Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) versus MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment .
Published on March 18, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe eye moisturizers. They have a total of 9 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or sulfates
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
Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) 58 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment 31 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Contains Silicon
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Contains Fragrance
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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 🎉
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
Ingredients in this product that are types of oil:
Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) 58 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment 31 ingredients
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Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) 58 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment 31 ingredients
Water • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Glycerin • Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters • Dimethicone • Isododecane • Acetyl Ethylhexyl Polyhydroxystearate • Glyceryl Stearate • Hydrogenated Polydecene • Stearyl Alcohol • Butylene Glycol • Cetearyl Alcohol • Phytonadione Epoxide • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Phospholipids • Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract • Oryza Sativa Bran Extract • Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract • Sorbitan Oleate • Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract • Algin • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder • Cellulose • Sodium Phytate • Escin • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Curcuma Longa Root Extract • Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract • Corallina Officinalis Extract • Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract • Ammonium Glycyrrhizate • Helianthus Annuus Extract • Centella Asiatica Extract • Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein • Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract • Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract • Tocopherol • Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate • Panthenol • Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside • Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate • Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer • Microcrystalline Cellulose • Sodium Caprylate • Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer • Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Hydroxyacetophenone • Polyisobutene • Polymethylsilsesquioxane • Cetyl Alcohol • Citric Acid • Sodium Citrate • Mica • Tin Oxide • Phenoxyethanol • CI 77891 • CI 77491
Water • Glycerin • Stearic Acid • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Squalane • Glyceryl Stearate • Saccharomyces Ferment • Cetyl Alcohol • Stearyl Alcohol • Caffeine • Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract • Palmitic Acid • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Fucus Vesiculosus Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate • Punica Granatum Extract • Hydroxyacetophenone • 1,2-Hexanediol • Caprylyl Glycol • Coco-Caprylate/Caprate • Chlorphenesin • Lauroyl Lysine • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside • Lactobacillus Ferment • Sodium Hydroxide • Glycine Soja Oil • Tocopherol • Sorbitan Isostearate • Myristic Acid
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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 WaterNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 1.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 1.
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 GlycerinNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 4.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 2.
Glyceryl Stearate is a mix of glycerin and stearic acid.
Glyceryl Stearate is used to stabilize the mixing of water and oil ingredients. By preventing these ingredients from separating, it can help elongate shelf life. It can also help thicken the product's texture.
As an emollient, it helps soften skin and supports barrier-replenishing ingredients.
In cosmetics, Glyceryl Stearate is often made from vegetable oils or synthetically produced. The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 9.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 6.
Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients.
Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent alcohols. FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Stearyl AlcoholNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 11.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 9.
This ingredient is the fixed oil extracted from seeds of the desert shrub Jojoba. It is more commonly known as jojoba oil. The seed oil is liquid wax ester from the plant. It is non-comedogenic.
Jojoba oil does not contain fragrance and has many fatty-acids, making it a great soothing ingredient. Jojoba contains Vitamin E, a great moisturizing ingredient. Vitamin E is also an antioxidant. Antioxidants help protect your skin against free-radical damage. This may help in anti-aging.
Jojoba seed oil is a humectant, meaning it helps draw moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
While jojoba has antibacterial properties, it is only able to kill some bacteria. It has also been shown to help in wound healing. Indigenous cultures have used jojoba as a moisturizer and to help treat burns.
It is found to be similar to natural human skin sebum, so it has a great effect on dry skin. Jojoba oil may even help with regulating sebum production.
Although jojoba oil is non-comedogenic, we recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient if you have any concerns.
Jojoba oil may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.
Jojoba is native to the southwestern US.
Learn more about Simmondsia Chinensis Seed OilNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 15.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 4.
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 TocopherolNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 38.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 29.
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside is an alkyl glucoside. This just means it is creating by reacting alcohol and sugar. It is a cleansing and foaming ingredient.
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside helps remove the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin.
Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 41.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 25.
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.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 48.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 18.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Cetyl Alcohol is not related to SD alcohol, denatured alcohol, or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Its main roles are:
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholNaturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) contains this as ingredient number 51.
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment contains this as ingredient number 8.
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Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) 58 ingredients
MAKE Beauty Orbital Balm Smoothing Eye Treatment 31 ingredients
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Naturium Vitamin Bright Illuminating Eye Cream (Light/Medium) 58 ingredients
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