DIY Eye Serum for Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes

For those who know me well, I always have that dark circles and puffy eye problems. For years, with or without a good night’s sleep, they are always there. This problem seems to get worst as I aged. And then there are also days that I was lack sleep when my son is sick or teething. None of those expensive eye serums helps my serious eye bag problem until I came across this natural solution.

This serum is so easy to make and contains only natural ingredients. It combines only three oils: Rice Bran Oil, Safflower oil, and Tamanu oil. It comes with soothing, toning, and regenerating properties to help fight dark circles and prevent the formation of puffiness. Don’t worry about the oiliness of this eye serum, it is very easy to penetrate to your delicate under-eye skin. As for my case, this eye serum even fades away the fine lines under my eyes.

Ingredients of DIY eye serum

1. Rice Bran oil

• Is an oil extracted from the hard outer brown layer of rice. It has anti-inflammation properties.

2. Safflower oil

• Contains one of the highest levels of Linoleic Acid of any carrier oils. Consists of 72.31 Linoleic Acid and 16 Oleic Acid. High in vitamin E.

3. tamanu Oil

• An exceptional oil thanks to its composition of calophyllic, inophylic, terpenoids, flavonoids, and unsaponifiable molecules which give it toning properties on the circulation, regenerating, softening, anti-bacterial and antioxidant assets. 

composition of diy eye serum

Why does it work and how?

The synergism created by these three oils has powerful circulation, toning, and antioxidant properties. Synergism is a term we use in botanical science, where the combined effect of constituents is greater than the expected additive effect. To put it in a simple term, when you get a greater effect by combining two or more organisms or components together then you would get by adding the effects of each. In our DIY eye serum, these three wonderful oils each have wonderful properties [source, source, source] that could help to reduce eye circles and eyebags. With the different components of each oil added together, they created an effect 1+1 >2.

DIY tools

You will need the below tools to help you for a mess-free preparation.

• 10ml pipette
• 30ml dropping bottle or roller bottle or recycle eye serum bottle

Note: I would prefer a roller bottle as it controls the volume of the oil to roll on easily. Plus the small metallic ball can massage the eye contour area.

DIY Eye Serum for Dark Circles and Puffy Eyes

Recipe by CalleighCourse: Beauty RecipesDifficulty: Easy

Yield

30

ml

Prep time

5

minutes

Price

2.60

Euros

This recipe is prepared for 30ml of eye serum. To make it in a smaller volume, please adjust the dosage of each ingredient according to the composition table above.

Ingredients

• 10ml Rice Bran Oil

• 10ml Safflower Oil

• 10ml Tamanu Oil

Directions

• Measure well each oil and slowly pour into your storage bottle
• Shake well
• How to use it? Gently apply to the eye contour after your daily and night facial routine.

Notes

• Keep it out of the heat
• To have the best result, please shake well and let it settle, and mix for 24 hours before use.
• In an optimal hygiene condition, this serum can store up to 6 months
• Product links are embedded in the ingredients.

final words…

This DIY eye serum is so easy to make and it contains only natural ingredients. The oils used for this recipe are so versatile and you probably have it already in your household for cooking purposes. Depending on your source of purchase, for me a 30ml bottle only needs 2.60euros. It is cheap to prepare but at the same time, it gives you the result of an expensive eye serum.

Instead of using store-bought eye serum with unknown chemical content, why not try this recipe using only natural ingredients? Eye serum don’t need to be expensive. Let me know what is your after-use experience in the comment below.

Until next time, ciao!

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Calleigh

Hi, I am Calleigh, MEng Chemical Engineering and a process engineer, and I'm here to show you how to DIY your skincare and household products with the correct formulation and using only natural ingredients. I believe that eating good food (Yes I have cooking recipes too!) and living in a chemical-free environment are the keys to having a healthy lifestyle. And that doesn't need to be expensive.