Alba Avalon Organics R Revitalizing Eye Cream with Vitamin C

My latest "all natural" choice of cosmetics are made by a company called Avalon Organics. They are not sold in many grocery stores, but I'm very fortunate that Fred Meyer sells the Avalon line in their natural foods department.

Their Vitamin C Revitalizing Eye Cream is expensive, but most high end cosmetics worth their salt are, so I wasn't too put off by the price, especially since it was on sale.

This comes in a one ounce glass container, which I love. There is a lot of controversy right now about how some plastics will leach toxic chemicals into their contents, so I am always thrilled to find a product that is packaged in glass. Just this week I read two articles in our local paper about this health concern. A chemical called BPA (Bisphenol A), is in many plastic containers, and the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has warned that this can leach into food and liquid, and has the potential to "alter human development". The Canadian government has already banned BPA from being used in the manufacturing of plastic baby bottles. So this is a real concern of mine.

The bottle is small, measuring 4" tall and 1 1/4" in diameter, and it holds one ounce. This has the BEST designed pump dispenser that I have ever used. The hole is tiny, like 1/16 of an inch, and you can pump out a tiny amount (which is all you need), so it isn't wasted! The cream itself is quite thick and rich, but it's not in the least greasy. It absorbs into the eye area very quickly and nicely, leaving no shine behind.

Avalon claims that this will protect, repair, and firm the delicate eye area, diminishing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It doesn't say it will get rid of them, just make them look less noticeable. And it does that nicely. When I follow the directions and pat it gently into my laugh lines, it makes the skin around my eyes look brighter and smoother.

Although Avalon's vitamin C face cream has a great orange scent, this version for the eyes doesn't have much odor at all associated with it.

The little bottle claims this is pH balanced, and that it provides a defense against "sun aging". I can't find any sunscreen listed, nor any claims that it has any SPF factors, so I visited the Avalon Organics website to see if that would explain this claim. According to their site, and all I could find was the statement that it contains Vitamin C for optimal photo-aging protection.

This product is good for people with all skin types, and the Vitamin C will remain stable over the shelf life of the eye cream. I've had mine since last summer, and it still smells great in the sense that it is not rancid. I have had some problems with a few Burt's Bees products getting that rancid odor over time.

Ingredients

Organic lavandula angustifolia (lavender)(1), chamomilla recutita (chamomile)(1), camellia sinensis (white tea)(2) and organic arnica montana(3) extracts (aqueous), organic aloe barbadensis(2), vegetable glycerin, emulsifying wax, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (vitamin C), organic helianthus annuus (sunflower) oil(2), octyl palmitate, cetearyl alcohol, super oxide dismutase, panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), tocopherol and tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), melatonin, lemon bioflavonoids, organic borago officinalis (borage) and linum usitatissimum (flax seed) oils(2), rosa canina (rose hip) oil, olive squalane, soy lecithin, camellia sinensis (green tea) extract, organic prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil(4), allantoin, tromethamine stearate, glyceryl laurate, theobroma cacao (cocoa butter), glyceryl stearate, dimethicone, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin and benzyl alcohol.

1) Certified by Oregon Tilth
2) Certified by Quality Assurance International
3) Certified by Pro-Cert Organic Systems
4) Certified by California Certified Organic Farmers

Closing Thoughts

I love the super high quality organic ingredients in this eye cream, and they are certified organic. It contains no harsh preservatives like parabens, has no synthetic ingredients to add fragrance or color to it (it's white), and it contains all vegetarian ingredients that have not been tested on animals.

If you are looking for a truly natural and organic eye care product, you won't find one much nicer than Avalon Orgaincs Vitamin C Revitalizing Eye Cream.

This one ounce bottle retails for $24.00. If you can't find it in your area, it can be found easily online by typing the description into a search engine. Avalon Organics also sells it directly from their website.