Retinol Eye Products should be wonderful, right? Retinol is scientifically proven to reduce the signs of aging and the skin around the eyes is the first to show signs of aging. It should be a perfect match, but it’s not.

First of all retinol can be very irritating to the delicate skin around the eye, so proceed with caution. Second, many of the eye creams said to contain retinol are in little jars. The air and light exposure in the jars renders the retinol worthless. Don’t waste your money on a retinol eye cream in a jar. If you want to use retinol around your eye area, try using the same product you are using on your face – just start out only using it once every two to three days and adjust to daily use as tolerated.

If you want to use a product specifically for the eye area, I recommend these:

Beauticontrol Retinol Capsules contain individual doses of retinol and peptides for the eye area. The active ingredients are micro-encapsulated to make them time released, which not only deceases the risk of sensitivity but also makes it more effective because it works longer. Capsules not only keep the product fresh until you use them, they also eliminate waste or using too much product.

Dr Denese Retinol Eye Gel - official name Wrinkle Rx Extreme Retinol Eye Gel, is Dr. Denese’s eye treatment for wrinkles. It contains peptides, retinol, Vitamin C and plant stem cells. This product is specially formulated for deep wrinkles and expression lines and sagging, rather than for fine lines…

I have used both of these products for a long time. If I had to choose one over the other, I would definitely go with the Beauticontrol capsules.