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Hydropeptide Eye Authority Eye Cream

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Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

HIGH

Cancer
HIGH

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
MODERATE

Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

WATER

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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GLYCERIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	denaturant, humectant, perfuming, solvent, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, oral care agent;oral health care drug, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin protectant, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (moderate)
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ISOPENTYLDIOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
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PENTYLENE GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning, solvent
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) LEAF EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
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SORBITAN STEARATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	emulsifying, fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent
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HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE/ SODIUM ACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE COPOLYMER

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, opacifying agent, suspending agent - nonsurfactant, viscosityincreasing agent - aqueous
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MICA

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	opacifying, colorant
CONCERNS	• Persistence and bioaccumulation (high)
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SQUALANE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emollient, hair conditioning, refatting, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
CONCERNS	• Endocrine disruption (low)
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C13-15 ALKANE

Data Availability: Robust

FUNCTION(S)	solvent
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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DIETHYLHEXYL CARBONATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emollient, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - emollient
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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PEARL POWDER

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	not reported
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ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN BARK EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	masking, fragrance ingredient
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SACCHAROMYCES LYSATE EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	humectant, skin conditioning, not reported, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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SCLEROTIUM GUM

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emulsion stabilising, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, viscosity increasing agent -aqueous
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HYDROXYACETOPHENONE

Data Availability: Fair

CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT UNSAPONIFIABLES

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, emollient, hair conditioning, binder, emulsion stabilizer, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent -emollient
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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WHEY PROTEIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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CAPRYLYL GLYCOL

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emollient, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient
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PHENYLPROPANOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	masking, solvent, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate)
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PROPANEDIOL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	solvent, viscosity controlling, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Enhanced skin absorption • Endocrine disruption (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antioxidant, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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POLYSORBATE-60

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	emulsifying, fragrance ingredient, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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SUCROSE COCOATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic, emulsifying, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying agent
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TITANIUM DIOXIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	colorant, opacifying agent, sunscreen agent, ultraviolet light absorber
CONCERNS	• Cancer (moderate) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate) • Occupational hazards (high)
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BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	cosmetic colorant, colorant
CONCERNS	• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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STEARYL GLYCYRRHETINATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning, soothing, flavoring agent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low)
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STEARETH-20

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - emulsifying agent, surfactant - solubilizing agent
CONCERNS	• Use restrictions (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE and 1,4-DIOXANE)
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SODIUM HYALURONATE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	humectant, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	chelating, chelating agent
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ACETIC ACID, NITRILOTRI-, TRISODIUM SALT, MONOHYDRATE, NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID, and SODIUM GLYCOLATE)
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PLANKTON EXTRACT

Data Availability: Limited

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	masking, skin conditioning, chelating agent, emulsion stabilizer
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LECITHIN

Data Availability: Good

FUNCTION(S)	antistatic, emollient, emulsifying, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - emulsifying agent
CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (moderate) • Enhanced skin absorption • Use restrictions (low) • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low) • Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES)
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PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38

Data Availability: Limited

CONCERNS	• Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Neurotoxicity (low) • Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low) • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low) • Contamination concerns (ACETATE and PALMITIC ACID) • Biochemical or cellular level changes (low)
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N-HYDROXYSUCCINIMIDE

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning
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DARUTOSIDE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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TOCOPHEROL

Data Availability: Fair

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning, antioxidant, fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;skin-conditioning agent - occlusive
CONCERNS	• Cancer (low) • Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low) • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low) • Endocrine disruption (low) • Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE)
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CHRYSIN

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning
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PALMITOYL OLIGOPEPTIDE

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	cleansing, skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous, surfactant - cleansing agent
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PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7

Data Availability: None

FUNCTION(S)	skin conditioning
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Ingredients from packaging:

Water, Glycerin, Isopentyldiol, Pentylene Glycol, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Leaf Extract, Sorbitan Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Mica, Squalane, C13-15 Alkane, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Pearl Powder, Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Sclerotium Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables, Whey Protein, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Propanediol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Polysorbate 60, Sucrose Cocoate, Titanium Dioxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Steareth-20, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Plankton Extract, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Lecithin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Darutoside, Tocopherol, Chrysin, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7

Directions from packaging:

Use the ring finger to apply a pea-sized amount to the eye contour and above the crease of the eye lid. Apply using clockwise motions from the outside corner of they eye inward. Use in AM and PM.

Product's animal testing policies

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Unknown

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified^® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

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