Oasis Beauty Solar Serum Eye Cream With Lycocelle

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(Pure New Zealand) Aqua, Glycerine¹³, Aqua, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate (Natural Preservative), Solanum Lycopersicum¹¹ (Tomato) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glycerine, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber⁸) Seed Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Fruit Oil, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer¹⁰, Lecithin⁴ (Emulsifier), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Calendula¹² Officinalis Flower Oil⁹, Mel (Manuka Honey⁵), Glyceryl Stearate⁶ Citrate, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate³, Hydrogenated Lecithin (Emulsifer), Behenyl Alcohol (Natural Fatty Alcohol), Natural Fragrance⁷ (Oil), Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E²), Hyaluronic Acid¹, Potassium Sorbate (Food Grade Preservative)

Ingredient	What it does
¹hyaluronic acid	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
²Vitamin E	Antioxidant emollient & occlusive moisturizer with proven effects: protects the epidermis from early stages of ultraviolet light damage; increases the efficacy of active sunscreen ingredients; reduces the formation of free radicals upon skin exposure to UVA rays and other sources of skin stress; reduces transepidermal water loss from skin and strengthens the skin's barrier function; protects the skin barrier's oil (lipid) balance during the cleansing process; reduces the severity of sunburn; preservative (if at the end of the list)
³Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate	emulsifier, combines oil and water in the formula
⁴lecithin	moisturizing phospholipid; emulsifies & thickens a product; water-binder; mild preservative; penetrates skin well so is a great ingredient others can "piggyback on" into your skin
⁵honey	humectant moisturizer; anti-inflammatory; may be an antioxidant; contains natural lactic acid; antimicrobial; straight up honey has wound-healing properties. Note: if you’re allergic to royal jelly, propolis, bee stings, etc., you may have an allergic reaction to honey.
⁶glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
⁷fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
⁸cucumber	moisturizing & anti-inflammatory (contains 95% water)
⁹Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil	A moisturizer that also masks bad scents of other ingredients in the formula, aka makes it smell nice so you want to use it
¹⁰acrylates copolymer	absorbs oil in products & skin; suspends other ingredients
¹¹Solanum Lycopersicum	Used as an astringent; can be irritating
¹²calendula	may have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties
¹³Glycerine	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers