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Sulwhasoo Essential Refining Eye Cream Versus Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

Eye Moisturizer
Eye Moisturizer
Korean Brand South Korea
American Brand United States

Updated on July 18, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe eye moisturizers. They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols or parabens

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Essential Refining Eye Cream

Water

Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Betaine

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Jojoba Esters

Emollient
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

PEG-75

Humectant

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)

Emollient

Cocos Nucifera Oil

Masking
4 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Hydrogenated Olive Oil Lauryl Esters

Emulsion Stabilising
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Emollient
0 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Cyclopentasiloxane

Emollient
Silicon Icon

Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate

Skin Conditioning
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient
2 / 1 Fatty Alcohol IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

PEG-40 Stearate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Cyclohexasiloxane

Emollient
Silicon Icon

Methoxy PEG-114/Polyepsilon Caprolactone

Buffering

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Emulsifying
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Arachidyl Alcohol

Emollient

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

C12-16 Alcohols

Emollient

Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation Icon

Behenyl Alcohol

Emollient
Fatty Alcohol Icon

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Palmitic Acid

Emollient
2 / 0 May worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Arachidyl Glucoside

Emulsifying

Honey

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Hydrolyzed Ginseng Saponins

Skin Conditioning

Tromethamine

Buffering

Lilium Candidum Bulb Extract

Skin Conditioning

Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Rehmannia Glutinosa Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract

Skin Conditioning

Polygonatum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Biosaccharide Gum-1

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Disodium EDTA

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Limonene

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Portulaca Oleracea Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Beta-Glucan

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Glucose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Citronellol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

When to use

1 Routine
100% use in am
0% use in pm
100% use every day
642 Routines
46% use in am
54% use in pm
97% use every day
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Works Well 50% Hydrating 50% Absorbs Well 50%