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  • Redness and Irritation in Eye Serum

    Posted by careyu on December 31, 2020 at 3:18 pm

    Hello, These are the ingredients I am using in an eye serum I am developing. I have had a few people I am testing it on develop redness, I thought it was the Cucumber Hydrosol but I am wondering if it’s the Vit B3.  Any thoughts on these ingredients for eye serum? 

     Cucumber Hydrosol, Aqua, DMAE, Vit B3, Vit B5, Carbomer, Allantoin, Hyaluronic Acid (Plant derived), Tamuna Oil, Gingko Biloba Leaf Extract (and) Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract (and) Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos) Leaf Extract (and) Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract (and) Camellia sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract , Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum, Licorice Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Flower Extract Cucumber Peel Extract, Rosehip Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Peach Kernel Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, Olive Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Passion Fruit Oil, Red Palm Kernel Oil, Golden Jojoba Oil, Carrot Oil, Grapefruit Oil, Rose Geranium, Ylang Ylang, Myrrh, Lavender, Lemon Verbena Essential Oils, Potassium Sorbate, Optiphen


    Andraous replied 3 years, 10 months ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
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  • DAS

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    December 31, 2020 at 4:20 pm

    The first thing i’d remove is the Optiphen.  

  • careyu

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    December 31, 2020 at 4:56 pm

    thank you @DAS

  • belassi

    Member
    December 31, 2020 at 7:34 pm

    B3! Sure to be. Someone offered me a 500mg supplement. I took it. Within half an hour I thought I was going to spontaneously combust.

  • Andraous

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    January 1, 2021 at 3:14 pm

    Potassium sorbate may change the color of formula to yellow 

  • Andraous

    Member
    January 1, 2021 at 3:16 pm

    You have to remove optiphen

  • Andraous

    Member
    January 1, 2021 at 3:17 pm

    Potassium sorbate is enough for preservation system @ 1% but it affect the color

  • ozgirl

    Member
    January 5, 2021 at 1:52 am
    Potassium Sorbate can cause redness or flushing reactions in some people.

  • careyu

    Member
    January 5, 2021 at 2:12 am

    thank you @Andraous and @Belassi!

  • Aziz

    Member
    January 5, 2021 at 2:33 am

    Eye serum ! What is it ????.  Is it for applications on eyes ? Or is it an eye related product ? 
    Are you maintaining the acceptable range of CFU for an eye related product.  

  • Andraous

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    January 5, 2021 at 5:33 am

    Aziz said:

    Eye serum ! What is it ????.  Is it for applications on eyes ? Or is it an eye related product ? 
    Are you maintaining the acceptable range of CFU for an eye related product.  

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