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CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Eye Cream

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Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex

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CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Eye Cream

Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex

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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CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Eye Cream

Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

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CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Eye Cream

Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex

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Water, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cetyl alcohol, butylene glycol, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ascorbyl glucoside, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, acetyl tetrapeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, cholesterol, squalane, retinol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, glycyrrhiza glabra, punica granatum fruit extract, dunaliella salina extract, pongamia glabra seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, bisabolol, carnosine, panthenol, sodium pca, pullulan, glyceryl ascorbate, behenic acid, dimethicone, sodium citrate, sodium polyacrylate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyl stearate, ceteareth-25, sodium hydroxide, trideceth-6, propyl gallate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, mica, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sodium benzoate 22	Water/aqua/eau, caprylyl methicone, glycerin, peg-12 dimethicone/ppg-20 crosspolymer, dimethicone, alcohol denat., caffeine, hylocereus undatus fruit extract, passiflora edulis fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, ceramide np, ceramide ns, calcium pca, magnesium pca, adenosine, hydroxyacetophenone, tocopherol, cholesterol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, gellan gum, lactic acid, beeswax (cera alba/cire d'abeille), caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, cetyl alcohol, behenic acid, hydrated silica, silica dimethyl silylate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, peg-12 dimethicone, isododecane, polyisobutene, cyclopentasiloxane, polysilicone-11, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 20, sorbitan isostearate, lecithin, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, coco-caprylate/caprate, c12-14 alketh-12, ceteareth-25, sea salt (maris sal/sel marin), silica, silica silylate, decyl glucoside, fragrance/parfum, acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer, dimethylacrylamide/acrylic acid/polystyrene ethyl methacrylate copolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose stearoxy ether, disodium phosphate, sodium metabisulfite, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, pentylene glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492), titanium dioxide/ci 77891

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 56

Total Number of ingredients = 71

Water, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, cetyl alcohol, butylene glycol, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, ascorbyl glucoside, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, polyglyceryl-10 dioleate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, ceramide ns, ceramide eop, ceramide ap, ceramide eos, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, acetyl tetrapeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, cholesterol, squalane, retinol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, glycyrrhiza glabra, punica granatum fruit extract, dunaliella salina extract, pongamia glabra seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, bisabolol, carnosine, panthenol, sodium pca, pullulan, glyceryl ascorbate, behenic acid, dimethicone, sodium citrate, sodium polyacrylate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexyl stearate, ceteareth-25, sodium hydroxide, trideceth-6, propyl gallate, polysorbate 20, disodium edta, mica, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, sodium benzoate

Water/aqua/eau, caprylyl methicone, glycerin, peg-12 dimethicone/ppg-20 crosspolymer, dimethicone, alcohol denat., caffeine, hylocereus undatus fruit extract, passiflora edulis fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, ceramide eos, ceramide np, ceramide ns, calcium pca, magnesium pca, adenosine, hydroxyacetophenone, tocopherol, cholesterol, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, gellan gum, lactic acid, beeswax (cera alba/cire d'abeille), caprooyl phytosphingosine, caprooyl sphingosine, cetyl alcohol, behenic acid, hydrated silica, silica dimethyl silylate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, peg-12 dimethicone, isododecane, polyisobutene, cyclopentasiloxane, polysilicone-11, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, polysorbate 20, sorbitan isostearate, lecithin, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, coco-caprylate/caprate, c12-14 alketh-12, ceteareth-25, sea salt (maris sal/sel marin), silica, silica silylate, decyl glucoside, fragrance/parfum, acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer, dimethylacrylamide/acrylic acid/polystyrene ethyl methacrylate copolymer, dimethicone crosspolymer, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose stearoxy ether, disodium phosphate, sodium metabisulfite, synthetic fluorphlogopite, tin oxide, pentylene glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492), titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Notable ingredients

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Eye Cream

Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex

Anti-acne: Retinol

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Retinol

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Pentylene glycol, Isododecane

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Ingredients with their functions

CLINICAL Ceramide Enriched Firming Eye Cream

Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex

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.

Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing