Ingredients
Cosmetic ingredients are listed by their names in the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI), from the largest amount to the smallest; those below 1% may follow in any order.[2][3]
The list: Aqua (Water), Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Squalane, Propylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Panthenol, Tocopherol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus (Sun-flower) Seed Oil, Escin, Ubiquinone, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Glycerin, Dipropyl Succinate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Polyphosphate, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Carbomer, Sodium Lactate, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Linalool, Citronellol, Benzyl Salicylate, Citral, Parfum (Fragrance).
The same ingredients grouped by what they do in the cream. Many have several functions; each is listed once.
- Base and emulsifiers: water,[4] Cetearyl Alcohol,[5] Glyceryl Stearate,[6] Polysorbate 20.[7]
- Skin conditioning agents and humectants: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil,[8] jojoba oil,[9] Squalane,[10] Propylene Glycol,[11] shea butter,[12] Butylene Glycol,[13] Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein,[14] Propylheptyl Caprylate,[15] beeswax,[16] panthenol,[17] sodium hyaluronate,[18] sunflower seed oil,[19] Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein,[20] Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1,[21] Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7,[22] Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer,[23] glycerin,[24] Ammonium Glycyrrhizate,[25] Ethylhexylglycerin.[26]
- Plant extracts: butcher's broom root extract,[27] edelweiss extract,[28] marigold flower extract,[29] centella extract.[30]
- Antioxidants: tocopherol (vitamin E),[31] coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone).[32]
- Thickeners and stabilisers: Xanthan Gum,[33] Carbomer.[34]
- Preservatives: phenoxyethanol,[35] benzoic acid,[35] dehydroacetic acid.[35]
- pH adjusters and buffers: Sodium Lactate,[36] Sodium Citrate,[37] Citric Acid,[38] sodium hydroxide.[39]
- Fragrance and fragrance components: alpha-isomethyl ionone,[40] linalool,[40] citronellol,[40] benzyl salicylate,[40] citral,[40] fragrance (Parfum).[41]
- Other: Escin,[42] Sodium Polyphosphate.[43]
- Role not established: Dipropyl Succinate.
- Peptides: palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, together known as Matrixyl 3000.
- Ubiquinone, the ingredient-list name of coenzyme Q10.
- Fragrance: the list ends with Parfum and the fragrance components alpha-isomethyl ionone, linalool, citronellol, benzyl salicylate and citral, so the cream is not fragrance-free.
How to use
- Cleanse the skin.
- In the morning and in the evening, gently tap a little cream into the skin around the eyes with a fingertip.
Precautions
People who react to fragrances should check the ingredient list before use: the cream contains alpha-isomethyl ionone, linalool, citronellol, benzyl salicylate and citral. EU law requires these fragrance components to be listed once they exceed 0.001% in a product left on the skin.[3]
As a cosmetic, the cream acts on the look and condition of the skin; it is not a medicine.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Vivasan, product packaging of VIVABEAUTY Secret of Serenity Eye Contour Cream (I 406).
- ↑ Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), Cosmetic products labelling. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 European Parliament and Council of the European Union, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: AQUA. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CETEARYL ALCOHOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: GLYCERYL STEARATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: POLYSORBATE 20. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS SEED OIL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SQUALANE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PROPYLENE GLYCOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: BUTYLENE GLYCOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: POTASSIUM PALMITOYL HYDROLYZED WHEAT PROTEIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PROPYLHEPTYL CAPRYLATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CERA ALBA. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PANTHENOL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM HYALURONATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: HYDROLYZED YEAST PROTEIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CAPRYLOYL GLYCERIN/SEBACIC ACID COPOLYMER. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: GLYCERIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: AMMONIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: RUSCUS ACULEATUS ROOT EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: TOCOPHEROL. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: UBIQUINONE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: XANTHAN GUM. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CARBOMER. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 European Commission, CosIng, Annex V: list of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM LACTATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM CITRATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: CITRIC ACID. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM HYDROXIDE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 European Commission, CosIng, Annex III: list of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: PARFUM. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: ESCIN. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
- ↑ European Commission, CosIng: SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE. Retrieved 9 November 2026.