Environ YOUTH EssentiA® Vita- Peptide Eye Gel

Environ Youth EssentiA Vita-Peptide Eye Gel is a lightweight, cooling, fast-absorbing eye gel that helps soften the look of fine lines, hydrate the eye contour and support firmness around the eyes. The 15 ml tube combines vitamin A (retinyl palmitate), vitamin C, vitamin E, the Matrixyl 3000 and Dermaxyl peptide complexes, rooibos and honeybush extracts and resveratrol. Environ also describes it as helping with puffiness and brightening dark circles.

Environ lists it for all skin types, including sensitive, mature, dehydrated, dull or aging under-eyes, with concerns like fine lines, crepiness, puffiness, dehydration, dark circles and loss of firmness. It does contain vitamin A, so if your eye area is new to retinoids start slowly and stop if you notice stinging. Apply to the orbital bone, not the lash line, and skip it if you have a known allergy to an ingredient.

Pre-cleanse, cleanse and tone with your preferred Environ products, then gently apply a small amount of the gel around the eye area using your ring finger, which gives the lightest touch. Follow with your recommended Environ vitamin A moisturiser on the rest of the face. Environ directs you to use it morning and evening. The gel absorbs quickly, so it layers well under makeup in the morning.

Environ does not give a per-use figure, but you only need a small amount for each eye, so a 15 ml tube used morning and evening typically lasts a few months. The cooling, hydrating feel is immediate. The changes Environ describes in fine lines, firmness and brightness build with continuous use, so give it a steady run of several weeks before deciding how well it works for you.

It is designed as the eye step inside a Youth EssentiA routine: cleanser, then Vita-Peptide Toner, then this gel, then your Vita-Peptide C-Quence Serum or AVST moisturiser on the face. Because it already contains vitamin A, you do not need a separate retinol product on the eye area. A daily sunscreen protects the result during the day.

Use it as your only vitamin A product on the eye area; it already carries retinyl palmitate, so stacking a facial retinol serum around the eyes is unnecessary and more likely to irritate. If you use exfoliating acids on the face, keep them off the eye contour. Patch test on the outer corner first if you are reactive, and do not apply to broken or irritated skin.

Environ lists puffiness and dark circles among the concerns it addresses, describing a lightweight gel that helps brighten dark circles and reduce the look of puffiness while improving hydration and firmness. The cooling texture is pleasant on tired eyes in the morning. These are appearance benefits that build with continuous use, not an instant fix, and results will depend on what is causing your puffiness or shadows.

You can order Environ Youth EssentiA Vita-Peptide Eye Gel (15 ml) from WeDoSkin.ca for $130. WeDoSkin is an authorized Canadian retailer of Environ; authentic, in date stock shipped from our Ontario warehouse, free shipping over $65, 5% cashback, free samples with every order. Not sure whether to start with the eye gel or a C-Quence serum? Contact us and we will help you plan.