Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG.

"The original The Ordinary Caffeine Eye Treatment was quite greasy. This is an emulsion, so it doesn't have any of that stickiness or greasiness to it. It's just a beautiful, beautiful product. If you're going to use this, I would say use it early on in your routine, like straight after cleansing, because that's when you're going to get the benefit with the rest of your routine. And I absolutely love it. I feel like it's helping the rest of my skin care work a little bit better. So, I'm all in."

"Caffeine is great at just getting everything moving, helping with lymphatic drainage, and it really will help just wake up the skin. And I find that's where I find the greatest benefit from this. The Ordinary Promise because on the bottle they say it's an energizing serum reducing visible signs of fatigue. That's kind of what it does and that's definitely what I give it 10 out of 10 for. The lifting, firming, and dark circle treatment is just a nice to have additional benefits. But I think primarily this is just going to wake up the skin and give you that little boost to skin confidence as soon as you apply it. It's definitely become a staple in my skincare routine and it's always worth noting as well that caffeine, because it gets everything moving, will help the rest of your skincare you apply afterwards just work that little bit more effectively. It will aid the penetration. It'll help enhance the results that you see. So I would definitely recommend using this early on in your skincare routine. So cleanse the skin, apply this, and then you can go in with the rest of your serums, your lotions, and potions afterwards, knowing that you're just getting a little extra benefit from them without having to have a whole suite of new products. That for me has been a little game changer. I've had zero sensitivity, no dryness, no irritation, and it's genuinely a pleasure to use. Whilst it's not getting the hype that maybe I expected it to, I don't think it's selling in the quantities that maybe I thought it would, it's definitely one of those unsung hero serums that I would recommend everyone give a try to. You can keep this in the fridge. So in the summer where I definitely am puffier when I wake up in the summer than I am in the winter, that will just further enhance the benefits if you keep it in the fridge for that cooling experience."

"The caffeine is giving you that quick fix, the instant results. The EGCG is delivering you a boost to collagen in the long term. So this is really like a double whammy of a serum. Caffeine has been used for decades for its ability to depuff, lift, and tighten. And I think it's great that we now have a serum like this that's super affordable, easy to access. For the price point, I don't think you can go wrong. Other caffeine serums are going to deliver immediate but temporary results. Something like this has more long-term benefit, too."

"The best caffeine one is this. This is soon to launch by The Ordinary."

"That one I always find quite drying. If I used it on consecutive days, my under eye would be quite dry. It'd look quite crepey. Caffeine can be drying if you use the wrong form. Form that they've used in here actually doesn't do that. So, it won't dry or dehydrate the skin. This is a big win for me because the only reason that I wasn't using the ordinary caffeine eye serum over my whole face was because it would leave me feeling stripped, dry, and tight, which I just didn't want. This doesn't do that. And it also is packed full of humectants and hydrators. So, it really does nourish and hydrate rather than dehydrate, which is a huge, huge win. Caffeine, if you've used it in the past and it's left you feeling dry and a little crusty, don't worry, you won't have that problem with the form of caffeine in here. And it just works that little bit better. The 3% concentration studies show that's what caffeine works best at in terms of concentration. So, I love that they followed the science and really build that into the formula. Last, but by no means least, on the pros, it's an emulsion. And this is music to my ears because The Ordinary have always had quite greasy formulas. They use a lot of oil based and squalane based formulas which can be quite greasy, difficult to work with. Not this. This is a beautiful emulsion that just sinks straight in."

"This is the Ordinary Caffeine 3% plus EGCG 1% face serum. This is going to be a bestseller on day one. I was lucky enough to be able to try this out before the launch and I love it. It depuffs, it tightens, and it lifts. I'm all about a quick fix and this one I find gives an instant firming and lifting because of that caffeine. It's great for waking the skin up and just delivering a really nice tightening, lifting, and depuffing action. Caffeine is great, absolutely wonderful as an ingredient, but quite often we'll go in with a higher concentration. And I find that 3% is perfect to deliver all of that lifting, depuffing, and energizing action without causing the dryness and the irritation. This is going to be a little bit of a revelation when it launches. This is probably one of the best launches from the Ordinary that I've had in a long time and a just a great place to start your skincare routine. I put in probably three or four drops. That works for me. Four drops covers all my face and neck."

"I really like the Ordinary caffeine 3%."

