First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream Versus First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream versus First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid .

Last updated on January 26, 2024. Published on December 09, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe eye moisturizers. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants and hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid

Eye Moisturizer American Brand United States

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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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream 47 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid 32 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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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream 47 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid 32 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

Exfoliators

Niacinamide

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (4)

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (3)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores (2)

Anti-Aging (3)

Dark Spots (3)

Scar Healing (2)

Acne Fighting (2)

Brightening (4)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (4)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating

Rosacea

Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators (2)

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

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

First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream 47 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid 32 ingredients

Water • Dimethicone • Glycerin • Maris Aqua • Hexylene Glycol • Niacinamide • Polysilicone-11 • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Mica • Panthenol • Gigartina Stellata/Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Coffea Arabica Seed Extract • Sodium Hyaluronate • Caffeine • Cucurbita Pepo Seed Extract • Corallina Officinalis Extract • Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract • Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Tocopherol • Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate • Sodium Acrylates Copolymer • Hydroxyacetophenone • Glyceryl Polyacrylate • Squalane • Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene • Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 • Lecithin • 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate • Caprylyl Glycol • Linoleic Acid • Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides • Silica • Palmitic Acid • Oleic Acid • Stearic Acid • Sorbitan Isostearate • Polysorbate 60 • Triolein • T-Butyl Alcohol • Phenoxyethanol • Sodium Benzoate • Potassium Sorbate • Citric Acid • CI 77891 • CI 77491

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Ingredients Explained

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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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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid 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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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 6.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 8.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 22.

Panthenol

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 10.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 13.

Caffeine

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Caffeine is most associated with coffee, tea, and cacao. In skincare, it helps with calming inflammation and anti-aging.

Caffeine is an antioxidants, which help with the signs of aging. This is because antioxidants help fight skin-damaging free radical molecules.

While caffeine is used to treat cellulite and and dark circles, further studies are needed to prove this. It has been believed to help with these skin conditions due to its ability to dilate blood vessels and increase blood flow.

Some studies are looking into caffeine's ability to protect against UV rays.

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 15.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 10.

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

What it does: Bleaching, Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Smoothing, Soothing

Community Rating: Liked

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Licorice. It has been found to have several benefits such as skin hydrating, conditioning, and soothing.

One component, glabridin, has extra potent antioxidant and soothing properties. It has also been found to block pigmentation from UVB rays in guinea pigs.

Licorice Root also contains a flavonoid. Flavonoids are a natural substance from in plants. Flavonoids also have antioxidant properties.

Another component, glycyrrhizin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. This may make licorice root extract effective at treating acne. However, more research is needed to support this.

Liquiritin is one of the flavone compounds found in licorice. It has been found to help lighten skin by preventing tyrosinase from reacting with tyrosine. When the two react, protein is converted to melanin. Melanin is the substance in your body that gives your features pigmentation.

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 18.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 20.

Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

We don't have a description for Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract.

First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 19.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 19.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

What it does: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Astringent, Emollient, Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Tonic

Community Rating: Loved

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract is derived from the leaves of the tea plant. Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from this plant.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract has many benefits. It contains polyphenols, a strong antioxidant. Antioxidants help fight off free-radical molecules that damage skin cells. The antioxidants in green tea neutralize free-radicals from the sun. This gives the skin some extra UV protection, but should not replace sunscreen.

Many components of tea have anti-inflammatory properties. Polyphenols and L-theanine help soothe the skin and reduce irritation. L-theanine is an amino acid that makes up most of the amino acids found in tea leaves. The caffeine in Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract helps calm inflamed blood vessels.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract also contains Vitamin Bs, linoleic acid, magnesium, calcium, iron, and zinc.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract also has antimicrobial properties.

Research has shown both drinking Camellia Sinensis Leaf Tea and applying it to the skin can help boost skin elasticity and hydration. Studies also show using tea extract may reduce sebum, or oil, production.

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 20.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 17.

Hydroxyacetophenone

What it does: Antioxidant

Community Rating: Liked

Hydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant and helps with skin conditioning.

Antioxidants help fight off free-radical molecules. These unstable molecules may damage your skin cells. By helping stabilize free-radicals, antioxidants may help in anti-aging.

Hydroxyacetophenone boosts the efficiency of other preservatives.

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream contains this as ingredient number 24.

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid contains this as ingredient number 29.

Squalane

What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Squalane is an emollient that helps the skin hold onto moisture. It's an oily liquid that occurs naturally in certain types of fish and plant oils.

Because squalane boosts hydration in the skin, it also comes with plenty of benefits: it is an antioxidant and can help fight free radicals and skin damage. Squalane is also found to have a detoxifying effect when applied.

Squalane comes from squalene, which occurs naturally within the sebum of our skin. It is one of the oils our skin produces to keep itself hydrated. Squalane is the hydrogenated version of squalene and has a longer shelf life.

Research shows that squalane is non-irritating (even at 100% concentration).

In general, it's a fantastic ingredient. It does a great job at hydrating the skin, and it's suitable for those with sensitive skin.

The source of squalane may impact malassezia / fungal acne. This is because olive oil derived squalane can contain impurities such as fatty acids and plant waxes. Sugarcane derived squalane is recommended for anyone with malassezia concerns.

Is squalane vegan? This depends on the source. Squalane can be derived from both plants and animals. Most squalane used in skincare comes from plants.

Please note: the source of squalane is only known if disclosed by the brand. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have any questions about their squalane.

First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream 47 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Hydrating Eye Cream with Hyaluronic Acid 32 ingredients

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First Aid Beauty Eye Duty Niacinamide Brightening Eye Cream 47 ingredients

2.5 /5

from 2 ratings

Doesn't Work (1) Expensive (1) Irritating (1) No Scent (1) Pilling (1)

Clover

3 months ago · Dry Skin

Review

This product just wasn’t a good fit for me.
I wanted an eye cream with a tiny bit of coverage to help brighten my eye area without looking too...

This product just wasn’t a good fit for me.
I wanted an eye cream with a tiny bit of coverage to help brighten my eye area without looking too heavy like concealer sometimes does on me. Unfortunately this product didn’t meet any of my expectations. This cream wasn’t moisturizing enough and this would cause the brightening pigment to cling to the dryer inner corners of my eyes. I tried to apply additional moisturizing products on underneath to help this lay better, but then I ALWAYS had problems with this product pilling. I couldn’t layer this with anything. This also stung occasionally when I applied it so it was literally a pain to use. I’m just glad I got this on sale because the regular price (around $30!) just isn’t worth it.
I suppose I can see how this may still work for some people, but I believe there’s better and more affordable alternatives out there. I’ve currently been using Naturium’s Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream and been having much better results. Plus it’s more affordable and comes in different shades. If you want my advice, go with the Naturium option over this First Aid Beauty eye cream.