The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG Eye Serum — Efficacy 3.7/5.0, Safety 4.4/5.0 | DemythSkin
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The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG Eye Serum

The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG Eye Serum

SerumEye Care
Efficacy
Solid
3.7 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.4 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a lean, well-built de-puffing eye serum that does its one job decently but is not a magic cure for hereditary dark circles. Efficacy-wise, you get S Tier contact actives (5% caffeine plus EGCG derivative) high in the INCI for vasoconstriction and antioxidant action, supported by a competent humectant base and stabilizing antioxidants, but there are no true S Tier brighteners or peptides, so realistic performance is modest: some reduction in morning puffiness and slight improvement in pigment-related shadowing, not structural wrinkle or hollow correction.
Active Ingredients Detected
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Aqua (Water)GlycerinHyaluronic AcidGlycine Soja (Soybean) Seed ExtractUrea
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
CaffeineMaltodextrinPropanediolEpigallocatechin Gallatyl GlucosideGallyl GlucosideMelaninPentylene GlycolHydroxyethylcellulosePolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6Xanthan GumLactic AcidDehydroacetic AcidTrisodium Ethylenediamine DisuccinatePropyl GallateDimethyl Isosorbide1,2-HexanediolPhenoxyethanolCaprylyl Glycol
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
Oxidized Glutathione
D Tier: Potential IrritantsBe Cautious
Benzyl AlcoholEthylhexylglycerin
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