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[ DemythSkin Verdict ]
Drunk Elephant A-Shaba Complex Retinol Eye Serum with Caffeine + Copper Peptides
Eye CreamAnti-Aging
Efficacy
Strong
4.1 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.4 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a legitimately high-tech, retinol‑peptide eye serum that earns its anti‑aging claims but still doesn’t quite justify Drunk Elephant’s luxury pricing. The 0.1% pure retinol (S Tier) plus 3% caffeine, multiple copper and signal peptides, hesperidin methyl chalcone, chrysin, CoQ10, alpha‑lipoic acid, niacinamide, ceramide, and hyaluronic crosspolymer create a very robust eye-area anti‑aging and depuffing formula, but most of the heavy-hitter actives sit mid-to-late INCI and will be at modest concentrations, so the real-world effect is strong-but-gradual rather than dramatic, which is why the efficacy score is high but not near-perfect.
Active Ingredients Detected
S Tier: Gold StandardsHigh Clinical Proof | Skin-Transformative
Retinol
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Water/Aqua/EauGlycerinSaccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea FermentNiacinamideCaprylic/Capric TriglycerideSclerocarya Birrea Seed OilGlycine Soja (Soybean) OilSodium Hyaluronate CrosspolymerBiotinCeramide NPLecithinPanthenolUbiquinoneTocopherol
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
OctyldodecanolBoron NitrideCaffeineCoconut AlkanesCetyl AlcoholCetearyl OlivateSorbitan OlivateMangifera Indica (Mango) Seed ButterHippophae Rhamnoides OilBis(Tripeptide-1) Copper AcetateDipeptide-2Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7Copper Lysinate/ProlinateHesperidin Methyl ChalconeHydroxyethylcelluloseGlucoseMethylglucoside PhosphateTrideceth-6 PhosphateCoco-Caprylate/CaprateCetyl PalmitateLeontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell CultureN-HydroxysuccinimideCitric AcidSteareth-20Thioctic AcidChrysinSclerotium GumSodium CitratePolysorbate 20Xanthan GumPotassium SorbateLaureth-23Sodium BenzoateCaprylyl GlycolSodium HydroxideSodium CarbonatePhenoxyethanolSodium ChlorideChlorhexidine DigluconatePentylene Glycol
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
Chondrus Crispus Extract
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
ChlorphenesinEthylhexylglycerin
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