Teamine Eye Complex for puffy and dark under eye circles

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Has anyone used this product. my friends used it and they swear that it's working. I'm not sure whether to buy it or not. It's expensive, cheapest one i found was around $46.95. anyone else has an idea.

Dee · Joined: 09 Jan 2005 Posts: 21

I've been using it for about a month and so far it's done absolutely nothing for my dark circles.

orangehrzn · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 1005

The ingredient list is at http://www.greatskin.com/detail/RV-101.html :

Purified Water, Stearic Acid, Glycosaminoglycans, Barium Sulfate, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Polysilicone-11, Sodium Hyaluronte, Epilobium Anugstifolium (willowherb) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (vitamin E), Cetearyl Alcohol, Ivy (hedera Helix) Extract, Ceteareth-20, Glucosmine HCI, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C), Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3, Phytonadione (VitaminK), Butylene Glycol, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Silica, Algae Extract, Arnica Montana Extract, Panthenol, Urea, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Polysorbate-20, Allantoin, Disodium EDTA, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Carbomer, Titanium Dioxide, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides, Yeast Extract, Ethylparabne, Propylparaben, Triethanolamine, Butylparaben.

So many ingredients in one product suggest the manifacturer has no idea what works and what doesn't ... most probably a HUGE waste of money ...

marsto911 · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 122

Hi,

This next statement is intended as being sort of humorous, but true about my product selection. When something sounds like a fruit or vegetable salad, I don't use it (intended humor.)

There are many botanical/animal products that are used as drugs. I dont believe that using a 'cucumber mask' or a similar product is going to be as effective as a glycolic or retin a peel or product.

I look for active ingredients such as hydroquinone, glycolic, retins, or products used as a medical grade product. I am careful how I spend my cosmetic/ageing products becuase I want the best result for the least cost.

If I were going to buy a product that is not acknowledged in the medical field as having a good result, I would ask the policy for returns for the policy. I would return it if it does not do what promised. I don't think I have purchased anything in a pharmacy or department store since many products don't have eno0ugh active ingredients. This is just my two cents.

Mar

maclnc · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 1

orangehrzn · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 1005

By 'working for you' you mean you used to have dark circles but not anymore?

Is the puffiness gone or you still get it every morning but have to put the product on to de-puff?

yogagirl · Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 84

Hey everybody. My comment is a little off-topic (not but eye circles), but about what's in a product I have to disagree about the number of ingredients or the fact that they are natural means that the product is bad, or the manufacturer doesn't know what they're doing.
I'm using mostly products that are natural & sound like a salad, and my skin has never looked better. When I use products full of chemicals, my skin reacts badly.
I don't think that we can generalize that all products work the same for all skin types. Retinol might be someone else's fountain of youth, but my skin cannot tolerate it.
Just my $.02!
:D

orangehrzn · Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 1005

You can de-puff eyes in the morning simply with a tea bag. You can improve skin texture and tone simply with exfoliation and a simple moisturizer. I don't think this product contains anything that really adresses dark circles. If somebody thinks that this 'fruit salad' is worth $130 / oz then by no means go ahead and buy it.

It is absolutely irrelevant if the actives you are using are 'chemicals' or 'natural'. The only importan thing is that they work for you. I like Mandelic acid for exfoliation which is 'chemical' and Emu Oil for moisturizing and reducing inflamation which is 'natural'.

The cosmetics companies think that the longer the ingredient list, the higher the price must be. In fact, that increases the possibility of chemical reactions between the 'actives' maybe rendering them useless. If an active ingredient REALLY works then the formula should contain only the active plus an appropriate base - that's how DRUGS that WORK are formulated. Mixing a dozen of 'actives' with unproven action simply shows that they don't know which one works, if any ...

yogagirl · Joined: 13 May 2005 Posts: 84

I don't know...I still kind of disagree. If I am buying a product, say a moisturizer with Matrixyl. I'd rather buy one that has antioxidants or AHA's in it as well as just the Matrixyl. Your reasoning that it should just be the active in a base would have cosmetic companies selling bottles of matrixyl water. I don't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't pay for that!

merton · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 80

So true when quantity is unstated. This mixture you're talking about states that it has the old version of matrixyl is in it, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3. The green tea and perhaps the strong antioxidant potential of the grapeseed oil could approach "active" status. Keep in mind that matrixyl comes in a standard liquid concentration that isn't varied. At less than 150ppm the amount of the little 5-peptide messengers in a gallon would be difficult to see under any circumstances. When someone says 3% matrixyl they mean 3% of the liquid. It confusing to most everyone. Of course quantity being undisclosed even this is meaningless.

-Hope that didn't cause greater confusion.

merton

Lucy · Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 25

Has anyone noticed that there are two different Teamine eye complex ingredient lists? One is very sophisticated, including fancy extracts (ivy, willowherb, algae,yeast, mango and other impressive 'goodies' in it ) and the other is quite simple with aloe, jojoba, grape and avocado ... at the same price. I'm confused which is which and why.

LoveMyNewSkin · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 9

I use Teamine and it works for me. Moisturizes and definitely has completely taken away the dark circles (after 3 weeks of using it twice a day). Definitely worth the money! And One jar will last a good 3-5 months at least! (you only need a tiny bit at a time.)

arychel · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 6

very badly, and it doesn't seem to make the undereye circles any better either.