A rich, creamy eye cream from SkinCeuticals designed to hydrate the under-eye area and target the look of fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Isohexadecane, Synthetic Wax, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Cellulose, Polyethylene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, Caffeine, Silica Silylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Citrate, Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Chlorphenesin, Boron Nitride, Alumina, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Menthoxypropanediol, Sorbitol, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Phytate, Carbomer, Sodium Lactate, Polysorbate 20, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Dipropylene Glycol, Alcohol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
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How we score →Yay
6 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Its rich, creamy texture is the detail these gurus keep coming back to, and it sits under makeup without creasing, so concealer glides on smoothly. Several note that a little goes a long way, which means one tube can last a long time. The one thing to keep in mind is the $116 price, which a few gurus call pricey, though they still rate it highly for wrinkles and dark circles.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“It's the best eye cream for wrinkles.”
Nipun Kapur, watch at 20:30
“It has caffeine in it as well as other optical ingredients to help with the appearance of dark circles under the eye.”
Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 2:26
“It helps to depuff, helps to improve fine lines and wrinkles.”
Dr. Jenny Liu, watch at 14:59
“I love it because it keeps my under eye hydrated and [...] makes my concealer glide on nicely.”
Dr. Jenny Liu, watch at 14:59
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.
Source: DermNet
Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A rich, creamy eye cream from SkinCeuticals designed to hydrate the under-eye area and target the look of fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles.
Yes. All 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.
SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.
SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye Cream is generally suited to mature skin.
In their reviews, experts say SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye Cream is good for fine lines around the eyes (2 experts), dark circles (1 expert), under-eye puffiness (1 expert) and dry under-eyes (1 expert).
2 experts who reviewed SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Advanced Eye Cream say it is. Nipun Kapur put it this way: “It's the best eye cream for wrinkles.”
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