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Tretinoin Eye Formula.

Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula
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About this product

A prescription eye cream formulated with tretinoin for the under-eye area.

Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
4Gurus
4Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Silky, balm-like texture that glides without tugging
  • Intensely moisturizing overnight and through winter
  • Gentler tretinoin strength for sensitive eye area

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    What the gurus are saying

    This tretinoin eye formula earns praise for offering tretinoin in a formulation tolerable enough for the delicate eye area, since people typically can't use full-strength tretinoin around their eyes. The balm-like texture applies smoothly with no tugging and provides intense hydration, even in winter, without feeling greasy. Those who used it reported no irritation, a silky feel, and overnight hydration.
    Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take April 2025

    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    Yay
    "I was really excited to try this, a little bit leery that it would really irritate my under eye area. I've used the hydroquinone and retinoate retinoid formula from dermatology without any problem, but this contains 0.002% tretinoin for the under eye and I was all about it. I love it. It's a very silky formula, never had any irritation with this whatsoever, and I love the way that it felt and hydrated my under eye overnight. If you're not familiar with Agency, they are an online compounding prescription dermatology service and I have had great luck with them. If you're interested in trying them, I'll put a link down below. If you want to try tretinoin and you can't take the higher percentages, they can compound a formula for you at a really, really low percent. My very first percent for my face was 0.009, so they start you out low and they could have compounded it with even a lower percentage."
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    "I was really excited to try this, a little bit leery that it would really irritate my under eye area. I've used the hydroquinone and retinoate retinoid formula from dermatology without any problem, but this contains 0.002% tretinoin for the under eye and I was all about it. I love it. It's a very silky formula, never had any irritation with this whatsoever, and I love the way that it felt and hydrated my under eye overnight. If you're not familiar with Agency, they are an online compounding prescription dermatology service and I have had great luck with them. If you're interested in trying them, I'll put a link down below. If you want to try tretinoin and you can't take the higher percentages, they can compound a formula for you at a really, really low percent. My very first percent for my face was 0.009, so they start you out low and they could have compounded it with even a lower percentage."
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    "I'm going to be introducing a substitute for my HPR by Dermatology. This is a new formula that I'm using by Agency. It's an under eye formula and it has 0.2 or maybe two percent of tretinoin in here. So as you know I'm slowly reintroducing tretinoin back into my skincare routine and I'm starting with tiny, tiny, tiny amounts that are compounded by Agency. So this will be my evening eye cream."
    Yay
    "My favorite eye formula has to be my Tretinoin Eye Formula from Agency. I'm definitely not someone who could use tretinoin for my face in the area around my eyes, I've tried many times and the side effects have always been too much to be worth it for me. So the fact that they have a separate super gentle tretinoin formula for the eyes just made me so happy. I love the texture of this as well. It is really substantial, like more of a balm consistency than a gel or cream. It really lubricates this entire area and it's intensely moisturizing. Even in the winter this is just great, especially for a nighttime eye cream. This does absorb and dry down as well, it's not like putting Vaseline around your eyes. I just love how easily it glides when I'm applying it. There is no tugging. This is almost a perfect formula for me as a daytime eye cream or any other time."
    Yay
    "They came out with this eye cream this year and it's so nice. If you have never been able to use your full strength tretinoin around your eyes because your eye skin can be just a little bit more sensitive, it uses a very, very, very small amount of tretinoin and you can use this to use tretinoin around your eyes, which can be so helpful. The percent of tretinoin in here is 0.002%, so very mild, very gentle. It's really thick and it's really emollient, and that's really the feel of something that I love for around my eyes."
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    "There is a new eye cream that I am actually psyched about because it actually contains the strongest ingredient, the number one thing that is the gold standard of anti-aging, which is tretinoin. I'm so psyched about this for people who have never been able to use tretinoin under their eyes or people who don't use tretinoin but want to use a really effective eye cream that is actually going to make a difference in your fine lines and wrinkles. When I started using tretinoin under my eyes, it took an entire year to get my under eye skin to acclimate properly without getting irritation. In the first year it reduced my wrinkles by 10%. Within 3 years it reduced my wrinkles under my eyes by 50%. And now that we're 10 years in, it's reduced my wrinkles under my eyes by like 90%. They are not etched in, and that's the difference that tretinoin can make."
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    "They came out with this eye cream this year and it's so nice. If you have never been able to use your full strength tretinoin around your eyes because your eye skin can be just a little bit more sensitive, it uses a very, very, very small amount of tretinoin and you can use this to use tretinoin around your eyes, which can be so helpful. The percent of tretinoin in here is 0.002%, so very mild, very gentle. It's really thick and it's really emollient, and that's really the feel of something that I love for around my eyes."
    Yay
    "Agency recently launched a custom prescription eye formula. The eye formula is customized for your specific needs and can contain ingredients like the gold standard anti-aging tretinoin, green tea extract, glycerin, dexpanthenol, or caffeine, but of course which percentages and which of those ingredients will be in it is customized for you. My custom eye formula has 10% glycerin, 1% dexpanthenol, 2% green tea extract, and 1% caffeine. Mine doesn't have tretinoin in it because I also use their future formula which has tretinoin in it already. That's the level of attention and detail we need."
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    Frequently asked.

    What is Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula?

    A prescription eye cream formulated with tretinoin for the under-eye area.

    Is Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula worth it?

    Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

    What is Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula's Guru Score?

    Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.

    Who is Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula best for?

    Agency Tretinoin Eye Formula is generally suited to mature skin.

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