For the last few weeks, my eyes have been feeling really puffy in the mornings so I started looking into finding an eye roll-on stick with anti-puffing properties. I’ve been a fan of Marcelle ever since their BB Cream so I decided to try out the Marcelle Hydra-C Eye Roll-On for anti-puff and dark circles.
The key ingredient in these types of anti-puff products is caffeine because it acts as a vasoconstrictor aka it narrows your blood vessels. Puffiness is essentially inflammation so caffeine would certainly help. As someone who suffers from migraines this is why having a little bit of Coca Cola usually helps. The other factor that aids in de-puffing is the metallic rollerball because it’s cold. As we all know, being cold causes things to shrink :-)
The thing about this product that got my attention though was that there was vitamin C in it, but when you look at the list of ingredients, citric acid is actually the second to last ingredient, which makes me think that maybe vitamin C doesn’t have all that much to do with the efficacy of this product.
Product Info
- for all skin types
- hypoallergenic, paraben and perfume free
- metallic rollerball applicator
- consistency is a clear lightweight fluid
- $22.99/15mL
I didn't know that tip about Coca Cola and headaches! Good to know... I like how you analyze the ingredients too.. I do this in my food but rarely in my beauty products.
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It's funny, I suddenly felt like going all sciencey this morning while I was writing. You're right though, we tend to do this more with our food, but it's always interesting to know what our beauty products are doing to us!
DeleteHehe this seems like a helpful product. I'd love to hear if it helps after some major puffiness :)
ReplyDeleteNow, that the Canucks have lost maybe the major puffiness situation will arise :-(
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