Known to retain up to 1000X its weight in water, it helps to keep skin looking plump with moisture and feeling soft and smooth. But according to a comparative study done in 1995, citric acid has less skin improving magic properties than glycolic or lactic acid. So you press the pump a coupe of times to dispense the product onto the rollerball, and then proceed to roll it on your eye area. It blends easily with essential oils and can also help to stabilize scents so it's a popular oil in the perfume industry.

High-energy visible light (HEV light), often referred to as “blue light” are rays emitted from the screens of the devices – phones, tablets, laptops – on which we increasingly spend our days, and penetrates the skin more deeply than UV rays, in part due to how much closer its source is to our faces than the sun. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths! But I wouldn't recommend this as a product for exfoliation per se, because the level of Salicylic Acid is probably quite low, and when I tested the pH of the product, it came out to about pH6.

They are good friends because ethylhexylglycerin can boost the effectiveness of phenoxyethanol (and other preservatives) and as an added bonus it feels nice on the skin too. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.

Although I like the Drops of Youth eye concentrate product, it’s more of a nice to have rather than something I need.And while I didn't review it last year either, the Nutriganics line also had a Bouncy Sleeping Mask too. We’ve now enriched every bottle with double the concentration of edelweiss, which is naturally (and rather uniquely) strengthened with leontopodic acid known for its antioxidant properties.

In addition to reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles, Drops of Youth addresses dark circles and puffiness. I can't tell if it would work because it peels off after application :( This was a huge disappointment as the rest of the Drops of Youth line is great. Similar to other emollient plant oils, it's loaded with nourishing fatty acids: oleic is the main component (55-83%), and also contains linoleic (3.We love the promise of night skincare – maximum time for the product to work on its skin, minimum effort involved – and this is a proper mask that requires rinsing off in the morning, unlike many night-time masks, which feel more like heavy moisturisers. So, in addition to just being an eye serum, this also is great as a quick fix" where you want your eye to look good right now - say, if you have an event to go to at night and want a quick fix to improve the appearance of your eye area. Taking a look at the ingredients list from the Youth Concentrate with last year's Nutragenics product, we can see that the ingredients lists are different - although, not to different as to have a totally different functionality and feel on the skin.

I've got a case of "once bitten twice shy" when it comes to alcohol - previous bad experiences with alcohol-containing products that were dring have made me reluctant to use products with alcohol in them in the future. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10). I could of course just use my normal moisturiser but as I suffer a little bit with sensitive skin, I have to be a bit careful otherwise my eyes get all weepy.Partial to all things that tingle and foam, face masks, martinis (extra dry, up, with a twist), this male beauty blogger thirsts for the latest and greatest, but is persuaded only by "what works.