Sarah Chapman - Eye Recovery

Sarah Chapman Eye Recovery

Efficacy75/100

Works for:

based on ingredients and %
  • Anti-aging
  • Anti-oxidation
  • Moisturizing
  • Evens skin tone

Can it cause trouble?

  • Irritation risk: high
  • Comedogenic risk ingredients: 4

Key actives

Stearyl glycyrrhetinate0.2% - 0.35%Retinyl palmitate0.15% - 0.3%Tocopherol0.2% - 0.35%
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Product Summary

Judging from the ingredient list, "Sarah Chapman - Eye Recovery" works well for improving skin hydration 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. Humectants in this product (carnosine, glycerin, saccharide isomerate, sodium hyaluronate and sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer) 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). Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone and phenyl trimethicone in this product help decrease the water evoporation from the skin, so that it stays hydrated for longer. These ingredients also soften the skin and take away the feeling of tightness and dryness.

Ingredient callouts

  • This product also contains Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid). It can be an effective active for anti-aging and evening out the skin tone, but in this moisturizer it is used for stabilizing other ingredients in the formulation. In this concentration (0.15% - 0.30%) it cannot have a noticeable benefit for the skin.
  • This moisturizer includes a form of Retinoids (vitamin A) - retinyl palmitate 0.15% - 0.30%, but this type of vitamin A is not very effective. It could in theory help with fine lines and wrinkles, but the effect is most likely minimal.
  • This moisturizer also contains Peptides (palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 0.20% - 0.35%, dipeptide-2 0.20% - 0.35%, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate 0.20% - 0.40%, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 0.25% - 0.45%, palmitoyl tripeptide-5 0.20% - 0.40% and palmitoyl tripeptide-1 0.25% - 0.40%). 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.
This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: vitamin c, vitamin e, dipotassium glycyrrhizate and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

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 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 23.00£ in the United Kingdom.

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