Kiehl’s Powerful Wrinkle Reducing Eye Cream

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Aqua/Water, Glycerin¹⁰, Cyclohexasiloxane, Propylene Glycol⁴, Cetyl Alcohol¹³, Stearyl Alcohol, Squalane³, Stearic Acid², Palmitic Acid⁶, PEG-100 Stearate⁵, Beeswax¹⁷/Beeswax, Glyceryl Stearate¹¹, Nylon-12⁸, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate¹⁸, PEG-20 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol¹⁵, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer⁹, Caprylyl Glycol¹⁴, Panthenol⁷, Tocopheryl Acetate, Chlorphenesin, Caffeine¹⁶, Sodium Hyaluronate¹, Calcium PCA, Acrylates Copolymer²⁰, Adenosine²¹, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxypalmitoyl Sphinganine²³, Copper PCA¹², Alteromonas²² Ferment Extract¹⁹, Corallina Officinalis Extract.

Ingredient	What it does
¹sodium hyaluronate	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
²stearic acid	emulsifier; cleaning agent; stabilizes emulsions; lipophilic thickener; texturizer. Stearic acid is naturally found in skin and is used in cleansers to reduce cleansing-induced damage, aid in moisturization, and replenish with skin-natural lipids.
³squalane	light emollient veg oil, can be antibacterial & moisturizing; might break out some people
⁴propylene glycol	solvent; humectant; gives a product "slip"; helps "carry" other ingredients into the skin; also enhances the efficacy of preservatives
⁵PEG-100 Stearate	a moisturizing emollient & emulsifier
⁶palmitic acid	emollient; emulsifier
⁷panthenol	humectant emollient moisturizer; anti-inflammatory
⁸Nylon-12	bulking aka makes a product bulkier, opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, viscosity controlling
⁹Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer	Used as a film former and viscosity increasing agent.
¹⁰Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹¹glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
¹²Copper Pca	humectant moisturizer
¹³Cetyl Alcohol	emollient moisturizing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilizing, foam boosting, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, cleansing surfactant, viscosity controlling
¹⁴caprylyl glycol	An alcohol, derived from a plant which is used as an emollient and coconut derived preservative.
¹⁵butylene glycol	solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better
¹⁶caffeine	constricts the skin; may be anti-inflammatory but also irritating; a potential antioxidant (there is no independent research that caffeine helps cellulite); aids ingredients to penetrate the skin
¹⁷beeswax	a thickening agent that has some emollient properties
¹⁸aluminum starch octenylsuccinate	absorbent; anticaking agent; lipophilic viscosity controlling; thickener
¹⁹Alteromonas Ferment Extract	anti-inflammatory; oceanic bacteria
²⁰acrylates copolymer	absorbs oil in products & skin; suspends other ingredients
²¹adenosine	anti-inflammatory
²²Alteromonas	anti-inflammatory; oceanic bacteria
²³hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine	can help restore the skin's barrier system; improves texture, reduces topical irritation, restores moisture