A while back I purchased the Avon Anew Rejuvenate 24 Hour Eye Moisturizer with SPF 25. It’s a 2 in 1 eye cream. It’s kind of cute. There’s basically a ‘sun’ side with SPF, which is white and a ‘moon’ side which is kind of a light green color.
The Website Claims:
Day Eye Cream Broad Spectrum SPF 25 UVA/UVB scientifically designed to reduce undereye circles and protect against UVA/UVB damage to sensitive lid & undereye areas.
Night Eye Cream specially formulated to visibly reduce undereye puffiness and smooth the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles.
In 24 hours 70% of women saw the look of fine lines softened, shadows brightened and puffiness reduced.
Ingredients for A.M. Eye Cream:
Active: Octinoxate (7.5%), Octisalate (5%), Avobenzone (2%), Homosalate (2%), Other: Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Peg-8, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isodecyl Isononanoate, Phytol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Tinospora Cordifolia Root/Stem Extract, Pinus Taeda Bark Extract, Retinol/Saccharomyces Polypeptide, Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Plankton Extract, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Sodium Hyaluronate, Andrographolide, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Kaempferia Galanga Root Extract, Oryzanol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Edta
Ingredients for P.M. Eye Cream:
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Dimethicone
Butylene Glycol, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Isodecyl Isononanoate, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Phytol, Tinospora Cordifolia Root/Stem Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark/Bud Extract, Phaeodactylum Tricornutum Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Plankton Extract, Hydrolyzed Milk Protein, Lagerstroemia Indica Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Andrographolide, Panthenol, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Oryzanol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Magnesium Sulfate, Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Edta, Chromium Oxide Greens
Price:
$28 for .66 total fl oz.
Packaging:
First let me say, while I used to be neutral about jars, I now HATE jar packaging. I hate it with a passion. I have written letters to Avon about their jar packaging (as well as other companies, such as L’Oreal) and about how gross I think jars are. I hate getting product under my nails. While I love the idea and portability of a day and night cream in one jar, I hate the delivery mechanism.
Product:
The day time cream is ok, but I prefer my mark For Goodness Face Antioxidant Skin Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30, which I’ve been using on my eye area for months. It’s a higher SPF than the Anew.
The night time cream is nice. I love the feeling of it on my eyes. I feel it’s soothing.
Does it Live up to its claims?
I feel the daytime cream does protect the eyes with its SPF. It’s moisturizing. I feel the night time cream does moisturizer, but I don’t think it lives up to its claims of reducing undereye puffiness. I don’t tend to have much but I didn’t notice a signficant difference in it. Additionally, the claim that 70% of women saw the look of fine lines softened, shadows brightened, and puffiness reduced is kind of a vague claim. I think if you go from using no moisturzer to using a moisturizer, you’ll see a difference in skin.
Would I purchase again?
No. I hate the jar packaing. While I think the product is ok, I think one of the claims it makes is vague and it doesn’t live up to another of its claims, reducing puffiness. I also think it’s a tad on the expensive side.
Product purchased by me. All opinions are my own.
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I feel the same about jar packaging, but I’ve found that using a small cosmetic spatula to scoop a bit of product and set it on the back of my non-dominant hand helps it seem less icky. I just have to remember to take the spatula with me when I travel. ^_^
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I think the spatula is a great idea, but the product’s ingredients will still break down more rapidly from the constant exposure to air, from what I understand.
As a science educator in training, the bit about the vague claim made me so happy! Fake science & statistics marketing nonsense annoys me to the point I don’t use beauty products (other than showering & moisturizing) every 6 months or so…
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The claims like that make me shudder because you can claim that a moisturizer works 110% better if you use it right after you soak in a hot bath, because your skin has already absorbed a ton of water and all the moisturizer is doing is locking in the water absorbed.
I may not catch all of them, but when they don’t link to a study, it sounds like they’re just making stuff up.