CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream: a Guru Score of 83%

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

Dark spots and post-acne marks1 expert

“It's got niacinamide, good for dark spots.”

Dr Dray, watch at 13:35

Redness1 expert

“It has caffeine to temporarily improve redness and hyperpigmentation.”

Dr Dray, watch at 2:41

Skin barrier support1 expert

“You're always going to get ceramides in a CeraVe product, [...] which are good for the barrier and anything that improves barrier integrity helps to cut down on irritation and helps to smooth out little fine lines.”

Dr Dray, watch at 6:22

Fine lines and wrinkles1 expert

“I do appreciate an improvement in the look of fine lines when using this, which I attribute to space filling through better hydration.”

Dr Dray, watch at 1:56

Dark circles1 expert

“I give this a 10 out of 10 for under eye products for anti-aging and dark circles under your eyes.”

The Budget Dermatologist, watch at 11:13

Under-eye puffiness1 expert

“The skin renewing eye cream is actually pretty good because it has caffeine in it to temporarily depuff the under eye area, and it also has niacinamide and peptides.”

Dr Dray, watch at 2:17

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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Dr. Aleksandra Brown

153k subs

✓Yay

"The texture here is really lightweight, creamy, layers beautifully under your sunscreen, under your concealer, doesn't have the instability issues you sometimes get with vitamin C in thinner formulas. So if your under eyes look tired and flat, and hydration isn't fixing it, then this is where I would go. The key ingredients are 5% vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, and caffeine."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"I reviewed CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream several years ago and [...] I really thought it was quite good. It's got niacinamide, good for dark spots. It's got caffeine, which for some of you is going to help depuff, for others, it'll do jack squat. And it's got Matrixyl 3000, [...] two peptides. One lowers the inflammatory mediator IL6, interleukin 6. The other kind of looks like a little piece of your collagen, GHK."

All 8 takes from Dr Dray

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"The CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream with caffeine and peptides is a really nice eye cream, and it's much less expensive in comparison to this and it doesn't have this annoying packaging."

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"I reviewed CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream several years ago and [...] I really thought it was quite good. It's got niacinamide, good for dark spots. It's got caffeine, which for some of you is going to help depuff, for others, it'll do jack squat. And it's got Matrixyl 3000, [...] two peptides. One lowers the inflammatory mediator IL6, interleukin 6. The other kind of looks like a little piece of your collagen, GHK."

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"The skin renewing eye cream is actually pretty good because it has caffeine in it to temporarily depuff the under eye area, and it also has niacinamide and peptides."

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"You're always going to get ceramides in a CeraVe product, [...] which are good for the barrier and anything that improves barrier integrity helps to cut down on irritation and helps to smooth out little fine lines. [...] It's a nice eye cream, [...] it's a pretty nice texture. It's very similar in texture and consistency to the CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream."

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"This is a CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream. [...] It has caffeine and a peptide and it is very good. [...] It's about the same price as The Ordinary one but this is actually like a nice cream and it's easier to apply. If you want to use caffeine to brighten the under eye area, I think this is a really good product and it's easier to just get it right there on the skin and it doesn't end up transferring into your eyes later on in the day when you shower."

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"I actually like the CeraVe skin renewing eye cream. I [...] don't use eye creams, [...] but if I had to use one, this is the one I would choose, not sponsored whatsoever. [...] It has caffeine and a peptide in it, I genuinely think this is nice."

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"I'm not a big eye cream person, [...] I don't use them for the most part, I try a lot of them out for the purposes of reviewing them on this channel, so I'm familiar with many eye creams on the market, but I myself just use my regular face cream around my eyes. However, if I were going to use an eye cream, one I really like is the CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream. It has caffeine to temporarily improve redness and hyperpigmentation."

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"I really like this product, I thought it was very good. It has caffeine, niacinamide, the three essential ceramides, two peptides, hyaluronic acid and glycerin. It's very hydrating, it's not greasy, it has a nice lightweight texture, and I do appreciate an improvement in the look of fine lines when using this, which I attribute to space filling through better hydration. It's pretty affordable, it's only about two dollars more than the eye repair cream and I don't think that's too bad."

The Budget Dermatologist

725k subs

✓Yay

"This has 5% L-ascorbic acid, which is pure active form L-ascorbic acid. [...] You just need a teeny little bit of it and you dab it [...] under the eyes. I love this one, it's super gentle. I am a very sensitive skin person and this has never irritated my under eyes or my skin at all. It also contains ceramide, so it's going to help strengthen the skin barrier in this delicate area."

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All 2 takes from The Budget Dermatologist

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"This has 5% L-ascorbic acid, which is pure active form L-ascorbic acid. [...] You just need a teeny little bit of it and you dab it [...] under the eyes. I love this one, it's super gentle. I am a very sensitive skin person and this has never irritated my under eyes or my skin at all. It also contains ceramide, so it's going to help strengthen the skin barrier in this delicate area."

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"I love the way it's packaged and I love the vehicle and the formulation that is in it, which is classic for CeraVe products, feels great under the skin. I can love this and recommend this for all skin types. I give this a 10 out of 10 for under eye products for anti-aging and dark circles under your eyes. If you are looking for a great budget pick under eye vitamin C eye product, it's this one."

Sincerely Miss Ash

196k subs

✓Yay

"I've also really been enjoying the CeraVe Skin Renewing Eye Cream. [...] I love eye creams and eye serums, especially the ones that contain retinol and other active ingredients to treat the skin around the eyes for fine lines, crow's feet, crepiness, keeping the skin nice and smooth and bright. [...] This one has peptides, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, diamide, and caffeine. There's no retinol in here and there's no vitamin C that could possibly irritate your skin."

KD

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Mixed

"Is it a solid smiley face no and is it a solid Holy Grail [...] not necessarily but I'm interested, I'm intrigued, I'm flirting, I might want to see some more. I [...] do like the ingredients list here, it's a peptide-driven eye cream. I like the texture because it's kind of a hybrid between like a gel and a cream. It's not like super duper hydrating, it's a little bit more cream with some gel."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Ceramides

Ceramides are part of the skin's own barrier, and moisturisers built around them have evidence for holding water in and settling the tightness and flaking that come with a damaged barrier.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream?

A lightweight vitamin C eye cream from CeraVe's Skin Renewing line, designed to help the delicate under-eye area look brighter and smoother.

Is CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

What is CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream's Guru Score?

CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

What is CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Eye Cream is good for dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert), redness (1 expert), skin barrier support (1 expert), fine lines and wrinkles (1 expert), dark circles (1 expert) and under-eye puffiness (1 expert).