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Your eyes reveal more than your soul. They can show how old you are. When you don’t take good care of the skin around your eyes, it can betray your age. You begin to regret years of late nights, lack of sleep, smoking, frowning, and tanning yourself under the sun.

But before you lose sleep over this and add to your eye bags, science has come up with the fountain of youth for your eyes.

One name can solve all your peeper problems: Murad.

According to Dr. Howard Murad, dermatologist, founder/CEO of Murad Inc., and author of Wrinkle-Free Forever, “The delicate tissue surrounding the eye is the first area of the face to show stress, fatigue, and photodamage.” With this in mind, Murad introduces five new eye products that solve your eye problems.

For women dealing with hormonal aging, Murad explains that the low estrogen levels of peri-menopause and menopause affect the connective tissues of the dermis, weakening collagen and elastin fibers that help maintain the skin’s strength and resiliency. Murad’s new Resurgence Renewing Eye Cream is the first of its kind, with a revolutionary formula that counteracts the effects of aging while targeting the specific symptoms that affect menopausal skin. Its ingredients include Bitter Orange Peptide, which reduces and repairs eye puffiness and helps prevent future bags from forming; Eye Brightening Complex, which diminishes dark circles and illuminates the eye area; wild yam and soybean to dramatically increase firmness, elasticity and hydration; and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3 to reduce the appearance of medium to deep wrinkles.

Men and women alike deal with overstressed eye areas. We often neglect the eye area and forget that it needs sun protection, too.  After all, the eyes are the most delicate and sensitive areas of the face, where the skin is thinnest. Treat and repair pigmentation and damage caused by overexposure to environmental elements with Murad’s Essential-C Eye Cream SPF 15. This product smoothens the appearance of fine lines, increases elasticity, and protects skin from aging UVA/UVB rays. It contains Shorea Stenoptera Butter, which intensely hydrates and prevents moisture loss; caffeine and Tiger’s Herb to increase elasticity and firmness while reducing puffiness; and light diffusers that soften the appearance of fine lines and dark circles.

As you use SPF on the eye area during the day, continue to fight the signs of multiple distress at night by applying Murad’s Lighten and Brighten Eye Treatment. This new formula is scientifically proven to lighten dark under-eye circles by an average of 59 percent and diminish eye bags and puffiness up to 50 percent. ”This patented triple-action formula targets the signs of environmental damage around the eye area by neutralizing the most abundant pollutants,” explains Murad. “The benefits of hydroquinone, which lightens the skin and diminishes the appearance of dark circles, and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3, which reduces puffiness and bags under the eyes due to fluid build-up caused by poor drainage, come together for optimal eye care and repair.”

For men and women who seek to rejuvenate and restore youthfulness to the aging eye area, Murad’s Eye Treatment Complex SPF 8 is your answer. This anti-aging product contains AHAs to smooth fine lines and wrinkles; lecithin, which strengthens the skin barrier to lock in essential moisture; and antioxidants which protect skin from factors that cause aging and also prevent future damage.

For those with dry or irritated eyes, Murad’s Moisture Silk Eye Gel provides all-day relief. ”It is necessary to keep the area hydrated, and Moisture Silk Eye Gel provides the increased elasticity and smoothness that eyes are thirsting for,” says Dr. Murad. “The result is a younger overall appearance.” This is a unique eye treatment where cream and gel merge together in a dual-phase ribbon formula. The cream’s light reflectors help diffuse lines and wrinkles while the gel hydrates, soothes, and de-puffs, giving you three amazing benefits in one product. Its key ingredients include algae extract, a humectant imported directly from the Mediterranean Sea that provides maximum hydration; chamomile extract, used for its calming, soothing and healing properties; and caffeine, a skin-conditioning agent that reduces puffiness and softens dark circles. The result? Reduced under-eye puffiness and hydrated skin for a silky finish.

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Murad products are available at Murad Medi-Spa (5th level, Rustan’s Makati) and all Rustan’s Essenses branches.