PRODUCT REVIEW: SELF/ISH EYE CREAM - BEST ANTI-AGING EYE CREAM, BEST CLEAN EYE CREAM FREE OF TOXINS
SELF/ISH | EYE CREAM
This review was originally part of my blog article titled, SELF/ish Skincare for Men - Best Clean Facial Moisturizer, Best Clean Eye Cream and More. You can still catch the full piece here.
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I had just completed my latest article on new eye creams titled, A Few New Eye Creams I’m Really into Now with Farmacy, First Aid Beauty and More! when I came across the new SELF/ish Eye Cream — one of the best clean eye creams available.
The SELF/ish Eye Cream could very easily have been among my top picks. It’s super gentle for the eye area, and super nourishing, too. Like all SELF/ish products, the SELF/ish Eye Cream is a clean formula.
The clean beauty trend is one of the best, most pro-skin health, that I’ve seen in my entire career. The drive to compel skincare manufacturers and marketers to create skin care that’s truly non-toxic and even healthy is unparalleled in the beauty industry.
What is clean beauty and what does clean skincare mean?
I found a thoughtful article full of clean beauty insights on the Martha Stewart website titled, Everything You Need to Know About Clean Skincare, that I think really gets to the heart of it.
Right along with green and organic, clean is a word often used today in the sphere of wellness. “Clean eating” is used to describe a diet full of fresh, organic foods made without additives, preservatives, and chemicals. Likewise, clean beauty is used to describe cosmetics formulated without toxic ingredients.
But there’s not a universal definition of clean beauty since it’s not regulated by the government. “In the United States, there's a feeling that the government doesn't restrict enough ingredients in personal care products,” says Tara Foley, founder of clean beauty mecca Follain. “In Europe and Canada, the government better regulates what can and can’t be in beauty products.” In fact, the European Union has banned more than 1,300 ingredients for cosmetic use, while the United States has banned only 11, according to the CSC, or the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
Instead, beauty brands are increasingly taking it upon themselves to restrict toxic ingredients linked to cancers and hormone disorders. “Each of us has to decide for ourselves what clean means, and customers have to decide what’s important to them,” Foley says. “I believe clean skincare prioritizes human and environmental health and restricts ingredients that are harmful to that. Clean skincare uses nutritious, plant-based ingredients as much as possible, and safe synthetics as necessary for preservation or performance.”
The SELF/ish Eye Cream formula contains a high concentration of the skin-replenishing, non-fragrant plant oil Sunflower Seed Oil, the second ingredient.
There’s humectant Sodium Hyaluronate and several antioxidant botanical extracts, too, including Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, or Birch Bark Extract.
But the real anti-aging power at the heart of the formula is a blend of four peptides and the brand’s signature Vitamin Boost Complex, comprising vitamins B5, C, E and the Vitamin A alternative, Bakuchiol.
The combination of plumping the peptides Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Dipeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, and Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 combine for a concentration of about 4%, a nice amount for the eye area.
And while I love all that, perhaps what I appreciate most about the SELF/ish Eye Cream is its perfect texture — not too thick, not too thin. It’s just right. And, it comes in a tube to preserve its anti-aging power over the life of the product.
At just $22, it’s a phenomenal value for such a well-formulated, toxin-free eye treatment.
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The Ingredient List of the SELF/ish Eye Cream:
Aqua, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pantolactone, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Dipeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Darutoside, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bakuchiol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol, Cyanocobalamin, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Citrate, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone, Steareth 20, Sorbitan Isostearate, Polysorbate 60, Trideceth-6, Butylene Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/ Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, t-Butyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Stearic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Phenoxyethanol.
