MOLTON BROWN Anti-Fatigue Bai Ji Eye Gel 15 ml

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Son’s fave eye gel I bought this for my son who is recovering from Covid and who felt his eyes looked and felt dark and tired. With over 2,000 5-Star Reviews on Trustpilot, we promise to give you the attentive service you desire, which is sometimes lacking with larger retailers. With bai ji extract, this gel moisturizes and calms your skin while algae extract helps reduce the appearance of puffy, dark circles. With bai ji extract, this gel moisturises and calms your skin while algae extract helps reduce the appearance of puffy, dark circles.

The official description in the Europiean Cosmetic Ingredient listing is this: "an extract of various species of Algae; Extract of the Seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, Furaceae". Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. If you've got a question about a product or need advice, please lean on our expertise and we'd be more than happy to help. This lightweight gel intensely moisturises and calms the very delicate skin around your eyes, whilst algae extract helps to reduce the appliance of puffiness. There is another algae extract from another manufacturer that comes from red algae (much more common, about 40% of total macroalgae worldwide) and is claimed to have not only moisturizing but also skin smoothing and densifying effects.It’s often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol. There is, for example, an algae extract trade-named Lanablue that comes from blue-green algae (green algae is rare, less than 1% of the total macroalgae in the world) and is claimed to have retinoid like effects (i. It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with something else, often with potassium sorbate. We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.

Sodium hydroxide in itself is a potent skin irritant, but once it's reacted (as it is usually in skin care products, like exfoliants) it is totally harmless. A mild, natural preservative that usually comes to the formula together with its other mild preservative friends, such as Benzoic Acid and/or Dehydroacetic Acid.

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The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. Fantastic eye cream Tried a load of eye products prior to this one and thought i would try this after seeing it in the sale. Probably that’s why citric acid is usually not used as an exfoliant but more as a helper ingredient in small amounts to adjust the pH of a formulation.It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. For example, in case of AHA or BHA exfoliants, the right pH is super-duper important, and pH adjusters like sodium hydroxide are needed. Ideal for people prone to puffiness and tired eyes, this eye gel is a must-have in your everyday skincare routine. At the same time, it also boosts the effectiveness of other preservatives, such as the nowadays super commonly used phenoxyethanol. Its official functions include being a humectant (helps skin to attract water), emollient (makes skin feel smooth and nice) and skin conditioner (a catchall phrase for saying it does something good for the skin).