Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème versus Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream .
Last updated on September 18, 2023. Published on September 29, 2022
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe eye moisturizers. They have a total of 13 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin C and Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, scar healing, dark spots and better texture
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
Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream 48 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
Ingredients in this product that are types of oil:
Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
- Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
- Coconut Alkanes
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Synthetic Beeswax
- Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
- Linoleic Acid
- Linolenic Acid
- Jojoba Esters
- Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate
- Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate
- Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate
- Polysorbate 20
- Sorbitan Isostearate
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 🎉
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 🎉
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Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream 48 ingredients
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Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream 48 ingredients
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
Water • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Glycerin • Niacinamide • Behenyl Alcohol • Sorbitan Olivate • Cetearyl Olivate • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Butylene Glycol • Diisostearyl Malate • Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate • Cetyl Palmitate • Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract • Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Psidium Guajava Seed Oil • 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid • Ascorbyl Glucoside • Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Caffeine • Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 • Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 • Sodium Hyaluronate • Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate • Sorbitan Palmitate • Batyl Alcohol • Hydroxyacetophenone • Caprylyl Glycol • Melia Azadirachta Extract • 1,2-Hexanediol • Citric Acid • Polyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate • Sodium Citrate • Sodium Phytate • Tocopherol • Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract • Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil • Phenoxyethanol • Decyl Glucoside • Lauryl Glucoside • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Potassium Citrate • Silanetriol • Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract • Ethylhexylglycerin • Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract • Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract • Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
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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 WaterOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 1.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.
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 OilOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 2.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 15.
You might know this ingredient as Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a more stable version of ascorbic acid.
Like other types of vitamin C, this ingredient has many benefits including reducing wrinkles, skin soothing, dark spot fading, and fighting against free radicals.
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid interferes with the process of skin darkening, helping to reduce hyperpigmentation. It also encourages the skin to produce more collagen.
Once applied, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is converted to Vitamin C deeper in the skin's layers. This process is slow but makes this ingredient more tolerable for skin.
The optimum pH range for this ingredient is 4 - 5.5
Learn more about 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic AcidOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 6.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 17.
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 GlycerinOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 8.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate is a form of Vitamin C.
Vitamin C helps reduce redness, improve skin texture, reduce the effects of aging, reduce the visibility of dark spots, and brighten skin.
Your skin uses Vitamin C to produce collagen and collagen production plays a role in having a strong skin barrier and having plump skin. As an antioxidant, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate also helps reduce the signs of aging such as fine-lines and wrinkles.
Studies show Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate is more stable when combined with stabilizing ingredients.
VItamin C helps brighten skin by blocking the process of skin darkening.
Read more about other types of Vitamin C:
Learn more about Tetrahexyldecyl AscorbateOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 15.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.
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 TocopherolOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 23.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 35.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.
It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.
Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.
This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 30.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 28.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
- It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
- It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
- It helps improve product application.
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.
Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 39.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 9.
Sodium Citrate is the sodium salts of citric acid. In skincare, it is used to alter pH levels and acts as a preservative.
Sodium Citrate helps maintain the pH of a product. Normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5). The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome. Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.
Sodium Citrate is a chelating agent. It neutralizes metal ions from water and prevents them from binding to other ingredients. This ensures the other ingredients will not be altered.
Learn more about Sodium CitrateOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 42.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 33.
A type of fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as traditional alcohols.
Emollients help keep your skin soft and hydrated by creating a film that traps moisture in.
Behenyl Alcohol is usually derived from the fats in vegetable oils.
In 2000, Behenyl Alcohol was approved by the US as medicine to reduce the duration of cold sores.
Learn more about Behenyl AlcoholOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 46.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.
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 AcidOlehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 50.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 31.
1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.
In products that are water-based, this ingredient can help stabilize perfumes and fragrances. It can also help make the texture of products softer and more smooth.
Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 54.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 30.
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.
Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème contains this as ingredient number 56.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream contains this as ingredient number 38.
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Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream 48 ingredients
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Olehenriksen Banana Bright Eye Crème 60 ingredients
EleynaPaige_123
instant brighten of the under eyes, been using it for years, feels great on the skin, not thick spreads like butterrrr
Vespers
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...
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.
Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Bright-Eye Gel Cream 48 ingredients
sayumi
its ok
i have been using it for awhile and i have had some SMALL changes but there is definetly cheaper , better alternatives
Daniel.Chin
I was ready to love this product as it has all the right stuff in, and it works, but damn, it makes the skin around my eyes sore and dry. It must...
I was ready to love this product as it has all the right stuff in, and it works, but damn, it makes the skin around my eyes sore and dry. It must be too much vitamin C for the sensitive skin around my eyes.
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