13 DIY Natural Eye Creams
If you have read my previous article on creating your own daily skincare routine, you must be aware by now that eye cream should be an essential part of both your day and night beauty regimen, especially if you have dark circles, baggy eyes, crow’s feet, etc.
Let me further improvise, if you have crossed your early twenties then you should use an eye cream whether or not you have any problems that I mentioned above. Why?
Because believe it or not you have started ageing, even if you are just in your late twenties. The first place ageing will show up is not just your face but your eyes too !! As we age our skin starts producing collagen and elastin at a much lower rate than before. Collagen occurs predominantly in the skin and its reduction leads to ageing skin, wrinkles, and the dreaded crow’s feet. Elastin, as the name suggests, gives our skin elasticity and the ability to bounce back.
The overall collagen production reduces by one percent per year. The three primary structural components of the skin are collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and these have been the focus of most anti-ageing research concerned with anti-ageing face creams, eye creams, and anti-wrinkle creams. Although it seems pretty convenient to replace these lost structural components using a cream, the fact is- It is not that simple !!
Ageing is a complex process and anti-Ageing science is still not there yet. For example, there are a few products which claim that they can supplement collagen but the truth is this is not possible. Collagen molecules are too large to be absorbed by the skin.
Now, I am not saying that you shouldn't use any of the commercially available products. Even if there is a lot of research still required, some products out in the market are definitely great but they are expensive too !! Using a natural eye cream gives you control over what you are going to use on your skin. You know the ingredients, you know how they are going to react with your skin, and most importantly you know they are safe (and cheap too !!).
In this article, I will give you some amazing DIY eye cream recipes.
DIY Eye Creams
1. Frankincense and Shea Butter Eye Cream
Ingredients:
10 drops frankincense essential oil
2 tablespoon pure aloe vera gel
2 tablespoon unrefined shea butter
2 tablespoon unrefined coconut oil
½ teaspoon vitamin E
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together.
Once well blended, transfer the mixture in a glass jar.
Store this for use every morning and night around the eyes.
2. Cocoa Eye Cream
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon cocoa butter
2 tablespoon organic extra virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon rosehip seed oil
1 tablespoon beeswax
10 drops frankincense essential oil
Directions:
Melt all the ingredients except frankincense oil in a double boiler. If you don’t have a double boiler just keep a saucepan filled with water on heat and keep the bowl of ingredients in the saucepan.
Now remove the bowl from heat.
Let the solution stand until it starts to thicken.
Add frankincense essential oil and use a blender to beat the mixture slowly.
Store this mixture in a jar and use every morning and night.
Also Read: Top 20 ways to darken your underarms naturally.
3. Vitamin E Eye Cream
Ingredients:
1/2 cup organic extra virgin coconut oil
Vitamin E capsules
Directions:
Take a container, say the size of a small lip balm container and fill it with melted coconut oil.
You can melt the oil using a double boiler or simply microwave it.
Poke two Vitamin E capsules using a pin and empty the content in the container.
Add 3-4 drops of lavender essential oil.
Use it twice a day (morning and night).
4. Green Tea Eye Cream
Ingredients:
1/4 cup green tea
1 tablespoon rosehip seed oil
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
1/4 teaspoon vitamin E
1 teaspoon emulsifying wax
1 drop carrot Seed Essential Oil
3 drop lavender Essential Oil
Directions:
Brew the green tea on one side and heat the wax, rosehip seed oil, almond oil, and Vitamin E oil in a pan on the other side in a double boiler.
Use a thermometer and measure the temperature of both.
When both the mixture reach 130 degrees. Pour the tea in the oil mixture.
Make sure that the wax has melted completely and both mixtures are at same temperature otherwise the cream won’t set.
Now use a hand blender to whip your cream mixture.
Repeat this every 10 minutes for at least 30 minutes.
Now add essential oils.
Store this in a jar and use twice a day.
5. Cucumber and Mint Eye Cream
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cucumber juice
1 teaspoon mint juice
2 teaspoon milk
2 teaspoon almond oil
2 tablespoon aloe vera gel
Directions:
Take some fresh mint and cucumber and blend them together.
Strain out the juice through a fine sieve.
Now take 2 teaspoons of this juice in a bowl.
Add 2 teaspoon of milk and 2 teaspoon almond oil to the bowl.
Add 2 tablespoon aloe vera gel and stir till you get a thick gel.
Make sure the aloe vera gel is 100% pure with no preservatives or any other ingredient. You can also scoop out the gel from an aloe leaf.
Use this cream at night before going to bed.
Also Read: How to reuse your dried and flaky mascara.
