coconut
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I have serious undereye issues. I have very dark circles and my eye area is also very dry, especially in the winter (and the fact that I need concealer and setting powder for my dark circles doesn't help). I am also prone to getting milia. My main concern is the dryness so that my concealer doesn't look cakey. I hate my dark circles, but I find that "brightening" eye creams make my eyes drier and just irritate them. I would love SPF, but I also find that to be drying and irritating. Therefore, I would like something that just offers straight up moisturization, but it can't cause milia!! And something as natural as possible would be great. Here is a list of what I've tried:
Clinique All About Eyes - This one did seems to be fairly moisturizing and didn't irritate. I haven't used it in a few years, but I might be willing to go back to it if I can't find anything else.
Clinique Advanced Stop Signs - This one dried my eyes out and irritated. I don't know if it was the "brightening" properties or the SPF or both.
Lush Enchanted Eye Cream - Pretty nice and non-irritating, but wasn't moisturizing enough.
MAC Moisturelush - Irritated. Again, must be the brightening.
Olay Age Defying Revitalizing Gel - I thought this would be good because it has no brightening and no SPF and it is a gel, so I thought it would be lighter than a cream and, therefore, not cause milia. But it is really sticky and not moisturizing at all.
Pure Jojoba Oil - Not irritating, but not moisturizing enough either.
I'd go for drugstore or department brands, but nothing TOO expensive (preferably not over about $35). Okay, so I know this is a really long post, but I am DESPERATE to find something that works and would really appreciate input!
Clinique All About Eyes - This one did seems to be fairly moisturizing and didn't irritate. I haven't used it in a few years, but I might be willing to go back to it if I can't find anything else.
Clinique Advanced Stop Signs - This one dried my eyes out and irritated. I don't know if it was the "brightening" properties or the SPF or both.
Lush Enchanted Eye Cream - Pretty nice and non-irritating, but wasn't moisturizing enough.
MAC Moisturelush - Irritated. Again, must be the brightening.
Olay Age Defying Revitalizing Gel - I thought this would be good because it has no brightening and no SPF and it is a gel, so I thought it would be lighter than a cream and, therefore, not cause milia. But it is really sticky and not moisturizing at all.
Pure Jojoba Oil - Not irritating, but not moisturizing enough either.
I'd go for drugstore or department brands, but nothing TOO expensive (preferably not over about $35). Okay, so I know this is a really long post, but I am DESPERATE to find something that works and would really appreciate input!