r.e.m. beauty Full Night's Sleep Energizing Undereye Balm Versus Fresh Black Tea Advanced Age Renewal Eye Cream
This eye moisturizer is formulated around Panax Ginseng Root Extract to hydrate skin.
This anti-aging eye moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.
What's inside
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2
AbsorbentGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
C12-14 Alketh-12
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Pericarp Extract
Skin ConditioningCrithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate
Skin ProtectingPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Tin Oxide
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Water, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, C12-14 Alketh-12, Caprylyl Glycol, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Crithmum Maritimum Callus Culture Filtrate, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Silica, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Titanium Dioxide
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Behenyl Behenate
EmollientPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglycerin-6
HumectantC10-18 Triglycerides
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Nephelium Lappaceum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningZingiber Zerumbet Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Gel FormingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Pullulan
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingParfum
Masking
Propylene Carbonate
SolventAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAscorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingBiosaccharide Gum-2
Skin ConditioningCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Benzoate
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Behenate, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglycerin-6, C10-18 Triglycerides, Silica, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Nephelium Lappaceum Leaf Extract, Zingiber Zerumbet Extract, Tocopherol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyglycerin-3, Pullulan, Maltodextrin, Propanediol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Parfum, Propylene Carbonate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Adenosine, Sodium Hydroxide, Biosaccharide Gum-2, Caramel, Sodium Benzoate, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinSilica, also known as silicon dioxide, is a naturally occurring mineral. It is used as a fine, spherical, and porous powder in cosmetics.
Though it has exfoliant properties, the function of silica varies depending on the product.
The unique structure of silica enhances the spreadability and adds smoothness, making it a great texture enhancer.
It is also used as an active carrier, emulsifier, and mattifier due to its ability to absorb excess oil.
In some products, tiny microneedles called spicules are made from silica or hydrolyzed sponge. When you rub them in, they lightly polish away dead skin layers and enhance the penetration of active ingredients.
Learn more about SilicaTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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