Neutrogena

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Plus Caffeine Eye Gel Cream.

Eye Care

About this product

A fragrance-free, lightweight eye gel cream from Neutrogena, containing caffeine, designed to hydrate the under-eye area and help with the look of dark circles, puffiness and fine lines.

Full ingredients

Water, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Polyacrylamide, Sorbitan Olivate, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Synthetic Beeswax, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Chlorphenesin, Laureth-7, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, C12-14 Pareth -12, Sodium Hydroxide

Guru Score

82%

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6 experts · Moderate agreement

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What they liked

Fragrance-free
Absorbs quickly for morning use

What they flagged

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

What the gurus are saying

Fragrance-free and lightweight, this caffeine eye gel stands out for people who avoid strong scents. Its caffeine can temporarily improve the look of dark circles caused by prominent blood vessels, but it is not likely to help with hereditary or age-related shadows. Hyaluronic acid helps plump the eye area, and it sits well under sunscreen and makeup, so it may suit morning use.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

Best for

Dry skin Mature skin

Type

Eye CareGel

Key actives

Hyaluronic acid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"The eye cream doesn't have any fragrance, so you could use that on the rest of your face if you're like me and you don't like strong fragrance. [...] Hydroboost one's pretty good."

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"The eye cream doesn't have any fragrance, so you could use that on the rest of your face if you're like me and you don't like strong fragrance. [...] Hydroboost one's pretty good."

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"I've tried Neutrogena's new caffeine eye gel cream and I really enjoy it, even though I'm not someone who uses eye creams. Caffeine in an eye cream can temporarily help improve the look of dark under eye circles, although [...] if you have hereditary dark under eye circles or ones due to age related changes in the face, this is not going to do anything for that."

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"Look at this mini Neutrogena hydration regimen, the eye treatment is the only product in this that I like, because the others have that strong fragrance that I don't care for."

Dr. Aleksandra Brown

151k subs

✓Yay

"Another recommendation is the Neutrogena Hydro Boost caffeine eye cream. This is completely fragrance-free eye cream/gel, really lightweight formula that hydrates and reduces the look of dark circles, fine lines, and puffiness around the eyes. The key ingredients in the Neutrogena eye cream are things like hyaluronic acid, peptides, and caffeine. Together they're going to improve the look of the skin and the eye area and smooth it out over time."

April Basi

72k subs

✓Yay

"For eye cream choose a hydrating anti-aging eye cream, it will help target fine lines, puffiness, and dark circles. Neutrogena's Hydro Boost Eye Gel Cream is a great option."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

✓Yay

"Go get like one neutrogn hydro boost eye cream"

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208SkinDoc

2.10M subs

✓Yay

"If the dark appearance is due to prominent blood vessels, there's a really inexpensive caffeine-based eye cream that's easily available at pretty much any drugstore, the Neutrogena Hydro Boost Plus Caffeine Eye Gel Cream. Most Neutrogena products are under fifteen dollars, this one might be a little closer to twenty."

Dr. Jenny Liu

323k subs

✓Yay

"If you're just looking for something hydrating, Neutrogena Hydro Boost is a great one. It's a lightweight eye cream that I think is excellent for morning use, it goes pretty well under sunscreen and makeup, and it has hyaluronic acid to help boost and plump the eye skin so [...] it reduces the appearance of fine lines."

What the evidence says.

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

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 Neutrogena Hydro Boost Plus Caffeine Eye Gel Cream?

A fragrance-free, lightweight eye gel cream from Neutrogena, containing caffeine, designed to hydrate the under-eye area and help with the look of dark circles, puffiness and fine lines.

Is Neutrogena Hydro Boost Plus Caffeine Eye Gel Cream worth it?

Yes. All 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Neutrogena Hydro Boost Plus Caffeine Eye Gel Cream's Guru Score?

Neutrogena Hydro Boost Plus Caffeine Eye Gel Cream holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.