AHC Time Rewind Real Eye Cream For Face

"AHC - Time Rewind Real Eye Cream For Face" has a good moisturizing formula. This moisturizer uses a good combo of humectants and emollients. These both types of ingredients are essentials for improving the skin hydration and keeping the skin barrier healthy. Humectants in this product (acetyl hexapeptide-8, hexapeptide-9, biosaccharide gum-1, glycerin and hyaluronic acid) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Emollients in this formulation (palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, tripeptide-1, cholesterol, hydrolyzed collagen and limnanthes alba seed oil) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

• Another benefit is that this moisturizer contain ceramides (ceramide np 0.05% - 0.30%). Ceramides are an important part of our natural skin barrier. The Ceramides used in skincare are synthetic or come from plants. They help soften the skin and can help "fill the gaps" in the skin barrier, keeping the skin hydrated and resilient for longer.
• This moisturizer also contains Peptides (hexapeptide-9 0.10% - 0.35%, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 0.10% - 0.35%, tripeptide-1 0.15% - 0.50%, copper tripeptide-1 0.10% - 0.35%, sh-oligopeptide-2 0.10% - 0.35%, sh-oligopeptide-1 0.10% - 0.35%, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate 0.10% - 0.35%, nonapeptide-1 0.10% - 0.35%, acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.05% - 0.25%, palmitoyl tripeptide-5 0.05% - 0.15%, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester 0.05% - 0.20%, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 0.05% - 0.15%, ascorbic acid polypeptide 0.05% - 0.15%, palmitoyl tripeptide-1 0.05% - 0.30% and palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 0.05% - 0.30%). Peptides are a very big group of ingredients. They all consist of a different combination of aminoacids. Our skin produces Peptides naturally. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The scientists are still studying how effective the topical application of Peptides is, but it is very likely that they are helpful. Peptides might be able to support skin barrier restoration and even have an anti-aging benefit. At the very least, they certainly help attract water to the skin and support the hydration in this way.
• Adenosine 0.05% - 0.15%. It is a compound that in involved in many biological processes inside the skin cells. According one high-quality clinical trial, topical Adenosine in low concentrations can somewhat help improve "deep wrinkles" - the wrinkles that appear with age in places where our faces are most dynamic (for example, on the forehead or in the corners of the eyes).

Irritation risk

There are quite a few common irritants in this product, including ingredients without particular skin benefits. We would not recommend it for sensitive skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

Price

The product retails for 19.90A$ in Australia.

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