Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry versus Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream .
Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on October 23, 2022
Overview
What they are
These products are both vegan and cruelty-free eye moisturizers. They have a total of 11 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain hyaluronic acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, scar healing, dark spots and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances or parabens
What's Inside
They both contain oils
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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
Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry 36 ingredients
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream 78 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
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Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Contains Silicon
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Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Contains Sulfate
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Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
Ingredients in this product that are types of oil:
Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Cetearyl Olivate
- Sorbitan Olivate
- Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
- Persea Gratissima Oil
- Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil
- Ascorbyl Palmitate
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- Glycine Soja Sterols
- Linoleic Acid
- Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine
- Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate
- Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Polysorbate 60
Not Reef Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not reef safe:
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry 36 ingredients
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream 78 ingredients
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Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry 36 ingredients
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream 78 ingredients
Water • Diisostearyl Malate • Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate • Pentylene Glycol • Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate • Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil • Phytosterols • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate • Glycerin • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Malpighia Punicifolia Fruit Extract • Caffeine • Sodium Hyaluronate • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Hydrolyzed Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Extract • Linoleic Acid • Phospholipids • Bisabolol • Helianthus Annuus Extract • Physalis Angulata Extract • Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-1 • Oryza Sativa Bran Extract • Tocopherol • Hexamidine Diisethionate • Sodium Phytate • Melia Azadirachta Extract • Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil • Ethylhexylglycerin • Potassium Hydroxide • Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract • Butylene Glycol • Citric Acid • Sodium Benzoate
Water • Glycerin • Dicaprylyl Carbonate • Cetearyl Alcohol • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Cetearyl Olivate • Sorbitan Olivate • Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil • Persea Gratissima Oil • Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil • Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Ceteareth-6 Olivate • Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate • Ascorbyl Glucoside • Ascorbyl Palmitate • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 • Glycine Soja Sterols • Linoleic Acid • Phospholipids • Ceramide NP • Glycine Soja Protein • Ceramide AP • Phytosphingosine • Cholesterol • Ceramide EOP • Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine • Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate • Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate • Panthenol • Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate • Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone • Dipeptide-2 • Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 • Fragaria Ananassa Seed Extract • Medicago Sativa Extract • Morus Alba Leaf Extract • Hydrolyzed Rice Protein • Spilanthes Acmella Flower Extract • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Ubiquinone • Superoxide Dismutase • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 • Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Phytic Acid • Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract • Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract • Tocopherol • Thioctic Acid • N-Hydroxysuccinimide • Chrysin • Mica • Ethylhexyl Palmitate • Phenoxyethanol • Pentylene Glycol • Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate • Titanium Dioxide • Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin • Sodium Benzoate • Xanthan Gum • Carbomer • Tocopheryl Acetate • Sodium Dextran Sulfate • Sorbitan Isostearate • Caprylyl Glycol • Steareth-20 • Chlorhexidine Digluconate • Citric Acid • Chlorphenesin • Polysorbate 60 • Potassium Sorbate • Ethylhexylglycerin
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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!
Learn more about WaterFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 1.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.
Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.
The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.
This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can help thicken or emulsify a product. Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.
Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.
Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.
Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 4.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 61.
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is an emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.
Within a product, Caprylic Triglyceride can thicken the product and make spreadability easier by dissolving clumping compounds. An added benefit of Caprylic Triglyceride is its antioxidant properties.
Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid. Caprylic Triglyceride has not been found to be toxic for human use in concentrations under 50%.
While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this.
Learn more about Caprylic/Capric TriglycerideFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 8.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.
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.
Learn more about GlycerinFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 10.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer is a type of hyaluronic acid. In fact, it is modified version of hyaluronic acid.
The structure of Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer allows it to stay in the skin's top layer for a longer period of time. This allows for even more hydration and humectant action than hyaluronic acid.
These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:
Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate CrosspolymerFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 17.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 33.
Linoleic Acid is Vitamin F and a fatty acid. It is an emollient and helps thicken texture. Linoleic acid helps with hydrating skin and nourishing the skin's barrier. The top layer of skin, or epidermis, contains high amounts of linoleic acid naturally.
Your body uses linoleic acid to build ceramides and prostaglandins. Ceramides keep your skin's barrier plump and firm. Prosaglandins help control inflammation and healing.
This makes linoleic acid effectives for reducing inflammation, hydrating skin, and firming skin. A side effect may include extra protection against UV damage and free radicals. This is due to linoleic acid strengthening the skin barrier.
Low levels of linoleic acid is also associated with acne-prone skin. By keeping sebum soft, it prevents pores from clogging.
Linoleic acid can is in common foods such as nuts, sunflower oil, corn oil, and soybean oil.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.
CHEM: 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z, 12Z)-
Learn more about Linoleic AcidFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 19.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 20.
Phospholipids are naturally found in our skin as they are the main component of cell membranes. Phospholipids have humectant, emollient, antioxidant properties.
The phospholipids in our skin can be naturally depleted. Replenishing the phospholipids in our skin can help hydrate your skin. Due to their hygroscopic nature, they act as humectants and emollients. Humectants draw moisture from the air to your skin, while emollients help trap moisture in. This ingredient is non-occlusive.
Studies show phospholipids display antioxidant activity and may help with reducing the signs of aging.
Phospholipids are complex lipids that contain glycerin, two fatty acids, and a phosphate group. Some foods that contain phospholipids include soybeans and milk. The phospholipids found in soy come from Lecithin. This ingredient can also be synthetically created.
Some types of phospholipids:
Learn more about PhospholipidsFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 20.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 21.
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.
Learn more about TocopherolFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 26.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 54.
Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.
You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.
Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 31.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 78.
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:
Learn more about Citric AcidFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 35.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 74.
Sodium Benzoate is a preservative. It's used in both cosmetic and food products to inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria. It is typically produced synthetically.
Both the US FDA and EU Health Committee have approved the use of sodium benzoate. In the US, levels of 0.1% (of the total product) are allowed.
Sodium benzoate works as a preservative by inhibiting the growth of bacteria inside of cells. It prevents the cell from fermenting a type of sugar using an enzyme called phosphofructokinase.
Sodium Benzoate is the salt of benzoic acid. Foods containing sodium benzoate include soda, salad dressings, condiments, fruit juices, wines, and snack foods.
Studies for using ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate in cosmetics are lacking, especially in skincare routines with multiple steps.
We always recommend speaking with a professional, such as a dermatologist, if you have any concerns.
Learn more about Sodium BenzoateFarmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry contains this as ingredient number 36.
Drunk Elephant C-Tango™ Multivitamin Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 65.
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Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry 36 ingredients
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Farmacy Cheer Up Brightening Vitamin C Eye Cream with Acerola Cherry 36 ingredients
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Lapaki
Far better than I expected
When I bought this eye moisturizer, I was only hoping for a slightly fresher, more awake look. I didn't expect my dark...
Far better than I expected
When I bought this eye moisturizer, I was only hoping for a slightly fresher, more awake look. I didn't expect my dark circles, which have been with me eversince, to becoome this much less visible and almost vanish. Love it! 🧡 It also doesn't irritate my otherwise sensitive skin around the eyes. I'm using it on a daily basis in my morning routine and am very happy with the results. PS I'm keeping it in the refrigerator for an extra cooling and depuffing effect.
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