I’ve dealt with dark circles under my eyes since I was a kid. I blamed it on lack of sleep, my mom, my diet and anything else that came along. I’ve tried a lot of different products, natural and unnatural, to try to deal with the “you look tired” look.

Some products have literally burned my skin, so I guess you could call me sensitive. While others have been so heavy that I couldn’t put on my concealer. It was actually easier not to use any product at all.

I recently started using Eye Rescue from Skin by Dr. Gram. The first two things I noticed: light and moisturizing. It’s almost soft! My concealer literally glides on while covering flawlessly.

I’ve recently gone vegan, so I needed to make sure that the product was at least veggie and somehow eco-friendly. Turns out that rutin and vitamin K are its essential components.  Rutin is found in a host of citrus fruits and berries, as well as buckwheat and asparagus, so it’s a nice natural component. Dr. Gram is using it for its anti-inflammatory properties, to reduce the puffiness under your eyes.  Vitamin K is known to help fade dark pigmentation, so we have another nutrient. All nice and natural!

Ooo, it also has aloe in it, which has become my newest favorite natural additive to facial products, as it reduces redness while retaining the natural moisture of your skin.

My dark circles haven’t fully gone away in the two weeks I’ve been using Skin Rescue, but I have definitely noticed that the puffiness is all but gone and the skin under my eyes is finally hydrated!  I would highly recommend this product to anyone with sensitive skin or even if you’ve just had problems finding a good product for your under-eye circles.

Guest blog post by Gretchen Hinderer. Gretchen is a new vegan and life-long animal lover. She is working to change her routine to all cruelty-free products.

Gretchen and Esteban