"Balea - Urea Eye Cream" has a good moisturizing formula. As we expect from a proper moisturizer, the formula includes a combo of effective humectants and emollients. These are the two different types of ingredients that are essential for improving the skin hydration and supporting a healthy skin barrier. Panthenol, urea, glycerin, pantolactone and saccharide isomerate in this product (humectants) attract water molecules to the upper layer of the skin (the water comes from the outside air or from the deeper layers of the skin if the air is dry). Emollients in this formulation (glycine soja oil, glycine soja sterols, persea gratissima oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride and simmondsia chinensis 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

Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) at about 0.70% - 1.00% concentration. In this concentration, Panthenol works effectively to improve the skin barrier and reduce inflammation.

This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: vitamin e and lecithin

Irritation risk

This formulation includes some common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. 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.

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The product retails for 25.10A$ in Australia, for 8.08$ in the United States and for 13.48£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

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Moisturizing

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Anti-aging

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Balea Urea Eye Cream with 10% urea provides the sensitive eye area with optimal moisture and gives a soft and supple skin. Dryness lines are reduced.

Source: German Drugstore

This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin, pantolactone.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: caprylic/capric triglyceride, simmondsia chinensis seed oil.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol, urea

caprylic/capric triglyceride 1.6% - 1.9%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin

panthenol 0.7% - 1%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function

pantolactone 0.4% - 0.6%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Balea Urea Eye Cream with 10% urea provides the sensitive eye area with optimal moisture and gives a soft and supple skin. Dryness lines are reduced.

Source: German Drugstore

This product does not contain ingredients that are able to reduce fine lines and wrinkles or help with skin elasticity, but it can improve the look of the skin temporarily through moisturization. Well-moisturized skin might also be able to repair the sun damage better.

tocopherol 0.2% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself

ascorbyl palmitate 0.2% - 0.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable and can penetrate the skin better than L-Ascorbic acid. It is effective in protecting the skin from free radicals, as well as evening the skin tone, but is less effective in stimulating collagen production compared to L-Ascorbic acid.

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tocopherol 0.2% - 0.35%

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Works for: Anti-oxidation, Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-aging

Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself

panthenol 0.7% - 1%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Reduces redness, Reduces irritation

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function

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triacetin 0.45% - 0.65%

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Used to dissolve other ingredients

glyceryl oleate 0.35% - 0.6%

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Works for: Cleansing

Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating

Comodogenic ingredients

chlorella vulgaris extract 0.6% - 0.9%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidation

A plant extract that can help to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties

hydrolyzed algin 0.55% - 0.85%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing

Derived from brown algae. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin

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water 45% - 55%

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Plain old water

urea 9.3% - 11.4%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Exfoliation

Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations

glycerin 3.9% - 4.7%

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Works for: Moisturizing

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Ingredient list view

Water, Urea, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 dicitrate/stearate, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Squalane, Decyl cocoate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glyceryl stearate, Persea gratissima oil, Hydrogenated coco-glycerides, Panthenol, Saccharide isomerate, Chlorella vulgaris extract, Hydrolyzed algin, Maris aqua, Sea water, Glycine soja sterols, Glycine soja oil, Stearyl alcohol, Triacetin, Pantolactone, Lecithin, Hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, Hexyl laurate, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl oleate, Acacia senegal gum, Sclerotium gum, Xanthan gum, Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol, Sodium citrate, Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

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Key ingredients	panthenol urea +10 more	Common: panthenol urea +5 more Other: linoleic acid palmitoyl tripeptide-38 +11 more	Common: urea panthenol +4 more Other: lactic acid palmitoyl oligopeptide +9 more	Common: urea panthenol +4 more Other: niacinamide madecassoside +14 more	Common: urea panthenol +2 more Other: niacinamide retinyl palmitate +5 more	Common: panthenol panthenol +6 more Other: ceramide 3 linoleic acid +19 more	Common: panthenol urea +3 more Other: madecassoside ceramide np +5 more	Common: urea panthenol +3 more Other: ceramide ap ceramide eop +7 more	Common: panthenol squalane +3 more Other: palmitoyl tripeptide-5 sodium hyaluronate	Common: panthenol squalane +3 more Other: palmitoyl tripeptide-5 sodium hyaluronate	Common: panthenol glycerin +2 more Other: butyrospermum parkii butter lactococcus ferment lysate
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Potential Irritants	glyceryl oleate Has skin benefit? triacetin Has skin benefit? +12 more	hamamelis virginiana water Has skin benefit? carica papaya fruit extract Has skin benefit? +11 more	n-hydroxysuccinimide Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +16 more	sodium anisate Has skin benefit? sodium levulinate Has skin benefit? +10 more	ci 15985 Has skin benefit? retinyl palmitate Has skin benefit? +12 more	1,2-hexanediol Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +11 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? 1,2-hexanediol Has skin benefit? +8 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +7 more	myristyl alcohol Has skin benefit? potassium sorbate Has skin benefit? +10 more	myristyl alcohol Has skin benefit? potassium sorbate Has skin benefit? +10 more	glyceryl oleate Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +8 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? urea Has skin benefit? +35 more	water Has skin benefit? ethylhexyl palmitate Has skin benefit? +45 more	water Has skin benefit? maris sal Has skin benefit? +57 more	water Has skin benefit? sucrose polystearate Has skin benefit? +41 more	water Has skin benefit? coco-caprylate/caprate Has skin benefit? +36 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +52 more	water Has skin benefit? urea Has skin benefit? +31 more	water Has skin benefit? carthamus tinctorius oleosomes Has skin benefit? +28 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +28 more

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