Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Intensive Eye Cream Versus Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Eye Cream

Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Intensive Eye Cream Versus Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Eye Cream Detailed comparison of Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Intensive Eye Cream versus Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Eye Cream. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 to soften the look of wrinkles and brighten dull-looking skin. This barrier-repair eye moisturizer is formulated around Borago Officinalis Seed Oil and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Glycerin Propanediol Cyclohexasiloxane Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water 1,2-Hexanediol Niacinamide Dicaprylyl Carbonate Cetyl Alcohol Squalane Laminaria Japonica Extract Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract Ficus Carica Fruit Extract Centella Asiatica Extract Acmella Oleracea Extract Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract Hydrogenated Lecithin Sodium Hyaluronate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water Behenyl Alcohol Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate Cetearyl Olivate Cetearyl Alcohol Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Glyceryl Stearate Sorbitan Olivate Stearyl Alcohol Dipropylene Glycol Arginine Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Butylene Glycol Glyceryl Stearate Se Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Cholesterol Dextrin Xanthan Gum Adenosine Fructooligosaccharides Ceramide NP Beta-Glucan Disodium EDTA Caffeine Panthenol Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Raffinose Folic Acid Tocopherol Tromethamine Bifida Ferment Lysate Glutathione Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Ethylhexylglycerin Caprylyl Glycol Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Cetyl Alcohol, Squalane, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Acmella Oleracea Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Behenyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Stearyl Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol, Arginine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Cholesterol, Dextrin, Xanthan Gum, Adenosine, Fructooligosaccharides, Ceramide NP, Beta-Glucan, Disodium EDTA, Caffeine, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Raffinose, Folic Acid, Tocopherol, Tromethamine, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Glutathione, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate Cetyl Palmitate Nylon-12 Propylene Glycol Dibenzoate Persea Gratissima Oil Borago Officinalis Seed Oil Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil Olea Europaea Fruit Oil Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil Ceramide EOP Ceramide AP Morus Alba Root Extract Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Linoleic Acid Linolenic Acid Serine Alanine Proline Threonine Phytosphingosine Phytosterols Sodium PCA Glycine Oleic Acid Glutamic Acid Lysine Hcl Lecithin Sodium Lactate Hydrogenated Olive Oil Euterpe Oleracea Sterols Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables Phytic Acid Scu Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Adenosine is a purine nucleoside that your body already makes in every cell. In skincare, it acts mainly as a skin conditioning and anti-aging agent. The way it works is fairly well mapped out: Your skin has cells called fibroblasts that build collagen (the stuff that keeps skin firm and smooth). Adenosine basically flips a switch on these cells that tells them to get to work making more collagen and other proteins. These cells slow down on their own as skin ages, so Adenosine helps give them a little nudge to keep going. The clinical backing is pretty solid too. A blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 126 women aged 45-65 tested a 0.1% cream twice daily and found real improvements in crow's feet and frown lines using a precise 3D skin-mapping technique; these changes showed up by week 3 and held at 2 months. A later study using Adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches reported gains in wrinkle depth, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration. On concentrations, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has set 0.04% as the approved functional anti-wrinkle level. You'll typically see this ingredient used somewhere in the 0.04-0.1% range since it works at low doses. This ingredient has been found safe for cosmetics with the data showing no irritation or sensitization. Overall, this is a great ingredient for any anti-aging routine and has no photosensitizing effect, so it suits both AM and PM use. Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer is a synthetically created polymer. It's used as a film-forming agent and used to thicken the consistency of products. Think of it as a supportive ingredient that helps your gel-creams feel silky, "cloud cream-like", and spread evenly without being greasy. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel evaluated it (along with 22 other acryloyldimethyltaurate polymers) and concluded it's: Due to its large molecular size, it sits on the surface of skin rather than penetrating it. Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources. It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy. Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces. A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks. Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis. One study found that an amino acid complex conta