Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream Versus Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream versus Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème .

Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on April 18, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe eye moisturizers. They have a total of 6 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or sulfates

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème

Eye Moisturizer American Brand United States

Eye Moisturizer Danish Brand Denmark

Eye Moisturizer

Eye moisturizers help add moisture back into the skin around the eyes; these can be creams, gels, or serums.

Eye Moisturizer

Eye moisturizers help add moisture back into the skin around the eyes; these can be creams, gels, or serums.

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Ingredient Info

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream 21 ingredients

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream 21 ingredients

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Hyaluronic Acid

Peptides

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Reduces Irritation

Brightening (2)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C (3)

Vitamin E

Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating (6)

Redness Reducing (3)

Skin Texture (3)

Anti-Aging (5)

Dark Spots (3)

Scar Healing (3)

Brightening (4)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin (3)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating

Rosacea

Eczema (3)

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream 21 ingredients

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients

Water • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Squalane • Glycerin • Sorbitan Olivate • Cetearyl Olivate • Jojoba Esters • Glyceryl Stearate Se • Panthenol • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Cetyl Palmitate • Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 • Sorbitan Palmitate • Dunaliella Salina Extract • Astaxanthin • Sodium Hyaluronate • Phenoxyethanol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Tocopherol • Citric Acid

Water • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Isododecane • Coconut Alkanes • 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid • Cetearyl Alcohol • Glycerin • Synthetic Beeswax • Dilinoleic Acid/Propanediol Copolymer • Polymethylsilsesquioxane • Cocoyl Proline • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate • Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate • Ascorbic Acid • Colloidal Gold • Collagen • Glutathione • Citrus Nobilis Fruit Extract • Citrus Paradisi Peel Extract • Glucosyl Hesperidin • Tocopherol • Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide • Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract • Morus Alba Root Extract • Linoleic Acid • Linolenic Acid • Jojoba Esters • Caprylyl Glycol • Coco-Caprylate/Caprate • Propanediol • Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate • Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate • Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate • Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate • Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer • Polyacrylate-13 • Butylene Glycol • Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate • Polysorbate 20 • Sodium Citrate • Polyisobutene • Beheneth-5 • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Behenyl Alcohol • Sodium Hydroxide • Sorbic Acid • Sorbitan Isostearate • Citric Acid • Sorbitol • Silica • Sodium Benzoate • 1,2-Hexanediol • Xanthan Gum • Phenoxyethanol • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Mica • CI 77891 • CI 77491

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 4.

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 8.

Jojoba Esters

What it does: Emollient, Moisturising, Skin Conditioning, Soothing

Community Rating: Disliked

Jojoba Esters is a wax created from Jojoba oil. It is an emollient and film-forming ingredient. In bead form, it is an exfoliator.

This ingredient has high oxidative stability, meaning it doesn't break down when exposed to oxygen.

Its similarity to our skin's natural oils makes it a great emollient. Emollients help soften and soothe our skin by creating a barrier on top. This barrier helps trap moisture in, keeping skin hydrated.

It is created using either the hydrogenation or transesterification processes on jojoba oil.

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 29.

Phenoxyethanol

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 18.

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 56.

Tocopherol

What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 20.

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 23.

Citric Acid

What it does: Buffering, Masking

Community Rating: Disliked

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 21.

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 50.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream 21 ingredients

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients

38% are loved or liked

10% have mixed ratings

43% are disliked or very disliked

10% have no rating yet

22% are loved or liked

13% have mixed ratings

40% are disliked or very disliked

25% have no rating yet

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream 21 ingredients

Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients

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Reviews

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Biossance Squalane + Marine Algae Eye Cream 21 ingredients

4.3 /5

from 3 reviews

Review by Daniel.Chin

Feb 4, 2024

This has been fantastic for healing the skin around my eyes after a bout of nasty blepharitis caused by blasting my eyes with too much vitamin c.

Highly recommended for recovery of dry, damaged skin.

This has been fantastic for healing the skin around my eyes after a bout of nasty blepharitis caused by blasting my eyes with too much vitamin c.

Highly recommended for recovery of dry, damaged skin.

Hydrating

Works Well

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Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients

4.2 /5

from 5 reviews

Review by EleynaPaige_123

Jun 6, 2023

instant brighten of the under eyes, been using it for years, feels great on the skin, not thick spreads like butterrrr

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Review by Vespers

Jul 8, 2023

The only thing that helps reduce darkness under my eyes. Actually better than any other eye product or concealer for the under eye circles. Even better than the new Ole Henriksen products such as the Banana sticks and so on.

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