The Australian Women's Weekly

The eyes have it

It’s fair to say that we humans have been obsessed with maintaining youthful eyes since time immemorial. The proof was in a recent discovery by archaeologists who, on a dig near the town of Aizanoi in Turkey, discovered a 2200-year-old soldier’s tomb that contained a pot of eye cream made from an anti-inflammatory goji berry-like ingredient. Thousands of years on, the quest to find the holy grail of eye creams remains high on our skincare to-do list.

“All our expressions and feelings are unveiled by our eyes,” says Marie-Hélène Lair, Clarins Innovation Director. “Fine lines are the first sign of ageing for two reasons:

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