What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Keratin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17
Skin Conditioning
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Silk, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Biotin, Caprylyl Glycol, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Caffeine, Disodium EDTA, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 is a five amino peptide attached to myristic acid to help it absorb better into skin. It's mostly used for lash growth and as a delivery vehicle for other ingredients.
The myristic acid "tail" is basically a delivery upgrade that helps the peptide mix with your skin's natural oils so it can get where it needs to go.
In your eyelash follicles, it activates the keratin gene and promotes nutrient absorption into the follicle. This translates to thicker and longer eyelashes over time.
Besides stimulating keratin production for lash growth, this ingredient enhances the delivery of other active ingredients in a formula.
The clinical evidence is still pretty early-stage at this point. A 90 day study in 29 participants found improvements in lash length (10.52%), volume (9.3%), thickness (35%), and curl (50.83%) with no adverse reactions reported.
You might have heard that eyelash serums can cause pigmentation change in eye color to turn eyes brown. This is associated with a different class of lash serum ingredients: prostaglandin analogs.
Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 is a different thing entirely and has no known association with iris pigmentation changes. The 90 day study noted no adverse effects around the eye area at all.
Learn more about Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17Water. 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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