Jean Marin Anti-Circle Anti-Puff Gel
Designed to reduce the appearance dark circles and puffiness around the eyes, this product claims to use the fat-reducing properties of caffeine as well as the lightening properties of vitamin PP to reduce under-eye puffiness and darkness.
This product is very inexpensive for an eye cream, usually selling for about $15 for 1.7 fluid ounces. For that price, we cannot expect that this gel will contain the more expensive active ingredients necessary to stimulate collagen production, but perhaps it has some effective hydrators which will nourish the skin and make it appear younger.
What are the Ingredients in Jean Marin Anti-Circle Anti-Puff Gel?
Aqua (Water), Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Sodium Polyacrylate, Caffeine, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Algae Extract, Maris Aqua (Sea Water), Tocopheryl Acetate,
Polysilicone-11, Isohexadecane, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Sodium Benzoate, Chlorphenesin, Mica, Silica, Tromethamine, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate.
What Else Should I Know About Jean Marin Anti-Circle Anti-Puff Gel?
If you are like consumers, you probably only recognize a few of the ingredients in that list. We’ll do a breakdown of the first several ingredients in the list, since those ingredients are the most prevalent in the product.
Dimethicone, a silicone – lubricant and ingredient in shampoos Butylene Glycol is a chemical that is a preservative used to keep skincare and beauty products from spoiling. This is a filler, and also not particularly good for your skin. Sweet Almond Oil is an emollient, meant to soften the skin. Cyclopentasiloxane is a silicone based filler, basically just a lubricant.
Sodium Polyacrylate, also known as ‘water lock’, is a chemical used to make waterproofing chemicals and fake snow, with no cosmetic value. Caffeine, one of the “active ingredients” has little to no skin permeability, meaning that it most likely will not reduce fat. We would not recommend this product. You get what you pay for – a cheap moisturizer.
