factors] then go ahead and use it," he says. "But in general you can just use your face creams on your eye area. Some eye creams are basically the same products anyway in different packaging." So there's really no need to spend more money; instead just dab some of your moisturizer and face serums around your eye area as well.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Rule No. 7: "Natural" means it's gentle
"If the eye cream actually has specific ingredients that you need for your eyes, [like retinol or growth factors] then go ahead and use it," he says. "But in general you can just use your face creams on your eye area. Some eye creams are basically the same products anyway in different packaging." So there's really no need to spend more money; instead just dab some of your moisturizer and face serums around your eye area as well.
SEE NEXT PAGE: Rule No. 7: "Natural" means it's gentle
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