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Guys, Preparation H is for your butt, not your eyes

by Tris Hussey on June 11th, 2008

I’ve heard of this before, using Preparation H on your eyes to get rid of puffiness, but I hadn’t read anything about it.  Well, now I have.  Call me wussy, but yeah I’m not going to put it on my eyes.

Preparation H is, of course, a hemorrhoid cream. It contains phenylephrine, a powerful constrictor of blood vessels. It helps hemorrhoids by constricting the blood vessels, squeezing the blood out of the hemorroid, and causing them to shrink.
In theory, Preparation H can do the same thing for your puffy eyes. The phenylephrine will constrict the delicate blood vessels under your eyes, squeezing the fluid out and reducing the puffiness.
But is it safe?
Preparation H is not designed for your eyes. Getting it into your eyes could cause irriation or other problems. Using it repeately on your eyelids can actually cause the blood vessels to become more dilated over time as they try to counter the constricting phenylephrine.—Puffy Eyes and Preparation H | The Derm Blog

There is a reason these things aren’t intended for other part of your body.

Me, as metrosexual as it seems, I’m going to stick with the Neutrogena stuff I reviewed before.  And next time I travel, I’m going to make sure it’s in my dop kit.

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