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Bright Start Retinol Alternative Eye Cream

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Eye Serums, Creams & Gels	Eye Serums, Creams & Gels
Hydrating and nourishing formulations/treatments for the eye area.	Hydrating and nourishing formulations/treatments for the eye area.
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Bright Start Retinol Alternative Eye Cream

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

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Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, propanediol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, candelilla/jojoba/rice bran polyglyceryl-3 esters, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, brassica campestris/aleurites fordi oil copolymer, silica, glyceryl stearate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, behenyl alcohol, caffeine, moringa oil/hydrogenated moringa oil esters, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mica, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, squalene, caprylic/capric/succinic triglyceride, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium phytate, phytosteryl macadamiate, persea gratissima (avocado) fruit extract, crithmum maritimum extract, phytosterols, tocopherol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, sodium citrate, ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 (iron oxide) 14	Water/aqua/eau, c13-15 alkane, propanediol, diisostearyl malate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, synthetic fluorphlogopite, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caffeine, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed oil unsaponifiables, coffea arabica seed extract, allantoin, tocopherol, niacinamide, hydrogenated rapeseed oil, fucus vesiculosus extract, polymethyl methacrylate, cetearyl glucoside, vaccinium macrocarpon seed oil, octyldodecanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, panax quinquefolius root extract, haematococcus pluvialis extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, lecithin, behenyl alcohol, arachidyl glucoside, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, sodium dilauramidoglutamide lysine, arachidyl alcohol, sodium phytate, hexylene glycol, sorbitan isostearate, malic acid, caprylyl glycol, tin oxide, glucose, astaxanthin, mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxide yellow (ci 77492)

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Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 43

Aqua/water/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, propanediol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, candelilla/jojoba/rice bran polyglyceryl-3 esters, jojoba oil/macadamia seed oil esters, brassica campestris/aleurites fordi oil copolymer, silica, glyceryl stearate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, behenyl alcohol, caffeine, moringa oil/hydrogenated moringa oil esters, sodium stearoyl lactylate, mica, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, squalene, caprylic/capric/succinic triglyceride, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium phytate, phytosteryl macadamiate, persea gratissima (avocado) fruit extract, crithmum maritimum extract, phytosterols, tocopherol, acetyl hexapeptide-8, sodium citrate, ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 (iron oxide)

Water/aqua/eau, c13-15 alkane, propanediol, diisostearyl malate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, synthetic fluorphlogopite, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, caffeine, cetearyl alcohol, helianthus annuus seed oil unsaponifiables, coffea arabica seed extract, allantoin, tocopherol, niacinamide, hydrogenated rapeseed oil, fucus vesiculosus extract, polymethyl methacrylate, cetearyl glucoside, vaccinium macrocarpon seed oil, octyldodecanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, panax quinquefolius root extract, haematococcus pluvialis extract, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, lecithin, behenyl alcohol, arachidyl glucoside, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, sodium dilauramidoglutamide lysine, arachidyl alcohol, sodium phytate, hexylene glycol, sorbitan isostearate, malic acid, caprylyl glycol, tin oxide, glucose, astaxanthin, mica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxide yellow (ci 77492)

Notable ingredients

Bright Start Retinol Alternative Eye Cream

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Soothing: Persea gratissima (avocado) fruit extract

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol, Squalene

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Fucus vesiculosus extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Bright Start Retinol Alternative Eye Cream

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Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Persea gratissima (avocado) oil

Also-called: Avocado Oil, Persea Americana Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.