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[ DemythSkin Verdict ]
The INKEY List Caffeine Eye Cream
Eye CreamEye Care
Efficacy
Solid
3.6 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.7 / 5.0
System Verdict
Decent, peptide-boosted depuffer—but at 0.3% caffeine and bottom-of-list peptides, this is more gentle hydrator than powerhouse eye treatment. The base is a sensible, fragrance-free emulsion with multiple humectants and emollients that comfortably hydrate the thin eye area, but the headline actives—0.3% caffeine, Matrixyl 3000 (palmitoyl tripeptide‑1 + tetrapeptide‑7), Albizia bark extract, and darutoside—are all present at low, supportive levels rather than treatment-grade doses. That earns it a moderate S/A‑Tier mix in a B‑Tier concentration context: some genuinely good actives with conservative percentages that favor tolerability over dramatic anti-aging or pigment change, so the efficacy score stays mid‑range instead of high.
Active Ingredients Detected
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Water (Aqua/Eau)GlycerinSqualaneGlycine Soja (Soybean) OilGlycine Soja (Soybean) SterolLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateHyaluronic AcidTocopherolSodium Lactate
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Dicaprylyl CarbonatePropanediolPolyglyceryl-6 DistearateCetyl AlcoholGlyceryl BehenatePhenoxyethanolHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate CopolymerJojoba EstersCaffeinePolyglyceryl-3 BeeswaxPhospholipidsXanthan GumPolysorbate 60Sodium PhytateGlycolipidsSorbitan IsostearateButylene GlycolCitric AcidSodium BenzoateDarutosideCarbomerPolysorbate 20Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
Albizia Julibrissin Bark Extract
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
Ethylhexylglycerin
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