Whether your undereye bags were induced by a sleepless night of binge-watching your favourite TV show and indulging in wine and cheese or inherited them from one of your parents, there are ways to help treat them. There are eye creams [1] that were formulated to address this specific skin concern, working to target and minimize under eye puffiness and bags in just a few minutes.
Walking through beauty aisles you'll find eye treatments [2] that contain shots of skin-firming caffeine, soothing rollerball applicators, or cooling agents that help bring down puffiness. Check out the best ones ahead.
Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Eye
Hyaluronic acid is the main ingredient in the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Eye [3] ($22), which hydrates and smooths the area beneath your eyes.
Cetaphil Hydrating Eye Gel Cream
Hide the evidence of a long night or bad breakup with the under-$15 Cetaphil Hydrating Eye Gel Cream [4] ($12). You'll feel the slightest tingle as it works to deflate any swelling under your eyes.
Eve Lom Radiance Antioxidant Eye Cream
Eve Lom Radiance Antioxidant Eye Cream [5] ($75) is a luxurious cream that uses a type of ginseng root to bring down puffiness.
Embryolisse Eclat Du Regard Radiant Eye Treatment
Embryolisse Eclat Du Regard Radiant Eye Treatment [6] ($22) is the best beauty product to keep on your desk for a midday pick-me-up. It's like a lip balm, so you can swipe it on to depuff your under-eyes any time, any place.
Rodial Vit C Eye Souffle
If you want to brighten the undereye area while you depuff, the Rodial Vit C Face Souffle [7] ($105) is packed with two percent Vitamin C to help you do so.
Olay Eyes Ultimate Eye Cream
The lightweight Olay Eyes Ultimate Eye Cream [8] ($18) uses two powerhouse ingredients you'd find in your fancy skin care picks — niacinamide and peptides — to target the area, but for way less.
NeoCutis Lumiere Bio-restorative Eye Cream
NeoCutis Lumiere Bio-restorative Eye Cream [9] ($97) does it all — using caffeine and hyaluronic acid to reduce swelling, vitamin C to brighten the area, and vitamin E to reduce the appearance of fine lines.
If You Overdid It on Turkey and Gravy
The Peace Out Puffy Under-Eye Patches [10] ($25) is made from a slimy bio-cellulose material that is drenched in passion fruit extract to depuff, ice plant stem cells to boost collagen, and betaine, a sugar beet extract that soothes inflammation.
If You Overdid It on Green Bean Casserole
In 30 minutes, the re-usable Talika Eye Therapy Patches [11] ($49) uses a blend of essential oils and emollients to help rehydrate dry skin around your eyes and ultimately bring down swelling.
Inkey List Caffeine Eye Cream
The Inkey List Caffeine Eye Cream [12] ($10) is like a cup of coffee in a tube. Its main ingredient is — you guessed it — caffeine, which perks up and firms the area under your eye to make you look more awake (even if you've only had a few hours of sleep.
Tatcha Luminous Deep Hydration Firming Eye Serum
The cooling serum of Tatcha Luminous Deep Hydration Firming Eye Serum [13] ($85) is so lightweight, it can be layered under and over makeup. It uses red algae and caffeine to deflate the bags under your eyes.
Clinique All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage
Clinique All About Eyes Serum De-Puffing Eye Massage [14] ($33) will make you say "ahh," as the cooling rollerball at its tip massages in the hydrating and antioxidant packed serum. It not only works to address eye bags, it also works to diminish hyperpigmentation and fine lines.