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  Get the Goods: Applied Science

 
 

Beauty professionals dedicated to preserving healthy, youthful skin are always eager to learn what groundbreaking treatments that doctors, chemists, and research and developers are going to come up with next. Sometimes it's a brand-new ingredient, sometimes a new use for an established ingredient and

 

sometimes a more effective way to deliver ingredients, as with the recent application of nanotechnology to the beauty industry. When it comes to under-eye care, the discoveries are coming fast and furiously. Here's a quick guide to the types of ingredients to look for in today's topical eye products:

 
         
 

Antioxidants
Alpha lipoic acid
CoQ10
Idebenone
Ginkgo biloba
Tea extracts
Vitamins C and E
Yeast proteins

Brighteners
Retinol (vitamin A)
Vitamin K

 

Regenerators
Amino acids/peptides
Marine collagen
Seaweed/algae

Nourishers/Hydrators
Hemp Hyaluronic acid
Seaweed/algae



 
Anti-inflammatories/Depuffers/Calmers

Hyaluronic acid
Numerous botanicals
Caffeine
Chamomile
Cucumber
Horse chestnut
Lavender extract

 

Tea extracts
Caffeine
Willow bark
Ginkgo biloba
Horse chestnut
Silicone (chilled in mask form)
Willow bark


For a comprehensive list of the latest under-eye products containing these ingredients and more, see "All About Eyes" in the July issue of DAYSPA or on dayspamag.com.

 
         
 

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