Bausch + Lomb Lumify Eye Illuminations Lash & Brow Serum Versus The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash And Brow Serum

Bausch + Lomb Lumify Eye Illuminations Lash & Brow Serum Versus The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash And Brow Serum

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

No concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Sodium Acrylates Copolymer

Glycerin

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

Lecithin

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

1,2-Hexanediol

Caprylyl Glycol

Sodium Hyaluronate

Panthenol

Tocopheryl Acetate

Biotin

Disodium EDTA

Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17

Pentylene Glycol

Isochrysis Galbana Extract

Euphrasia Officinalis Extract

Polylysine

Water, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Lecithin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Biotin, Disodium EDTA, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Pentylene Glycol, Isochrysis Galbana Extract, Euphrasia Officinalis Extract, Polylysine

Butylene Glycol

Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1

Oligopeptide-2

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3

Caffeine

Arginine

Glycine

Glycoproteins

Larix Europaea Wood Extract

Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Dextran

Maltodextrin

Zinc Chloride

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Xanthan Gum

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Polysorbate 20

Sodium Metabisulfite

Sodium Benzoate

Benzoic Acid

Ethylhexylglycerin

Phenoxyethanol

Chlorphenesin

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Oligopeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Caffeine, Panthenol, Arginine, Glycine, Glycoproteins, Larix Europaea Wood Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Dextran, Maltodextrin, Zinc Chloride, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Metabisulfite, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.

It is a:

Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin

Emollient, helping to soften skin

Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas

Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.

Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.

Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).

Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.

Topically, glycerin does several things at once:

Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.

Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.

This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.

Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 is a five amino peptide attached to myristic acid to help it absorb better into skin. It's mostly used for lash growth and as a delivery vehicle for other ingredients.

The myristic acid "tail" is basically a delivery upgrade that helps the peptide mix with your skin's natural oils so it can get where it needs to go.

In your eyelash follicles, it activates the keratin gene and promotes nutrient absorption into the follicle. This translates to thicker and longer eyelashes over time.

Besides stimulating keratin production for lash growth, this ingredient enhances the delivery of other active ingredients in a formula.

The clinical evidence is still pretty early-stage at this point. A 90 day study in 29 participants found improvements in lash length (10.52%), volume (9.3%), thickness (35%), and curl (50.83%) with no adverse reactions reported.

You might have heard that eyelash serums can cause pigmentation change in eye color to turn eyes brown. This is associated with a different class of lash serum ingredients: prostaglandin analogs.

Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 is a different thing entirely and has no known association with iris pigmentation changes. The 90 day study noted no adverse effects around the eye area at all.

Panthenol is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It is found naturally in our skin and hair.

There are two forms of panthenol: D and L.

D-panthenol is also known as dexpanthenol. Most cosmetics use dexpanthenol or a mixture of D and L-panthenol.

Panthenol is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. Using this ingredient has numerous pros (and no cons):

Like hyaluronic acid, panthenol is a humectant. Humectants are able to bind and hold large amounts of water to keep skin hydrated.

This ingredient works well for wound healing. It works by increasing tissue in the wound and helps close open wounds.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5.

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

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