"The reason I love this is it lifts and firms in the immediate. So you're not waiting months for the results. It does it like that. That's your short-term win. In the long term, the EGCG in here is actually going to help boost collagen and elastin and just tighten and firm everything further. So you're getting those quick wins, those long-term payoffs for like $8. It's so affordable. This is budget friendly, done right, firming, lifting. And the caffeine in here will also help to depuff, will also help to energize the skin. So if you wake up feeling a little lackluster and maybe like your skin could do with a bit of a boost, this is the product to use. Caffeine is also fantastic around the hairline as well. If as part of your anti-aging regime you're looking to boost hair density, minimize hair loss, the caffeine in here is really going to stimulate that hair growth and just really support with any other treatments you're using."

"Caffeine is great. The Ordinary do great caffeine serum that works really well under the eye. Love it."

"I find that this is the one that I'm reaching for most frequently because dark circles definitely something that I experience and most products that I've tried targeting dark circles have done next to nothing. This is the first one that I've tried that's actually worked. I used to use the ordinary caffeine serum which worked really really well too but I found it dried out my under eye because of the formulation. This gives you that dose of caffeine without the associated dryness. So it's a great alternative for that for anyone that found that the ordinary one just left them a bit crepey and a bit dry under the eye. What I do is I use this twice a day, [...] morning and evening for the very best results."

"For deep under-eye puffiness get The Ordinary Caffeine Solution, the best depuffer around. Put a little under the eye and it is really effective, and it is only about 9 pounds so you get an amazing eye treatment without breaking the bank."

"If your budget doesn't stretch to the Medicate exosome serum, which is honestly my absolute favorite, you could do it with The Ordinary Caffeine 3% instead, a beautiful emulsion. Caffeine also helps increase the penetration rate of your products, so whilst exosomes and caffeine are very different, the outcomes are very similar. You could absolutely use this in place of the other one if you wanted to do it more affordably, there is nothing wrong with that and you'll still get some great results."

"This is formulated with 3% caffeine alongside 1% EGCG, and six months in I'm still using it and have been really impressed. I went in as a skeptic because caffeine products have always dried my skin out and caused irritation before, but this one didn't. The caffeine gives immediate firming, lifting and de-puffing, particularly along the jawline and under the eyes for dark circles, while the EGCG is doing the heavy lifting for more long-term firming and lifting results over time. It's a beautiful emulsion that disappears without a trace and works well under makeup. At about £8 it's an absolute bargain, genuinely one of their best products at one of their cheapest price points, holy grail territory. It's not a facelift in a bottle and the firming effect is temporary rather than a proven long-term treatment, but for the price this is a 10 out of 10 for me and I'd definitely recommend people give it a go."

"The caffeine depuffs, lifts, and firms. My top tip with this, if you buy this, it's only like £9. Get any moisturizer and put some of this in the palm of your hand, put a couple of drops of this in, work it together, apply it to the skin. It will give that instant lifting, firming, depuffing. It takes a good quality moisturizer to like a next level moisturizer. Honestly, best hack I can share with you. This in its own right is great. Mix it with your moisturizer and you get absolute perfection."

"The Ordinary has a caffeine eye serum. It contains caffeine, which helps with puffiness like under eyes, and it also contains EGCG, which works similarly in skin to help with puffiness and anti-inflammation. It also contains a little bit of salicylic acid and vitamin E. I'd probably use this more as an eye serum than a face serum. It doesn't look like a must-have to me, but maybe it's interesting if you've got a little bit of puffiness. Some people do get kind of puffy when they eat certain foods, so it might be worth it. Some people are very sensitive to caffeine though, so that's another thing to consider."

"You might be better off going with something like The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG, although that can be kind of on the drying side too."

"The Ordinary Caffeine Solution, which is N bucks. [...] This is a liquidy serum. You can just pat under your eyes. You can use it morning or evening. [...] It gives pretty quick results. The caffeine controls the microcirculation of the blood vessels in your eyes. Caffeine is also a great antioxidant. So, this one will help give you fast results. If you just want to use in the morning, that's probably just fine, too. It [...] contains caffeine, hyaluronic acid, and EGCG, and the caffeine is the main active in this one. The main exciting ingredient. So, this one will help."

"Their caffeine serum, I didn't love it because I found caffeine to be kind of drying on my skin, so all their EGCG serum, this stuff to me felt a little too hydrating or slippery and it took a long time to absorb, so I didn't absolutely love that one."

"This is supposed to be an anti-inflammatory serum with caffeine to help with puffiness, plus a little vitamin E and salicylic acid, though the directions actually say not to use it on the eye area, which is odd since that's where people notice puffiness most. It has a milky texture, no scent, and feels nice and not greasy, though my face felt a little tacky. This product wasn't screaming my name and it didn't overly impress me, but my skin isn't really puffy so it wasn't made for my skin type. If you have puffiness and aren't sensitive to caffeine, there's nothing wrong with it, and people with more puffiness might have a better experience with it than I did."

