A review of an organic rejuvenating eye cream by Green People
The Happy Sage purchased this product.
Caring for Under Eye Skin
I don't think that it is ever too early to start looking after the skin under your eyes. If you wear any sort of eye makeup you should be very careful about what you use to take it off with so that you are not drying out or irritating the delicate skin around and under the eye. Always dab gently, don't pull back and forth across the eye like you life depended on it - and never, ever use make-up cleansing wipes!
Many people feel that the skin under their eyes is the one main area that they would like to improve, but for many different reasons. It could be bags, dark or purple shadows or dry skin and wrinkles. There are many different clean beauty products out there to help tackle these issues but I have been using Green People Rejuvenating Eye Cream for years now to help keep the under eye wrinkles at bay and I think it really is doing a brilliant job!
If you haven't heard of Green People they are a UK company based in West Sussex that have been making natural and organic skincare products since 1997 and have gained over 140 awards for their products since then. They were also instrumental in encouraging the Soil Association to introduce their organic cosmetic certification and as an added bonus they also donate 10% of their net profit to charity.
Organic Eye Cream
Their rejuvenating eye cream is certified organic and marketed with the key benefits of 'nurture', 'smooth' and 'age reversal' and also as 'soothing' and 'anti-ageing'. As you would expect there are no potentially harmful synthetic chemicals in the product and more importantly no alcohol, which I find can be very drying but which is often found in natural skin care products.
Two of the main active ingredients are baicalin and helichrysum.
Baicalin is an ingredient derived from the baical skullcap plant and has been shown to be antioxidative and anti-inflammatory as well as clinically proven to have age-reversing properties.
Helichrysum (also known as Everlasting or Immortelle) is derived from plants which are rich in flavonoids. Flavonoids can contain high levels of antioxidants which in skin care terms means they can help improve the quality and appearance of the skin, in this case potentially helping to reduce dark circles (I have frequently used an organic helichrysum essential oil on bruises and sprains as well as in my DIY skincare recipes and it has worked really well).
The eye cream also has tara bush and seaweed in, both of which are said to help lock in moisture to the skin. Other nourishing ingredients that I love for the eye area include shea butter, evening primrose, avocado oil and marsh-mallow root.
Ingredients in Green People Rejuvenating Eye Cream
For those of you who like to read the whole ingredient list like me!
AQUA (PURE WATER), HELIANTHUS ANNUUS (SUNFLOWER) SEED OIL*, CETEARYL ALCOHOL (EMULSIFYING PLANT WAX), GLYCERIN (VEGETABLE DERIVED), BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER*^, GLYCERYL STEARATE (PLANT DERIVED EMULSIFIER), SQUALANE (FROM OLIVE OIL), POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL*, CAESALPINIA SPINOSA (TARA BUSH) GUM, ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA (SEAWEED) EXTRACT, ALOE BARBADENSIS (ALOE VERA) LEAF JUICE POWDER*, PERILLA OCYMOIDES (PERILLA) SEED OIL*, OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) SEED OIL*, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL*, BAICALIN (BAICAL SCULLCAP EXTRACT), ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS (ROSEMARY) LEAF EXTRACT*, HELICHRYSUM STOECHAS (EVERLASTING FLOWER) EXTRACT*, ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS (MARSHMALLOW) ROOT EXTRACT*, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES, PROPANEDIOL (FROM CORN STARCH), AROMA [PELARGONIUM GRAVEOLENS (ROSE GERANIUM) OIL*^], HYDROLYSED JOJOBA ESTERS (FROM JOJOBA OIL), FUCUS SERRATUS (SEAWEED) EXTRACT, XANTHAN GUM, TOCOPHEROL, SODIUM GLUCONATE, SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE (PLANT DERIVED EMULSIFIER), CITRIC ACID, BENZYL ALCOHOL, SALICYLIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, GERANIOL*, CITRONELLOL*, LINALOOL*, CITRAL*. *86.5% ORGANIC, ^FAIRLY TRADED
The product itself comes in a small recyclable plastic tube which has 10m of eye cream in it. 10ml does not sound a lot but I've found you need such a small amount of this cream that it lasts for ages. The tube has a very small hole in the top so there is no danger of squirting the cream out everywhere and wasting it, and it comes out easily without any trouble. The plastic is also flexible enough that you can roll it to get absolutely every single drop of eye cream out!
It is a soft white cream neither thin nor thick. As with all Green people products, it smells gorgeous (rose geranium). You just pat it on to the eye contour with a light tapping motion (I use my little finger or ring finger so as not to put too much pressure on the eye area). It is best used at night but it sinks in beautifully and I have used it during the day under make-up and also if I have been having a makeup free day and it does not look heavy or oily.
I am lucky in that I don't really have bags or dark circles under my eyes but I am trying to keep the wrinkles at bay for as long as possible and this product has been really good at reducing the fine lines and wrinkles that were appearing and stopping any new ones developing. It also helps keep the elasticity in my skin in this delicate area.
Green People Eye Cream Review
Green People Rejuvenating Eye Cream is one of my 'must have' products and I try not to be without it. I try a huge amount of eye products, some are good and some not so good, but this eye cream is a trusted friend that I will always have in my cupboard.
If my skin is extremely dry for any reason I will apply a very light layer of facial oil or Neal's Yard organic argan oil underneath, let it sink in and then tap the eye cream over the top. I have never had the dreaded 'puffy eye' from having put too much product under the eyes with this particular routine either, the products are so natural and light.
Green People Rejuvenating Eye Cream costs £16.00 for a 10ml tube.
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Clean Beauty
If you are new to natural skincare, why not read my article A Guide to Clean Beauty where you can learn about the concept behind clean beauty and some of the issues in the clean beauty v mainstream products argument. Why not also check out the list of ingredients to avoid in skincare products too!
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Thank you for this recommendation!!! I have been looking for an eye cream that is organic. I just recently changed my lifestyle completely due to an illness. Now, I try to live as organically as I can which can be challenging as many products carry chemicals that are harmful to our health. Will definitely be looking into this and ordering!!