Versed Vacation Eyes Brightening Eye Gel Versus Brickell Men's Products Restoring Eye Serum Treatment
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Niacinamide, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Polysorbate 20, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Plantago Lanceolata Meristem Cell
Antioxidant
Rosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Skin ConditioningDimethyl Sulfone
SolventPantothenic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Lactate
Buffering
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAspartic Acid
Masking
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Arginine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCrithmum Maritimum Extract
Skin ConditioningGanoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Royal Jelly Extract
Skin Conditioning
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Achillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingAstragalus Gummifer Root Extract
Emulsion StabilisingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Equisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Rumex Acetosa Leaf Extract
EmollientTussilago Farfara Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningVaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentYucca Schidigera Stem Extract
Cleansing
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hydrolyzed Grape Fruit Extract
HumectantCinnamomum Camphora Gum Extract
AstringentSantalum Album Oil
Masking
Boswellia Carterii Oil
Masking
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Plantago Lanceolata Meristem Cell, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Dimethyl Sulfone, Pantothenic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Sclerotium Gum, Aspartic Acid, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Arginine, Glycine, Alanine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Astragalus Gummifer Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Propolis Extract, Rumex Acetosa Leaf Extract, Tussilago Farfara Callus Culture Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Yucca Schidigera Stem Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Grape Fruit Extract, Cinnamomum Camphora Gum Extract, Santalum Album Oil, Boswellia Carterii Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium PCA, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent 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.
Polysorbate 20 is a gentle, water-soluble emulsifier and mild surfactant. It stops oil and water from separating to keep your formulas blended and stable.
It also acts as a mild penetration enhancer by helping active ingredients absorb slightly better.
The common safety discussion around this ingredient involves a manufacturing byproduct called 1,4-dioxane.
Trace amounts can form during production but the EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has concluded that levels at/below 10 ppm in finished products are safe (commercial products consistently fall within acceptable margins).
True allergic reactions are uncommon and the CIR Expert Panel has confirmed this ingredient to be safe as used in cosmetics.
Because it is derived from lauric acid, it may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Polysorbate 20Water. 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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