FaceTheory Peptide Firming Eye Cream Versus FaceTheory Retinal Supreme Eye Multibalm

FaceTheory Peptide Firming Eye Cream Versus FaceTheory Retinal Supreme Eye Multibalm Detailed comparison of FaceTheory Peptide Firming Eye Cream versus FaceTheory Retinal Supreme Eye Multibalm. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Urea and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate to soften the look of wrinkles and fade the look of dark spots. Water Urea Glycerin Bacillus Ferment Cetyl Alcohol Glyceryl Stearate Coco-Caprylate Tocopherol Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate Hexylresorcinol Sodium Anisate Sodium Levulinate Lactic Acid Sclerotium Gum Xanthan Gum Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose Glyceryl Caprylate Ferulic Acid Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Oryza Sativa Bran Oil Dalea Spinosa Seed Oil Sodium Phytate Caprylyl Glycol Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Water, Urea, Glycerin, Bacillus Ferment, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Coco-Caprylate, Tocopherol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Hexylresorcinol, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Levulinate, Lactic Acid, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ferulic Acid, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Dalea Spinosa Seed Oil, Sodium Phytate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 C15-19 Alkane 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Mangifera Indica Seed Butter Squalane Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Betaine Stearic Acid Mannitol Triolein Dimethyl Isosorbide Propanediol Glyceryl Dioleate Ceramide NP Hydroxyapatite Sodium Hyaluronate Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Chlorella Vulgaris Extract Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate Retinal Lecithin Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11 Citric Acid Potassium Sorbate Water, C15-19 Alkane, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Coco-Caprylate, Glycerin, Mangifera Indica Seed Butter, Squalane, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hexylresorcinol, Betaine, Stearic Acid, Mannitol, Sodium Levulinate, Triolein, Sclerotium Gum, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glyceryl Caprylate, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Propanediol, Sodium Anisate, Glyceryl Dioleate, Ceramide NP, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyapatite, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate, Retinal, Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Its main roles are: Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it. We don't have a description for Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose yet. Coco-Caprylate is a lightweight emollient made by combining coconut-derived fatty alcohols (caprylic and capric acid). Its primary role in formulas is as a skin-softening emollient with excellent spreadability (it's considered a plant-based alternative to silicone oils like dimethicone). This ingredient is considered safe for use and concentrations range from 0.5-62%. Caprylic and capric fall outside the C11-24 range that Malassezia feeds on, and a 2020 study found caprylic acid disrupted Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%. 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. Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid. It is an emollient, co-emulsifier, and preservative booster. Its short C8 fatty acid chain makes it behave differently from its longer-chain emollient cousins like Glyceryl Stearate. It feels more lightweight, fast-absorbing, and silky instead of rich and waxy. As a co-emulsifier, its "head" and "tail" sit at the oil-water interface. But overall, the short C8 tail and not being water soluble means it doesn't really have the muscle to emulsify a formula on its own. That's why you'll often see it paired with a primary emulsifier like Cetearyl Glucoside. Interestingly, Glyceryl Caprylate acts as a preservative booster. This is because its fatty-acid backbo