I’ve had dark circles since I was a kid, and they got worse over time with age and sun damage. There are numerous causes for dark circles, and I have several of them: genetics, allergies, and leaking capillaries. Leaking capillaries under the eye look bluish when the capillaries first leak and turn brown as the blood settles and gets trapped in the skin tissue. Because of this, many of the traditional remedies don’t work for me when it comes to lightening the circle or concealing it. Also, my under eye skin is thin and somewhat transparent, which makes it difficult to conceal the circle itself.

WHAT MY DERMATOLOGIST ADVISED FOR DARK UNDER-EYE BAGS
I spoke to a dermatologist about my dark under-eye bags. Short of surgery, there are few options for dark under-eye bags. So my Derm suggested I can: 1) wear products that deflect light on the dark part of the undereye and 2) reduce the puffiness and the swelling that make the eye bag look so much larger and thereby makes me appear much older and tired. So when I heard about this KLM Eye Cream for Dark Circles that treats puffy eyes, I was all over it.

ABOUT KLM COSMETICS ORGANIC EYE CREAM FOR DARK CIRCLES
Some organic ingredients in this cream are well-known, others are not. Japanese Green Tea, Black Tea, and White Tea on the eye bag is a well-known remedy for reducing inflammation and puffiness as well as nourishing the skin. Aloe Vera Juice nourishes skin and soothes it. Rooibos is an amazing anti-inflammatory that drains excess fluids.

Some of the less known but important ingredients are:

• Gotu Kola repairs skin shrinks swollen membranes and helps eliminate excess fluids. Particularly notable about Gotu Kola is Asiaticoside and madagascoside, which may help keep veins and other blood vessels from leaking. This is important for people like me who have undereye bags with a bluish tint. Few products address this type of dark circle problem, and even fewer do it organically.
• Peptides hold amino acids, the building blocks of skin protein. This cream’s peptide is Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, which mimics the human body’s mechanism to produce collagen. By triggering collagen production around the eye, skin becomes firmer, tighter, less saggy, and fine lines are reduced with long-term use.
• Camellia sinensis Seed Oil is Green Tea Oil. It emulsifies, is an anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory agent that soothes and treats.
• EcoCert Glycine Betaine (Beet) Sugar Extract restores hydration and imparts a youthful luster to the skin. Dull skin just looks old, so this is a very beneficial ingredient. It also serves as a light deflector – something the Dermatologist told me to look for – making the undereye area seem less sunken and appear brighter.

Unlike some puffy eye bag reducing products, there are no drying ingredients such as caffeine. Reducing puffiness without drying the skin is a big perk of the KLM COSMETICS Organic Eye Cream.

APPLICATION
One small pump is enough for both eye bags and surrounding area. The gel applied smoothly. Since Aloe Vera is an ingredient and the product is a gel consistency, I expected it might be sticky like an Aloe Vera gel, but it is not. It takes a few minutes to dry. Once it dries, I could apply makeup over it without any problem such as the type of tackiness that some gels leave on the skin, as it dried completely without a residue and did not cause my makeup to wear off faster. It seemed to serve as something of a base. It does not sting or irritate my eyes.

For optimal use, before applying any makeup, I wait about 15 minutes after application so that the puffiness of my eye bags can dissipate and the fine lines could smooth out before I applied concealer to the under eye bag itself. This gives a much smoother overall look to the eye area.

I found that leaving the bottle in the refrigerator enhanced the cooling and de-inflaming properties of the gel. And in the summer months, it feels especially good on the skin!

I formerly used a MAC gel that did something similar, but it is much more expensive and could not be used on consecutive days without causing irritation to my eye skin. It also just temporarily reduced the puffiness, it did not provide any long-term benefit.

CONCLUSION

Having used all kinds of treatments and concealers for the undereye area, I am very pleased to find an effective, organic product that provides immediate and long-term relief from the appearance of a puffy eye bag. It does not dry out the skin; it provides nutrients that strengthen the blood vessels and provides a light deflecting property to give an overall brighter appearance to the undereye.

Find it at KLM Cosmetics.

I received this product in exchange for my unbiased review and received compensation for my time and effort. However, my experience with the product and the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine.