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Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Eye Cream Versus Clinique All About Eyes™ Rich Eye Cream

Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Eye Cream Versus Clinique All About Eyes™ Rich Eye Cream Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Eye Cream versus Clinique All About Eyes™ Rich Eye Cream. This brightening eye moisturizer is formulated around Ascorbyl

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Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Eye Cream Versus Clinique All About Eyes™ Rich Eye Cream Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice C5 Super Boost Eye Cream versus Clinique All About Eyes™ Rich Eye Cream. This brightening eye moisturizer is formulated around Ascorbyl Glucoside and 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Palmitoyl Oligopeptide to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. Water Dicaprylyl Carbonate Glycerin Triheptanoin Ascorbyl Glucoside 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Arachidyl Alcohol Cetearyl Alcohol C13-15 Alkane Ascorbyl Palmitate Sh-Polypeptide-121 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Hyaluronic Acid Zerumbone Bacillus Ferment Tocopherol Tocopheryl Acetate Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables Oryza Sativa Bran Extract Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract Hydrogenated Lecithin Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Behenyl Alcohol Arachidyl Glucoside Propanediol Butylene Glycol Cetyl Alcohol Sodium Phytate Sodium Citrate Citric Acid Sodium Metabisulfite Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin Hexylene Glycol Sodium Hydroxide Water, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Triheptanoin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Arachidyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, C13-15 Alkane, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Sh-Polypeptide-121, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Hyaluronic Acid, Zerumbone, Bacillus Ferment, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Unsaponifiables, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Metabisulfite, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Phenyl Trimethicone Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax Polybutene Sucrose Cetyl Esters Polymethyl Methacrylate Isostearyl Neopentanoate Cetearyl Glucoside Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract Hordeum Vulgare Extract Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract PEG-100 Stearate Coleus Barbatus Root Extract Betula Alba Bark Extract Polysilicone-11 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Salvia Officinalis Leaf Glyceryl Polymethacrylate Faex Extract Gentiana Lutea Root Extract Stearic Acid Milk Protein Whey Protein Palmitoyl Oligopeptide Squalane Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Cholesterol Caffeine PEG-8 Phytosphingosine Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Aminomethyl Propanol Dimethicone Isomerized Linoleic Acid Linoleic Acid Sodium Hyaluronate 1,2-Hexanediol Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl Potassium Sulfate Disodium EDTA Sodium Dehydroacetate CI 19140 Mica CI 77491 CI 77492 CI 77499 CI 77891 Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Polybutene, Sucrose, Cetyl Esters, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract, PEG-100 Stearate, Coleus Barbatus Root Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Polysilicone 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. 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). Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier. Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient. It plays several roles in a formula: Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products. Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people. However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers. Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy. Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans. Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients. This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize. A 2019 study has also observed Malassezia growth in the presence of this ingredient, confirming it to be not-fungal acne safe. 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 full