It can be overwhelming. Sure, most of us understand that taking care of our skin – from hydrating properly to applying sunscreen and occasionally succumbing to a foot massage – is beneficial, but it’s not always easy to know where to start. What products to try. How often to use them. And most importantly, which brands to go with.
To add another layer of pressure, recent research from Rice University and the University of Houston, indicates that job candidates with wrinkled, scarred, or blemished skin are more likely to receive low marks during job interviews and performance reviews. The good news is we’re here to help. We’ve scoured the shelves – both virtually and within the confines of your local skincare counters – to locate the most popular products.
And since first impressions can be lasting, we’re kicking off with a focus on anti-wrinkle and eye cream products for men.
What the Skin Around Your Eyes Says About You
Here’s a riddle every man needs to hear at least once: What do George Washington and the skin around your eyes have in common? Neither one can tell a lie.
Your face is unflinchingly honest. If you haven’t slept, or if you’ve been skimping – if not altogether skipping — breakfast, the skin around your eyes, nose, and mouth will broadcast that to the world. A man’s face is the first place where unwanted signs of aging begin to show. That can mean dark circles, crow’s feet, sagging skin, and lots of wrinkles.
The Most Popular Anti-Aging Creams for Men on the Market
So, here we go:
InstaNatural Youth Express Eye Gel hydrates, plumps and firms the skin around the eyes, while also nourishing those sensitive cells – without the use of potentially harmful parabens or sulfates. The gel-like texture of this cream absorbs relatively quickly and can be used both in the morning and at night, preferably before applying any other face cream.
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Eye Cream is a unisex-style anti-wrinkle cream that contains beneficial ingredients for countering aging, including essential antioxidants like vitamin E, which helps limit wrinkles and other damage caused by free radicals. Additionally, Neutrogena includes licorice extract, allantoin and silicone, which is all stuff that makes you look good, feel good, and smell good.
Korres Cream has built-in sunscreen ingredients that meet the SPF recommendations set by the American Cancer Society, effectively helping to prevent signs of aging like sun spots and wrinkles. It also contains antioxidants derived from natural sources like chestnuts, which help to repair already-damaged skin cells. Additional ingredients include wheat seed extract, antioxidant-rich grape-seed oil, and moisturizing glycerin.
Anthony for Men High Performance Continuous Moisture Eye Cream communicates the crux of what you need to know, just by its product name. Filled with a multitude of skin-healing ingredients like Jojoba oil, shea butter and squalane, this cream promotes serious skin hydration at a very deep level. And it also features an abundance of skin-specific vitamins that work hard to take care of fine lines and wrinkles. As an added bonus, cucumber and carrot are mixed in to naturally assist with the anti-aging process.