Kiehl’s creamy eye treatment with Avocado review

Today I will be reviewing one of my favourite eye creams from Kiehl’s. This avocado cream has a thick texture but provides a nice hydration for your delicate under eye area.

Below is the list of ingredients involved in the formulation of this eye cream. They are in descending order of predominance by weight. That is, water is the heaviest ingredient in the formulation followed by Shea butter and so on.  

Ingredient	Function/s
Aqua/Water	Solvent
Butyrospermum Parkii/ Shea Butter	Skin conditioning/ emollient
Butylene Glycol	Humectant / solvent
Tridecyl Stearate	Skin conditioning/ emollient
Isodecyl Salicylate	Skin conditioning
PEG-30 Dilyhydroxystearate	Emulsifying/ surfactant
Tridecyl Trimellitate	Skin conditioning/ emollient
Persea Gratissima/ Avocado Oil	Skin conditioning/ emollient/ stabiliser
Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate	Skin conditioning/ emollient/ viscosity controller
Propylene Glycol	Humectant/ emulsifier
Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/ Hexacaprate	Emulsifier
Sorbitan Sesquioleate	Emulsifier
Magnesium Sulfate	Viscosity controller
Phenoxyethanol	Preservative
Hydrogenated Castor Oil	Emollient/ emulsifier
Sodium PCA	Humectant
Ozokerite	Binder/ emulsion stabiliser
Methyl-paraben	Preservative
Tocopheryl Acetate	Antioxidant
Disodium EDTA	Chelator
Isopropyl Palmitate	Binder/ emollient
Copper PCA	Humectant
Ethylparaben	Preservative
Butyl-paraben	Preservative
Isobutylparaben	Preservative
Propylparaben	Preservative
Zea Mays/ Corn Oil	Emollient/ Binder
CI 75130/ Beta-Carotene Fmla 685179/3	Light green colour

As you can see from the list, there are numerous ingredients used to retain moisture (humectant) as well as to sooth and soften (emollient) the skins. 

As you can see from the picture, it has a high viscosity (very thick). It doesn’t smell like anything, which is good.

The majority of chemical elements are metallic and form aqua ions in a formulation. These ions can cause deterioration of the products whether it is cosmetics, skincare or personal care. Therefore, formulators tend to add a chelator (in this case, Disodium EDTA) to binds these metal ions and inactivate them which prevent the product from deterioration as well as rancidity.

I used this eye cream at night due to the thick texture. When it is applied on the eye, it may feel annoying because it takes a while for the cream to absorb. I find it hard to apply concealer under my eyes after I applied it because it’s too “wet”. Therefore, I recommend using this cream at night and use another eye cream during the day (a light one that is!). Remember to use your ring finger when applying it guise.

VERDICT:

4/5. I deducted 0.5 for the packaging. I’ve seen better packaging on other eye creams such as the Origin one. Another 0.5 is reduced due to the viscosity of the cream, I know the cream gives wonderful hydration but do they have to add so many emollients? Other than that it’s a great cream. My under eyes areas feels very nice and soft.  

You can purchase this cream at the Kiehl’s counter at Myers or DJ (if you are in Australia) or their website. It’s $39 for 14 mL:

http://www.kiehls.com.au/face/eye-area-preparations/creamy-eye-treatment-with-avocado

Have you tried this product before? If so, what do you think of it? If not, what is your favourite eye cream? Sorry about the long post but I hope you find it useful and informative J