Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Product Summary
"ELEMIS - Absolute Eye Serum" could be helpful for: Moisturizing and Anti-aging, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (sodium pca 2.60% - 4.00%, sodium lactate 0.45% - 1.10%, pca 0.20% - 0.80%, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid 0.10% - 0.45%, histidine 0.05% - 0.20%, alanine 0.15% - 0.65%, glycine 0.20% - 0.75%, aspartic acid 0.30% - 0.75%, arginine 0.35% - 0.80% and glycerin 4.20% - 6.30%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails from 36.00$ up to 52.00$ in the United States and from 33.60£ up to 38.00£ in the United Kingdom.
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Works for
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Plant extracts help to rejuvenate the eye area whilst Rosewood Oil works to minimise fine lines and Chamomile oil reduces dark circles.Cruelty free Great for getting rid of millia – find out why here. Read more
Source: Beauty Bay
This product contains aspartic acid, serine, threonine. These ingredients might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
An amino-acid that helps increase skin hydration and might help to slightly improve skin firmness, potentially reducing lines and wrinkles
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
HYDRATES, SOFTENS, NOURISHES A prebiotic overnight sleeping ELEMIS Superfood Midnight Facial that leaves dry, thirsty skin feeling silky soft, radiant and replenished with moisture upon waking Shop Now
Source: Feelunique
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:
alanine, arginine.
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: arginine.
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier function
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. A version of it is naturally present in skin
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
An amino-acid that helps increase skin hydration and might help to slightly improve skin firmness, potentially reducing lines and wrinkles
An amino acid that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and support skin's barrier function
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Avoid if sensitive to gluten
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 75/100.
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Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
No comedogenic ingredients detected
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Key Actives
An amino-acid that helps increase skin hydration and might help to slightly improve skin firmness, potentially reducing lines and wrinkles
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier function
An amino acid that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and support skin's barrier function
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. A version of it is naturally present in skin
Potential irritants
A plant extract that might have antibacterial effect and help neutralize free radicals
A preservative. Works by releasing formaldehyde. Can be irritating
Plant extract. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
Plant extract that can be irritating and is a known allergen
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
An essential oil that is used as a fragrance and can be irritating. It might have some anti-oxidant effect in skin
An essential oil. Potential allergen and can be irritating. It has some anti-bacterial properties
Helps oil and water mix together and used to stabilize product formulations
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Avoid if sensitive to gluten
Comedogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comedogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Helps oil and water mix together and used to stabilize product formulations
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
A plant extract that might have antibacterial effect and help neutralize free radicals
A preservative. Works by releasing formaldehyde. Can be irritating
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
An amino-acid that helps increase skin hydration and might help to slightly improve skin firmness, potentially reducing lines and wrinkles
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Avoid if sensitive to gluten
Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier function
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking
Plant extract. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
An amino acid that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and support skin's barrier function
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. A version of it is naturally present in skin
Plant extract that can be irritating and is a known allergen
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
An essential oil that is used as a fragrance and can be irritating. It might have some anti-oxidant effect in skin
An essential oil. Potential allergen and can be irritating. It has some anti-bacterial properties
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products
Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, Sodium pca, Centaurea cyanus flower extract, Polysorbate 20, Sclerotium gum, Sodium benzoate, Diazolidinyl urea, Disodium edta, Sodium lactate, Potassium sorbate, Arginine, Aspartic acid, Pca, Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Glycine, Alanine, Caramel, Aesculus hippocastanum seed extract, Serine, Valine, Linalool, Isoleucine, Threonine, Proline, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Lavandula hybrida oil, Parfum, Anthemis nobilis flower oil, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Osmanthus fragrans flower extract, Phenylalanine, Histidine, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium hydroxide
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