Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Right off the bat, I don't notice paraben in a lot of the products I use, and this has it as the last ingredient. Yes, I would prefer if that ingredient weren't there, but aside from that, this is an amazing product. My hope is that perhaps the company will find a way to preserve the product without using this potentially toxic chemical. That said, here are the things I do like about this product: 1. It actually *works*. I am 36, and though I feel I still look young for my age, I know I have wrinkles. I laugh a LOT so I have serious crinklies forming around my eyes and I am mostly okay with that. That said, along with the crinkles comes dryness, sensitivity and lately - because I now work a graveyard shift and have terrible allergies this time of year - puffies and dark circles. When I take 10+ minutes out of my day to let these sit on my eyes they really do erase a lot of wear and tear from my under eyes. The product clings to the skin, fills the surface layers with the product, holds it there and leaves the under eye plump with moisture. If you leave it on 20-30 minutes the effects are greater, but I don't always have the time to lay back and let it sit there that long, and if I am sitting up it typically dries out and falls off in say ~10 minutes or so. Maybe less on a dry day in the southwest. 2. They are so affordable. You probably really could use these little guys every day if you wanted to. A month's supply is $3.99, give or take an Amazon price flux. I don't use them daily, but just when I am feeling particularly crusty and want to relax. 3. Using these patches is a nice way to unwind with me time. I may use them while taking a bath, reading a book, surfing the web or laying down with my eyes closed. It's just another little way to relax, feel better and enjoy myself. So, I recommend, if you are okay with a little parabens - these things work great - and perhaps it's okay as long as we aren't using them everyday. However, I am deducting a star in hopes they consider removing the ingredient, and I will be shopping other products to see if I can find a product that works as well without having this chemical in the ingredient list. If I find something that works as well, I will reply back here in an update, and I am pretty good about trying new products and updating my reviews! :-) Also, gonna try to add a few photos. It's been very hit/miss for them posting on the first try, so my apologies if you read this and there are no photos yet! That said, I took a before photo - sorry it's a bit blurry I noticed afterwards but that just means there are MORE wrinkles than you can see - then there is a "with the patch on" photo and finally an after photo. The after, just like the before, is without make up or any product on my skin. I took these in the morning after my graveyard shift of staring at a computer, reading logs, etc. followed by doing some chores outside with lots of dust and pollen jacking up my allergies big time. Yuck! This is about as bad as my eyeballs get with some awesome puffies, darkness and wrinkles. I know it's not a miracle product but it seems to really help - and after I apply all my other moisturizing products directly after use, this is an effect aid for soothing my dry puffy undereyes. Hope this helps and please ask questions if you have any. :-) UPDATE 07/05/2018: These no longer contain paraben that I can see, but they work fantastically still! I am really pleased with these over the years as they take all the wear and tear from under your eyes and leave you looking like your best self. Plop these on until they dry then pat on your favorite eye cream and all the wrinkles just melt away. Now that I am not working graveyard with my system so messed up from that shenanigans I feel these make me look even better than before, and now I am pushing 40. Very pleased with this product, the effect and the great price. Highly recommended! UPDATE 02/18/2019: I still love these. They work to smooth wrinkles, texture and some puffs too. They don't have parabens now, which I love. They are really affordable. Side note: Amazon changed the order of my images somehow. Now it shows the after in front of the before. Sorry about that! And good luck!