This anti-aging eye mask is formulated around Caffeine to soften the look of wrinkles.
This anti-aging eye mask is formulated around Collagen Water and Caffeine to soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Tartaric Acid
Buffering
Chondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Carrageenan
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAgar
MaskingPolyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Polyacrylic Acid
Emulsion StabilisingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Chloride
Aluminum Glycinate
AstringentSodium Phytate
ChelatingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium PCA, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Caffeine, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Tartaric Acid, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Agar, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Polyacrylic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Chloride, Aluminum Glycinate, Sodium Phytate, Chlorphenesin
Collagen Water
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Corn Gluten Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Aesculus Chinensis Extract
AstringentCyclodextrin
AbsorbentCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Phosphate
BufferingTripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Pentapeptide-3
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Gellan Gum
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Agar
MaskingGlucomannan
Skin ConditioningSucrose
Humectant
CI 77288
Cosmetic ColorantCI 74160
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Laurate
CleansingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylic Acid
CleansingCollagen Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Methyl Gluceth-20, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Corn Gluten Amino Acids, Maltodextrin, Butylene Glycol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Niacinamide, Aesculus Chinensis Extract, Cyclodextrin, Caffeine, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Polysorbate 60, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Tripeptide-1, Pentapeptide-3, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Gellan Gum, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Agar, Glucomannan, Sucrose, CI 77288, CI 74160, Sodium Laurate, Lauric Acid, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Agar is the vegan substitute for animal-gelatin. It helps thicken and improve the texture of cosmetics. It comes from cell-walls of red algae.
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 GlycolCaffeine is a naturally occurring plant compound found in coffee beans, tea leaves, cocoa pods, and guarana.
As an antioxidant, caffeine protects your skin from free radical damage caused by UV exposure and envionrmnetal stressors.
Early research also shows that caffeine can help calm redness, soothe irritated skin, and support hair growth by stimulating microcirculation in the scalp.
You might have seen eye creams marketing caffeine as a depuffing ingredient. This is because it is a vasoconstrictor meaning it can temporarily constrict blood vessels, though clinical evidence for this specific use is still limited.
Most skincare products contain this ingredient at concentrations between 1-6%. It is able to penetrate skin easily regardless of skin type or thickness.
Just so you know, a very small number of case reports describe caffeine-induced allergy. This ingredient is generally well-tolerated, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing for the majority of people.
Learn more about CaffeineCeratonia Siliqua Gum is extracted from the seeds of the carob tree. You might know this ingredient as Carob Gum or Locust Bean Gum. It is used to stabilize other ingredients and improve the texture of products.
Carob gum is made up of long-chain polysaccharides. This makes it a natural thickener.
Yes! This ingredient comes from the seeds of a tree. The name 'Locust Bean Gum' can be misleading.
Learn more about Ceratonia Siliqua GumGlycerin (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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about Hydroxyacetophenone
