Let's talk about two new products from Drunk Elephant. So one is really new and one is older new, but both new to the blog. Ceramighty AF Eye Balm is a medium weight eye cream. Details per Drunk Elephant:
Loaded with ceramides, vitamin F, and omega-rich plant oils and butters, Ceramighty™ AF Eye Balm deeply nourishes and strengthens the skin barrier, restoring and preserving elasticity while delivering intense, long-lasting moisture. Soothing Avena sativa (oat) extract helps to calm skin and relieve the appearance of fatigue around the eye area.
Key Ingredients
- 3% Ceramide Blend: Plant-derived ceramides AP, NP, and EOP are identical to the wax-like moisturizing ceramides that occur naturally in skin. Ceramides help fill in the spaces between skin cells, giving them elasticity, and play a critical role in strengthening the skin barrier by helping to maintain the moisture balance of skin while protecting against water loss.
- Evening Primrose Oil: Deeply moisturizing and rich in fatty acids and antioxidant compounds. Used for its long-lasting and barrier-strengthening properties.
- Chia Seed Oil: Soothing, moisturizing plant oil that is naturally rich in omega fatty acids, antioxidant carotenoids, and phenolic compounds.
- Flax Seed Oil: Naturally rich in omega-3 fatty acids, flax seed oil is both soothing and moisturizing to skin.
- Avocado Oil: Oil extracted from the kernel of the avocado. Rich in essential unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins A, E and D, it is an excellent source of moisture and a skin-soother. Its high content of plant sterols makes it a powerful softener for dry, deprived skin.
- Jojoba Seed Oil: A natural source of vitamins A and E, this ingredient is chemically similar to the sebum found in skin, which is why it is often used for its soothing and moisturizing benefits.
- Marula Butter: A super-pure, concentrated, deeply moisturizing butter derived from marula oil and rich in antioxidant polyphenols, lipids, and fatty acids.
- Virgin Marula Oil: This super-absorbable oil, high in critical antioxidants and omegas 6 and 9, helps moisturize, nourish, and rejuvenate skin for a youthful glow.
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil: Derived from oats; used for its soothing, anti-redness, and moisturizing properties.
- Linolenic and Linoleic Acids: Soothing fatty acids that play a key role in maintaining hydration levels, improving skin texture and suppleness while improving acid mantle strength.
- Cholesterol: Derived from plant sterols, this ingredient works together with lipids to help soothe skin while moisturizing and strengthening the skin barrier against water loss.
- Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract: Used for its powerful antioxidant compounds.
- Beta Glucan: Antioxidant, skin-soothing compound derived from oats.
- Allantoin: Potent soothing and anti-redness agent derived from the comfrey plant.
- Quercetin: A potent plant-derived antioxidant bioflavonoid, which some research has shown has an ability to promote healthy collagen production and the natural healing of damaged skin. Its benefits are amplified when paired with lipids and natural moisturizing factors.
- Panthenol: Derived from sugar or grains (like rice). Also known as pro-vitamin B5, it is used as a powerful hydrating ingredient that helps skin retain essential lipids (which translates to a healthier barrier).
- Adenosine: Cell-communicating agent that acts as a powerful soothing and skin-strengthening ingredient.
Ingredients
Water/Aqua/Eau, Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Butter, Linoleic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Palmitic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Ceramide AP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Panthenol, Linolenic Acid, Adenosine, Beta-Glucan, Quercetin, Allantoin, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Propanediol, Citric Acid, Ceteareth-20, Sodium Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin
The texture of this one is like a medium weight eye cream. It's a little thinner than C-Tango. Think of this one as a lipid rich eye cream, it's got multiple forms of fatty acids (evening primrose, flax, chia, avocado, jojoba, marula, oat) plus marula butter, cermides, cholesterol, oat and beta glucan. It's soothing and nourishing with out being too heavy. If you're afraid this is like a typical eye balm--it's not. It feels creamy like an eye cream, and while I don't have C-Tango to compare at the moment, this one feels lighter texture wise. Ceramighty is more barrier focused while C-Tango is more treatment focused. If you want a nice hydrating, moisturizing, nourishing eye cream without an actives (retinoids, vitamin C or peptides) then this is the one for you. I was surprised how light it was, I got no milia or anything. This is great over a treatment eye serum. This is great to moisturize and plump all those crows feet out. In the winter this will be really nice. In short think barrier eye product for moisturizing without the balm like heavy texture, it's light yet nourishing. This one is fragrance free and suitable for sensitive skin, I would put it for combo to dry skin types. If you have a really oily eye area then probably not for you, try their eye serum instead.
