[REVIEW] Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter (Before and After)

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[1]🧈Ingredients Breakdown [2]Instructions [3]Results VS. Claims [4]Before&After [5]Verdict

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• Price (using this link): US$ 23.47 (If you use my code: DEWILDE you can get up to 5% off on any YesStyle purchase at checkout)

• Texture: Lightweight cream, a bit oily

• What you get: 20g

• Cruelty-free: Yes

• Instagram: @klairs.global

+INGREDIENTS

Ingredients of the Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Stearic Acid (Emollient + Viscosity Controlling), 1,2-Hexanediol (Solvent), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Betaine (Moisturizer/Humectant), Caffeine, Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chaenomeles Sinensis Fruit Extract, Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Copper Tripeptide-1, Oligopeptide-29, Oligopeptide-32, Panthenol, Pantolactone (Moisturizer/Humectant), Hydrogenated Lecithin (Emollient + Emulsifying), Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/​Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer (Viscosity Controlling + Emulsion Stabilising), Sodium Hyaluronate, Glyceryl Stearate (Emollient + Emulsifying), Sorbitan Isostearate (Emulsifying), ♦️Cetearyl Alcohol, Propanediol (Solvent + Moisturizer/Humectant), Arachidic Acid, Oleic Acid (Emollient + Emulsifying), Palmitic Acid (Skin-identical Ingredient + Emollient + Emulsifying), Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside (Surfactant/Cleansing),♦️ Ethylhexylglycerin

🧈In-Depth Details Of Interesting Ingredients:

Glycerine: Widely used as a quality Hydrator (occurs naturally in the skin, and its chemical structure attracts water). You can find this ingredient in most good skin-replenishing products.

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Sunflower): Emollient (Softens and soothes and acts as a moisturizer) + Hydration (Fatty Acids) + Anti-inflammatory (Linoleic acid)

Caffeine: Antioxidant (slows down photoaging process) + Wound healing (promotes microcirculation)

Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract: Potentially Anti-bacterial + Potentially Antioxidative

Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract: Antioxidant (Activates a pathway that leads to the expression of antioxidant enzymes) + Anti-inflammatory (Upregulates the expression of Filaggrin and Loricin, two proteins involved in maintaining a healthy skin barrier, a lack of them is associated with skin inflammation and even eczema and psoriasis.)

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Green tea): Antioxidant (Polyphenol) + Anti-inflammatory (Polyphenol) + Antimicrobial (Catechins)

Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract: Antioxidant + Soothing (One study suggests it could be used to treat mild rosacea)

Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract: Potentially Anti-inflammatory + Potentially Antioxidative

Corallina Officinalis Extract: Maintains skin barrier (Regulate lipid barrier processes) + Anti-Aging (Quickens cellular turnover)

Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract: Antioxidant (polyphenols) + Anti-inflammatory + Wound healing

Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract: Prevents hyperpigmentation (Inhibits Melanin forming activity of Tyrosinase) + Anti Aging (Collagenase and Elastase, the enzymes that break down collagen and elastin are inhibited, some studies suggest that by limiting these enzymes (that tend to be overproduced when the skin is exposed to mutagens such as UV rays), skin doesn’t age as fast)

Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract: Antifungal (hydroxycoumarin) + Anti-inflammatory (Monoterpenes)

Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract: Antibacterial + Antifungal + Anti-inflammatory

Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract (Tulsi): Antioxidant + Anti-inflammatory + Anti-aging (Inhibition of hyaluronidase (degrades hyaluronic acid) and MMP-1 (these contribute to wrinkles formation and inadequate wound repair if overexpressed))

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8: Works as a muscle contraction blocker which ultimately reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles due to facial expression. However, it’s not an ingredient meant to be used on sensitive or sensitized (due to sun damage, for example).

Copper Tripeptide-1: Wound healing (Copper tripeptide-1 is naturally released by the body to signal repair processes to begin/ increases collagen synthesis/ increases cell migration to the affected area) + Antioxidant (antioxidant systems in our body is naturally induced by Copper tripeptide-1) + Anti-microbial

Oligopeptide-29 + Oligopeptide-32: Oligopeptides or peptides act as building blocks of different proteins, they are the foundation of the skin, and their potential effects in treatment against hyperpigmentation, skin laxity, and healing have been studied. The specific oligopeptides present in this formulation are not well research, and there is currently no relevant skincare data on them.

Panthenol: Moisturizing (penetrates deep into the layers and gets converted into Pantothenic Acid (B5)) + Anti Acne (B5) + Wound healing (B5)

Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrating (water-binding properties) + Wound healing (promotes microcirculation)

♦️Controversial Ingredients:

Cetearyl Alcohol: Emollient + Viscosity Controlling + Emulsifying + Surfactant/Cleansing + Emulsion Stabilising [non-drying alcohol]

Ethylhexylglycerin: Either used as a texture enhancer or acts as a preservative. I don't give particular importance to researching these "filler" ingredients; going to different sites and comparing what's being said about them usually enables me to determine whether they are considered safe to use or not. For this one, incidecoder, Paula's choice, skincarisma, and cosdna all had nothing negative to say. In fact, "According to EWG, Ethylhexylglycerin is rated as a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the lowest health risk and 10 being the highest." (Environmental Working Group). However, the European Union has "classified it as an irritant with limited evidence of eye toxicity," in other words, some people react badly to it, and I happen to be one of those people. Not all eye cream formulations containing Ethylhexylglycerin irritate my eyes, and this one by Klairs did not.

