Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Eye Gel-Cream Versus Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Eye Gel-Cream Versus Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado Detailed comparison of Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Eye Gel-Cream versus Kiehl's Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado. This barrier-repair eye moisturizer is formulated around Bifida Ferment Lysate and Caffeine to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This barrier-repair eye moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Persea Gratissima Oil to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Dimethicone Methyl Trimethicone Bifida Ferment Lysate Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Propanediol Petrolatum Sucrose Glycerin Butylene Glycol Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer Trehalose Tripeptide-32 Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Lactobacillus Ferment Tocopheryl Acetate Faex Extract Hypnea Musciformis Extract Sodium Rna Caffeine Squalane Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium PCA Phytosphingosine Hydrolyzed Algin Hordeum Distichon Extract Jojoba Esters Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil Hydrogenated Lecithin Lecithin Isohexadecane Jojoba Alcohol Isopropyl Jojobate PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone Polysorbate 80 Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Tromethamine Sorbitan Oleate Sodium Lactate Polysorbate 40 Potassium Gluconate Tocopherol BHT Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate CI 77491 CI 77492 Water, Dimethicone, Methyl Trimethicone, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Petrolatum, Sucrose, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Trehalose, Tripeptide-32, Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Tocopheryl Acetate, Faex Extract, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Sodium Rna, Caffeine, Squalane, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium PCA, Phytosphingosine, Hydrolyzed Algin, Hordeum Distichon Extract, Jojoba Esters, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lecithin, Isohexadecane, Jojoba Alcohol, Isopropyl Jojobate, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Polysorbate 80, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Sorbitan Oleate, Sodium Lactate, Polysorbate 40, Potassium Gluconate, Tocopherol, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, CI 77491, CI 77492 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Tridecyl Stearate PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate Isodecyl Salicylate Tridecyl Trimellitate Persea Gratissima Oil Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate Propylene Glycol Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate Sorbitan Sesquioleate Magnesium Sulfate Hydrogenated Castor Oil Chlorphenesin Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil P-Anisic Acid Isopropyl Palmitate Disodium EDTA Copper PCA Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil CI 40800 Citric Acid Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Butylene Glycol, Tridecyl Stearate, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, Isodecyl Salicylate, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Magnesium Sulfate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium PCA, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, P-Anisic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isopropy These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons: Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients. Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon. Sodium PCA (the salt of PCA) is one of the most well-established humectants in skincare. Why is it so special? Your skin already makes it naturally; it's a natural component of your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the mix of water-binding compounds inside your skin cells that keeps things soft and hydrated. As a cosmetic ingredient, it grabs water and holds it in the upper layers of skin to smooth roughness and ease dehydration. There's some clinical support for the NMF approach with a study showing that a cream built to mimic the skin's NMF significantly boosted hydration. Safety-wise, this ingredient non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and non-phototoxic in testing, with minimal skin absorption. It also works really well with other hydrators like glycerin or hyaluronic acid, and typical usage is somewhere between 0.2-4%. Tocopheryl Acetate is a stable, shelf-friendly form of vitamin E. Formulators love it because plain vitamin E oxidizes quickly once it hits air. This acetate version stays stable and resists going off, helping to extend a product's shelf life. It's actually inactive on its own and works like a sl