6. Coffee Eye Cream
Ingredients:
3 tablespoon ground unflavoured coffee
8 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup beeswax or jojoba oil
¼ cup coconut oil
Vitamin E capsules
Directions:
Mix 3 tablespoon of coffee with 8 tablespoons of olive oil and heat the mixture for 15 minutes with occasional stirring.
Remove the mixture from the flame and let it cool down.
Filter the oil from the mixture using a cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Catch the oil in a bowl below.
Now melt the beeswax or jojoba oil in a double boiler.
Add coconut oil to the beeswax/jojoba oil while it's still warm, this will melt the coconut oil.
Poke three Vitamin E capsules and add the oil to the coconut oil and beeswax/jojoba oil mixture.
Now add ¼ cup of the coffee infused olive oil to this mixture and stir well.
Store this mixture in a jar and use twice daily.
7. Avocado and Almond Eye Cream
Ingredients:
3 slices of avocado
4-5 drops almond oil
Directions:
This one is a very simple cream which you can make in minutes.
Just blend 3 slices of avocado and add 4-5 drops almond oil.
Apply this and wash it off after 5 minutes.
8. Shea Butter and Chamomile Eye Cream
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon shea butter
10 drops chamomile essential oil
Directions:
This one is yet another simple recipe. Mix the two ingredients and your cream is ready.
You can warm the butter to blend the two ingredients thoroughly.
Use this cream twice a day.
9. Jojoba and Apricot Eye Cream
Ingredients:
3 teaspoon jojoba oil
3 teaspoon apricot-kernel oil
1 teaspoon beeswax
5 teaspoon rose water
1/4 teaspoon borax
5 drops of carrot-seed essential oil
Directions:
Put 3 teaspoon jojoba oil, 3 teaspoon apricot-kernel oil, and 1 teaspoon beeswax in a double boiler on very low heat.
In another saucepan, warm rose water over very low heat and add borax.
Keep stirring until the borax is dissolved.
Allow both the mixture to cool down to lukewarm temperature.
Mix both the blends together and stir well.
Allow the final mixture to cool down to room temp and then add carrot-seed essential oil.
Store the eye cream in a glass jar and use twice daily.
Also Read: 33 Effective home remedies to get rid of skin tags.
10. Petroleum Jelly Eye Cream
Ingredients:
2 tablespoon petroleum jelly
2 tablespoon coconut oil
2 tablespoon cocoa butter
Directions:
Add all the three ingredients in a bowl.
Microwave for 15 seconds or heat in a double boiler on very low flame.
Stir the mixture and keep it in a glass jar.
Use this cream daily twice a day.
11. Baobab Eye Cream
Ingredients:
1/4 cup organic baobab oil
2 Tbsp. organic unrefined coconut oil
2 Tbsp. beeswax
1 Tbsp. shea butter
1/4 tsp. vitamin E oil
Directions:
Heat all the ingredients except vitamin E oil in a double boiler and keep stirring occasionally.
Once the ingredients are melted, remove them from the heat and immediately add vitamin E oil to the solution.
Pour the solution in a glass jar and let it set.
You can use this cream twice a day.
12. Geranium Eye Cream
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons shea butter
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil
1 teaspoon beeswax
4 drops of Geranium Essential Oil
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients together, except the Geranium Essential Oil. Heat the ingredients in a double boiler.
Stir occasionally.
Remove the solution from heat once the ingredients are melted.
Add Geranium Essential Oil to the mixture.
Store the mixture in a glass jar and use twice daily.
Also Read: Top 14 tips for summer skincare.
13. Honey and Gelatin Eye Cream
Ingredients:
2 teaspoon raw honey
2 teaspoon glycerin
1 teaspoon gelatin powder
Directions:
Put gelatin in 5-6 teaspoon of water. Add honey and glycerin to the gelatin.
Mix well and use this cream daily.
Store in the refrigerator.
This cream has a life of only 5-7 days.
So, now you are ready with your eye creams but before using your 100% natural homemade eye cream let me tell you the best three ways to further increase the effectiveness of your eye cream.
Use your fingers: And not just any finger but your middle finger !! Experts say you have less control over pressure if you use your middle finger. So, using the middle finger to apply eye cream will ensure that you apply the cream gently. Pat the cream from inner corner to the outer corner using your middle finger.
Gua Sha roller: These rollers increase blood circulation and refresh under eye skin. This simple tool can help reduce dark circles, puffiness, and firm skin.
Stone Cold Rollers: These rollers made from a variety of ingredients such as jade and rose have been gaining popularity as they help reduce wrinkles and boost collagen production.
So choose your cream, your application method and get going to younger looking eyes.
Feel free to browse through my other DIY beauty products. Follow me on Instagram to get your daily dose of beauty tips.
If you tried one of these DIY recipe please share your experience in the comment section.