Sweet Biome Fermented Sake Spray is their mist. Think fine spray with fermented sake, kombucha, sodium PCA, coconut water, minerals, ceramides, fatty acids and amino acids. Details per Drunk Elephant:
Sweet Biome’s cocktail of fermented sake extract, kombucha, and hops supplies skin with nutrient-dense substances that restore, soothe, and contribute to a balanced and healthy acid mantle and microbiome. Powerful electrolytes—coconut water and sodium PCA— provide potent antioxidant protection and critical hydration while natural minerals zinc, copper, and calcium gluconate help reduce redness and promote healthy collagen production. Ceramides, vitamin F, and essential amino acids keep skin soft, flexible, and moisturized.
Sweet Biome™ Fermented Sake Spray is your anytime balancing and replenishing treatment for a stronger, healthier acid mantle and microbiome. Use it whenever you want to recharge skin with the critical substances necessary to defend against the biome bullies—think pollution, blue light, and UV-generated environmental free radicals and irritants—and help restore hydration and moisture levels. Sweet Biome™ is your anytime refresh: Use it whenever the skin wants a healthy spritzer. Sweet Biome™ Fermented Sake Spray is formulated at an ideal pH of 4.5.
FYI: Sweet Biome™ contains lactic acid, but its function in this formula—due to its pH level—is as a humectant (it helps boost and protect the water content of skin). It has no exfoliation properties.
Key Ingredients
- Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate: This yeast derived from fermented sake is dense with nutrients (amino acids, antioxidants). It provides a powerful defense against free radical damage, strengthens the skin barrier, and takes down redness.
- Sodium PCA: A powerful electrolyte with potent antioxidant benefits, plant-derived sodium PCA is identical to the form naturally present in skin and plays a vital role in helping maintain hydration levels in skin, improving barrier strength and lipid content, calming redness, and protecting against environmental dehydration.
- Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment: Commonly known as kombucha, this ingredient is loaded with polyphenols and prized for its powerful barrier-restorative and antioxidant benefits.
- Coconut Water: The water-light, cold-pressed portion of the coconut fruit is a rich source of electrolytes and has lightweight moisturizing properties.
- Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract: This herb belonging to the hemp family of plants is used for its antioxidant and skin soothing properties.
- Zinc Gluconate: The salt mineral of zinc oxide and gluconic acid has anti-redness benefits and powerful antioxidant properties.
- Copper Gluconate: The salt mineral of copper and gluconic acid has potent antioxidant properties and the potential to encourage healthy collagen production as well as defend against its loss.
- Calcium Gluconate: The salt mineral of calcium and gluconic acid is used for its hydration and antioxidant benefits.
- 3-Ceramide Blend: Derived from plant sources, ceramides AP, EOP, and NP are identical to the wax-like moisturizing ceramides that occur naturally in skin. Ceramides help soothe and maintain the moisture balance of skin while protecting against water loss. They help fill in the spaces between skin cells, giving them elasticity, and play a critical role in strengthening the skin barrier.
- Vitamin F: Soothing fatty acids (think linolenic and linoleic) play a vital role in maintaining hydration levels, improving skin texture and suppleness while reducing inflammation and improving acid mantle strength.
- Multi-Amino-Acid Blend: A mix of quick-absorbing amino acids soothes, strengthens, and moisturizes skin.
Ingredients
Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium PCA, Propanediol, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract, Fructooligosaccharides, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Lactic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Lactate, Magnesium Aspartate, PCA, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Aspartic Acid, Calcium Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Trehalose, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xylitol, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Tapioca Starch, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Lactate, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin
It's no secret I like mists. I like them to help make my layers go on better, they help facial oils absorb better, they also help lock in moisture when used under a cream. This one has a really fine mist so I enjoy the mister they chose. This mist is fragrance free and has natural moisturizing factors (naturally found in the skin) like amino acids, sodium PCA, lactic acid plus ceramides, fatty acids, minerals, coconut water, fermented sake and kobmucha (also fermented). I love fermented ingredients it helps break them down for our skin to use easily plus it helps bump up their antioxidant power. I love this one, I tend to like mists that have a lot of these similar ingredients like natural moisturizing factors, amino acids, ceramides and fatty acids. It's light yet moisturizing. I like these kinds of mists as they add moisture better than say a single blend floral water, which granted smells nice but in the end doesn't hydrate my skin. This one hydrates and adds a little antioxidants power with the fermented ingredients. I'm going to throw it up there in my top 5 for mists and I would repurchase. It's suitable for sensitive skin, should work for all skin types even oily.
*The eye cream was PR, I purchased the mist. All thoughts are my own.