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boscia Peptide Trio Eye Cream Versus Good Molecules Yerba Mate Wake Up Eye Gel
boscia Peptide Trio Eye Cream Versus Good Molecules Yerba Mate Wake Up Eye Gel This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulate
boscia Peptide Trio Eye Cream Versus Good Molecules Yerba Mate Wake Up Eye Gel
This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles.
This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Caffeine to soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Diisopropyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Glycerin
Glyceryl Stearate
Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Squalane
Hydrogenated Polydecene
Cetyl Alcohol
Polyglyceryl-6 Palmitate/Succinate
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Persea Gratissima Oil
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Extract
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Ceramide Ng
Tribehenin
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
1,2-Hexanediol
Caprylyl Glycol
Hydroxyacetophenone
Butylene Glycol
Ozokerite
Carbomer
Xanthan Gum
Sodium Hydroxide
Cetearyl Alcohol
Polysorbate 20
Water, Diisopropyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Squalane, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-6 Palmitate/Succinate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Ceramide Ng, Tribehenin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Ozokerite, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 20
Propanediol
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
Corn Starch Modified
Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Panthenol
Allantoin
Adenosine
Tocopherol
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic Acid
Caffeine
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
Cichorium Intybus Root Extract
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Corn Starch Modified, Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Panthenol, Allantoin, Adenosine, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Caffeine, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Cichorium Intybus Root Extract
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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
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
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.
Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
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!