Q + A Caffeine Eye Serum Versus The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream

Q + A Caffeine Eye Serum Versus The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream Detailed comparison of Q + A Caffeine Eye Serum versus The INKEY List Retinol Eye Cream. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Caffeine and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to soften the look of wrinkles and calm redness. This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Retinol and Sodium Hyaluronate to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. Water Propylene Glycol Betaine Pentylene Glycol Caffeine Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water Collagen Biosaccharide Gum-1 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Punica Granatum Extract Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Sodium Phytate Glycerin Lactobacillus Ferment Xanthan Gum Alcohol Sodium Levulinate Glyceryl Caprylate Sodium Anisate Lactic Acid Water, Propylene Glycol, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Caffeine, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water, Collagen, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Phytate, Glycerin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Xanthan Gum, Alcohol, Sodium Levulinate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Anisate, Lactic Acid Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Butylene Glycol Pentaerythrityl Distearate Shea Butter Ethyl Esters Cetearyl Olivate Phenoxyethanol Benzyl Alcohol Sorbitan Olivate Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Copernicia Cerifera Cera Propanediol Glycogen Sodium Gluconate Retinol Polysorbate 20 Ethylhexylglycerin Dehydroacetic Acid Citric Acid Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate Tocopherol Ethyl Ferulate Humulus Lupulus Extract Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Shea Butter Ethyl Esters, Cetearyl Olivate, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Propanediol, Glycogen, Sodium Gluconate, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Citric Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Ethyl Ferulate, Humulus Lupulus Extract These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. 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.