
Mario Badescu Dermonectin Eye Cream
Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Super concentrated and richly moisturising, Dermonectin Eye Cream is ideal for overnight use.
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, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer.
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: beeswax, cocos nucifera oil.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: oligopeptide-5, paraffinum liquidum
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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zea mays oil | HIGH | ||
oligopeptide-5 | HIGH | ||
paraffinum liquidum | HIGH |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains oligopeptide-5, retinyl palmitate. 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.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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oligopeptide-5 | MEDIUM | ||
retinyl palmitate | MEDIUM | ||
tocopherol | LOW |
Other benefit: Evens skin tone
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: retinyl palmitate.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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retinyl palmitate | MEDIUM |
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Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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retinyl palmitate | ||
propylene glycol | ||
diazolidinyl urea |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- oligopeptide-5
- Mineral oil
- retinyl palmitate
- glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer
- theobroma cacao seed butter
- Vitamin E
- beeswax
- zea mays oil
- cocos nucifera oil
- glycerin
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Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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45% - 55% | |
Plain old water | |
4.5% - 5.5% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
4.6% - 5.7% | |
3.6% - 4.3% | |
An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
2.8% - 3.5% | |
Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function | |
2.4% - 3% | |
Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen | |
2% - 2.5% | |
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic | |
TBC | |
The ingredient is not recognized | |
1.8% - 2.3% | |
1.5% - 1.8% | |
A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. | |
1.3% - 1.6% | |
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function | |
1.2% - 1.5% | |
Helps soften upper layer of the skin and can enhance penetration of other ingredients into the upper layer of the skin | |
1% - 1.2% | |
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect | |
0.8% - 1.15% | |
A type of peptide. Peptides are excellent moisturizers and might be able support collagen production reducing fine lines and wrinkles | |
0.65% - 1% | |
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 | |
0.65% - 1% | |
Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect | |
0.7% - 1.05% | |
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating | |
0.75% - 1.1% | |
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
0.65% - 1% | |
Used to adjust pH of the product and can help improve the product's smell | |
0.6% - 0.9% | |
Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations | |
0.7% - 1% | |
Helps oil and water mix together. Has some emollient properties | |
0.55% - 0.8% | |
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and provide a longer-lasting hydration. Can create a thicker product consistency | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
A preservative | |
0.2% - 0.4% | |
A preservative | |
0.15% - 0.3% | |
A preservative | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
Used to thicken the product formulation and might help to add minerals to the surface of the skin. It is used in scrubs as a physical exfoliant. Can increase sensitivity to other ingredients if left on the skin or used in high concentration | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
A preservative. Works by releasing formaldehyde. Can be irritating | |
0.4% - 0.6% | |
A colorant (dye) | |
0.35% - 0.6% | |
A red colorant | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A yellow dye | |
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Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- A review on the extensive skin benefits of mineral oil
- Content of fatty acids in corn (Zea mays L.) oil from Ecuador
- Comparison of skin calming effects of cosmetic products containing 4-t-butylcyclohexanol or acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester on capsaicin-induced facial stinging in volunteers with sensitive skin
- Amended Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Cocoa polyphenols and their influence on parameters involved in ex vivo skin restructuring
- Vitamin E in dermatology