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Perricone MD
Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing & Brightening Under Eye Cream

Perricone MD ESSENTIAL FX ACYL-GLUTATHIONE SMOOTHING and BRIGHTENING UNDER-EYE CREAM.

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Illuminating Eye Balm

Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing & Brightening Under Eye Cream

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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Ingredient highlights

Illuminating Eye Balm

Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing & Brightening Under Eye Cream

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
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

Full ingredient list

Illuminating Eye Balm

Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing & Brightening Under Eye Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, butylene glycol, glycerin, methylpropanediol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate citrate, mica, polyacrylamide, sorbitan sesquioleate, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated lecithin, stearic acid, peg-75 stearate, silicon dioxide, laureth-7, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit water, tin oxide, ceteth-20, steareth-20, phenylpropanol, alumina, caffeine, polyhydroxystearic acid, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, bacillus ferment, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides 13	Water/aqua/eau, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, trifluoromethyl c1-4 alkyl dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, s-palmitoylglutathione, steareth-20, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, salvia hispanica seed oil, xanthan gum, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, lactic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, fucus vesiculosus extract, cryptomeria japonica leaf extract, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, silica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77499)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, butylene glycol, glycerin, methylpropanediol, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate citrate, mica, polyacrylamide, sorbitan sesquioleate, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated lecithin, stearic acid, peg-75 stearate, silicon dioxide, laureth-7, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit water, tin oxide, ceteth-20, steareth-20, phenylpropanol, alumina, caffeine, polyhydroxystearic acid, hydrolyzed rhodophyceae extract, bacillus ferment, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides

Water/aqua/eau, octyldodecyl neopentanoate, cetearyl alcohol, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, trifluoromethyl c1-4 alkyl dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, s-palmitoylglutathione, steareth-20, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, salvia hispanica seed oil, xanthan gum, linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed oil, ethylhexylglycerin, lactic acid, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, fucus vesiculosus extract, cryptomeria japonica leaf extract, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, silica, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, iron oxides (ci 77499)

Notable ingredients

Illuminating Eye Balm

Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing & Brightening Under Eye Cream

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Phenylpropanol, Methylpropanediol

Soothing: Fucus vesiculosus extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, S-palmitoylglutathione

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Illuminating Eye Balm

Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione Smoothing & Brightening Under Eye Cream

Water

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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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