+HOW TO USE THE Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter

1) Apply toner after cleansing.
2) At your moisturizer step, apply an adequate amount of the product around your eyes.
3) Finish your routine with a face moisturizer.

+what does the Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter do?

Claims from the Dear Klairs product page.


1.Protects the thin skin around your eyes with antioxidant care: Yes, the majority of the Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter ingredients are antioxidative. Note that free-radical oxygen species cause oxidative stress, premature aging, skin damage, and even cancer. Free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons that destroy skin cells to ‘steal’ electrons from them. Antioxidative ingredients and products provide electrons to those free radicals, which protect your skin from their scavenging activity.

2.Improves fine lines and elasticity for those who want to prevent wrinkles: It definitely improves fine lines and is probably more potent than most eye creams I've used in the past. I think that my skin is physically changed because my fine lines are less apparent even when I don't apply the product. This means that in addition to plumping them up, the ingredients promoted mechanisms that yielded less profound fine lines. Don't imagine that your fines lines and wrinkles will disappear with continued use of this product: it doesn't have this much dramatic result. But if you're only concern is tiny fine lines, chances are you'll get what you paid for with this one. I saw no results for elasticity, and it's important to note that only one ingredient has any claims on elasticity: Diospyros Kaki Leaf Extract inhibits elastase, the degrading enzyme of elastin, the 'elasticity protein. As a prevention treatment for wrinkles, I think this is a good option since it contains so many anti-aging and anti-inflammatory ingredients and a couple of really interesting peptides (see the in-depth ingredient list above for more information).

3.Suitable for everyone, even if you have milia concerns, the soft butter-like texture helps the product to get absorbed quickly: I have had milia and irritation while testing out eye care products in the past. I'm happy to report that the Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter did not irritate my skin in any way, nor did it cause milia. It doesn't contain any irritating ingredients unless you are sensitized or get irritated by Ethylhexylglycerin. But when it comes to absorption, I don't think that this product gets absorbed quickly. When it's humid, my eye area looks like I sweated due to the product lingering on my skin. Another thing that I've noticed is that whenever I use this eyecream at night, I wake up with crusty eyes. While I know that the rest of you mortals might wake up every day with crusty eyes, this is not a common occurrence for me. I seldom have any crust or eye boogers. "Sleep crust is a mix of mucus, exfoliated skin cells, oils, and tears produced or shed by the eye during sleep. It's a natural part of healthy eye function. During the day, all of that stuff is washed away by blinking natural tears, which keep it from sticking around. But when you're asleep, gravity, and the fact that you are not blinking, makes it collect in the corners of the eyes." [SOURCE] In good scientific measure, I stopped using the eye cream at night for a couple of days, and by magic, my eye crust disappeared, but whenever I re-introduced it, alas, the crust was back. I think it's safe to assume that the accumulation of product causes that crust, which is another indicator that this isn't exactly the paradigm of absorption efficiency in an eyecream.

4.For those with dry skin type: The Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter is a very hydrating and moisturizing eye cream, the moisture it provides lasts for the majority of the day, and although I wake up with the above-mentioned eye crust due to product accumulation, my eye area still feels quite moisturized in the morning.

This is a very hydrating and moisturizing eye cream. The moisture it provides lasts for most of the day, and although I wake up with the above-mentioned eye crust due to product accumulation, my eye area still feels quite moisturized in the morning. The only thing I don’t like about this eye cream is the presence of Ethylhexylglycerin. I’ve said it in the past: for me, it doesn’t make any sense to incorporate a preservative that has been shown to irritate the eye area, especially when there are other preservative options. Apart from that, although this isn’t the most absorbing of eye creams, I don’t mind the ‘eye-sweat’ look, and this can be remedied by applying less of the product and getting a ‘highlighted-eye’ look instead.

I would recommend this product to anyone who's looking for a good preventative anti-aging eye cream or just an eye cream to maintain a healthy eye area. If your primary concern is hyperpigmentation, the Klairs Fundamental Nourishing Eye Butter doesn't really have a potent amount of depigmenting or pigmentation preventative ingredients, so check out the Tosowoong SOS Spot Whitening Vita-Vitamin Eye Cream instead, or the Wrinkle & Whitening Eye.

If your main concern is a lack of hydration, this one works, but I prefer something like Kiehl's Avocado Eye Cream or BullDog Age Defense Eye Roll-On that doesn't end up giving me eye crust. If you have mature wrinkled skin, while this eye cream would help, it won't be enough for you to see any notable results. My only counterindication to this eye cream is if you have an oily eye area, as chances are you probably won't like its texture.

+BENEFITS:

1. Very hydrating

2. Long-lasting hydration

3. A small amount goes a long way

4. Plumps up fine lines

5. Potent anti-aging ingredients

6. Good price/quality/quantity ratio

-CONS:

1. Take a long time to get absorbed
   

🧈🧈🧈🧈Score: 3.9/5 --- Doesn’t get a 4 because it’s slow absorbing and it contains Ethylhexylglycerin. Otherwise, this is a great eye cream with very interesting ingredients.

+AMAZON

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