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Pixi Beauty Retinol Eye Cream Versus COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream

Pixi Beauty Retinol Eye Cream Versus COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream Detailed comparison of Pixi Beauty Retinol Eye Cream versus COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Caffeine and Retinol to soften

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Pixi Beauty Retinol Eye Cream Versus COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream Detailed comparison of Pixi Beauty Retinol Eye Cream versus COSRX Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Caffeine and Retinol to soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Snail Secretion Filtrate and Niacinamide to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. Water Persea Gratissima Oil Glycerin Cetearyl Alcohol Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Squalane Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Panthenol Caffeine Tocopherol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Collagen Retinol Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract Ceramide NP Sodium Hyaluronate Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Xanthan Gum Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Polysorbate 60 Adenosine Trideceth-6 Phosphate Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Hydroxide Disodium EDTA Polysorbate 20 Cetyl Palmitate Sorbitan Laurate Sorbitan Isostearate Laureth-23 C18-36 Acid Triglyceride C18-36 Acid Glycol Ester Phenoxyethanol Water, Persea Gratissima Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Squalane, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Panthenol, Caffeine, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Collagen, Retinol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polysorbate 60, Adenosine, Trideceth-6 Phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Polysorbate 20, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Laureth-23, C18-36 Acid Triglyceride, C18-36 Acid Glycol Ester, Phenoxyethanol Snail Secretion Filtrate Butylene Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Niacinamide Palmitic Acid Arginine Carbomer Stearic Acid Betaine Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Sodium Polyacrylate Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate Myristic Acid Copper Tripeptide-1 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 Snail Secretion Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Water, Palmitic Acid, Arginine, Carbomer, Stearic Acid, Betaine, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Myristic Acid, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 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. 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. Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil is a plant oil derived from the seeds of a sunflower. It is rich in fatty acids, primarily linoleic acid and oleic acid. This gives it emollient and skin conditioning properties. The reason this ingredient is so effective is because it forms a thin film on the skin that reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) while supplying linoleic acid to the stratum corneum to improve barrier strength. The high linoleic acid content is particularly noteworthy for acne-prone skin. Re