Summer Fridays Jet Lag Eye Patches Versus rhode Peptide Eye Prep

Summer Fridays Jet Lag Eye Patches Versus rhode Peptide Eye Prep

This calming eye mask is formulated around Niacinamide and Caffeine to calm redness.

This anti-aging eye mask is formulated around Caffeine to soften the look of wrinkles.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Butylene Glycol

Niacinamide

Caffeine

Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Avena Sativa Kernel Extract

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Bisabolol

Panthenol

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Allantoin

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract

Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract

Punica Granatum Fruit Extract

Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract

Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract

Illicium Verum Fruit Extract

Panax Ginseng Root Extract

Ethylhexylglycerin

Glutathione

Sodium Phytate

Sucrose

Cellulose Gum

Gellan Gum

Xanthan Gum

Sodium Polyacrylate

Calcium Lactate

Dextrin

Cyclodextrin

Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Extract

Potassium Chloride

Hydroxyacetophenone

1,2-Hexanediol

Hexylene Glycol

Pentylene Glycol

Carrageenan

Ceratonia Siliqua Gum

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite

CI 77007

CI 77891

CI 77499

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Bisabolol, Panthenol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Cornus Officinalis Fruit Extract, Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glutathione, Sodium Phytate, Sucrose, Cellulose Gum, Gellan Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Polyacrylate, Calcium Lactate, Dextrin, Cyclodextrin, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Extract, Potassium Chloride, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Carrageenan, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, CI 77007, CI 77891, CI 77499

Polyvinyl Alcohol

Sodium PCA

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5

Cocos Nucifera Oil

Tartaric Acid

Chondrus Crispus Powder

Agar

Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate

Polyacrylic Acid

Aluminum Glycinate

Chlorphenesin

Water, Glycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium PCA, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Caffeine, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Tartaric Acid, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Agar, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Polyacrylic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Chloride, Aluminum Glycinate, Sodium Phytate, Chlorphenesin

Alternatives

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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.

Caffeine is a naturally occurring plant compound found in coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa pods, and guarana.

As an antioxidant, caffeine protects your skin from free radical damage caused by UV exposure and envionrmnetal stressors.

Early research also shows that caffeine can help calm redness, soothe irritated skin, and support hair growth by stimulating microcirculation in the scalp.

You might have seen eye creams marketing caffeine as a depuffing ingredient. This is because it is a vasoconstrictor meaning it can temporarily constrict blood vessels, though clinical evidence for this specific use is still limited.

Most skincare products contain this ingredient at concentrations between 1-6%. It is able to penetrate skin easily regardless of skin type or thickness.

Just so you know, a very small number of case reports describe caffeine-induced allergy. This ingredient is generally well-tolerated, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing for the majority of people.

Carrageenan is a gel-forming sugar chain pulled out of red seaweed. In skincare, it's a texture ingredient rather than an active that:

Formulators typically use it around 0.1-2% but go up to 5% in thick gel masks or toothpaste-style products.

It's a very large molecule that doesn't meaningfully get through intact skin and the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it's safe at current use levels.

True allergy is rare and there are only two published cases from internal/mucosal exposure rather than anything topical. Most of the scary internet content about Carrageenan is actually about poligeenan (also called "degraded carrageenan").

Poligeenan is a deliberately acid-broken down version that isn't food or cosmetic grade.

Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is extracted from the seeds of the carob tree. You might know this ingredient as Carob Gum or Locust Bean Gum. It is used to stabilize other ingredients and improve the texture of products.

Carob gum is made up of long-chain polysaccharides. This makes it a natural thickener.

Yes! This ingredient comes from the seeds of a tree. The name 'Locust Bean Gum' can be misleading.

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.

Hydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.

As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.

Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.

This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.

You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.

Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.

An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.

So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.

Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.

We don't have a description for Potassium Chloride yet.

Sodium Phytate is the synthetic salt form of phytic acid. Phytic acid is an antioxidant and can be found in plant seeds.

Sodium Phytate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metals from binding to water. This helps stabilize the ingredients and the product.

Sodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid. It is used as an absorber, emollient, and stabilizer.

This ingredient is a super-absorbent polymer - meaning it can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.

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!

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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