"The Ordinary caffeine and EGCG face serum is nine bucks. If you're not sensitive to caffeine, it is something that instantly helps with puffiness, firming skin up. It helps tighten the skin and stimulates blood flow. Especially if you have under-eye puffiness or feel a little swollen, something like this will instantly help. The results are temporary and not long-lasting, but it is something helpful that day if you're feeling self-conscious."

"The Ordinary they have the caffeine and green tea serum I recommend it all the time for the scalp. It's very watery, it's aesthetic, you get it on there, leave it on there twice a day, and I mean it's very inexpensive. It seems like a very easy recommendation."

"I've also used the Ordinary green tea caffeine one. It's just such a simple product, and it blocks DHT a little bit. It's so watery, so easy to get into your hair, very inexpensive, and it's just this two ingredient powerhouse to complement what you're already doing."

"This is one of the rare scenarios where I would recommend The Ordinary's caffeine and green tea serum. This is something I would often recommend for people underneath the eyes for depuffing, but it could also be used as an overall facial serum for someone who is feeling tired in the morning. It's a very simple complementary product from The Ordinary, and I love the price point."

"This is the caffeine solution 5% that retails for about nine bucks. It contains caffeine along with EGCG, which is basically polyphenol derivatives that we commonly see in green tea that have antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties and also contain some caffeine properties as well. The two together work really well. We know caffeine helps to vasoconstrict and reduce temporarily the puffiness to the under eyes, and if you struggle with dark circles because of the puffiness this may help to temporarily reduce that as well. [...] I love this because it's also hydrating, it's fast absorbing, lightweight but not heavy or greasy where if you use it in the morning your eye makeup will smudge or melt, but it is enough to help hydrate your under eye so that way when you apply concealer or makeup it doesn't cake or crease. [...] It's hydrating, helps to depuff, and layers nicely under makeup."

"Another one is from The Ordinary. It's got caffeine and green tea extract. Again, helps to temporarily depuff and improve the vascular component of dark circles."

"I would use this as the last serum in your skincare routine before your moisturizer or before your sunscreen or before a cream-based retinol. I really love how it's milky. I love anything milky because it's very nourishing on the skin. It is super hydrating and it really does give this beautiful glow to your skin, but it's not sticky. It's not greasy. It's not heavy. It's very lightweight. And I just really love how this sits with other skincare products, including sunscreen and makeup. No peeling. I've never experienced peeling with this. This is fragrance-free and it has a shelf life of 12 months once you open it. You may not want to use this every day, but it would be more beneficial if you did. I've been using this more consistently in my morning routine because of that deep-puffing effect. I don't always use this at night time, but there have been a few times where I did use this at night paired up with retinol, and I really loved the pairing. It actually nourished and hydrated my skin prior to retinol. So it can actually help to prevent further dryness and irritation for some people."

"They've always had their caffeine solution and that one is designed for de-puffing. I found that that formulation was very drying and I also didn't feel like it depuffed whatsoever."

"If it is bags under the eyes, a caffeine solution like The Ordinary is great."

"When you want to use a cream and eye bags are your problem, look for something with caffeine in it. The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% is great for this because you can roll it out to help move that lymphatic fluid, and you're aiming towards the top of your ears because you've got channels there that help drain it."

"One of my favorite is The Ordinary [...] Caffeine Solution 5%. This is great for eye bags, so if you're dealing with eye bags, the puffiness, caffeine solution and a roller [...] will help to depuff the under eye and also lymphatic drain."

"This one is my favorite by The Ordinary. This is a caffeine solution that helps with the eye bags because it constricts the blood vessels and so it shrinks those eye bags."

"For eye bags, I love the Ordinary caffeine solution. It's great, it literally has 5% caffeine and it shrinks your eye bags pretty quickly. Really great."

"I actually really like the Ordinary under eye solution that has 5% caffeine. It's a super runny fluid. So, what I love about that is you could use it on its own, or if you have an eye cream that you already love or are incorporating to help with other under eye issues, you could layer them."

"There's not a ton of great data to support it, but caffeine can increase blood flow, that's why you often see it incorporated in things like eye creams, but I think the improvement is pretty modest if any at all. That being said, if you want to try some caffeine in your skincare routine and you don't want to break the bank, The Ordinary has a nice little 5% caffeine serum that you can try out."

"The ordinary caffeine serum"

"The Caffeine Solution by The Ordinary which is priced around 700 on Nykaa"

"I would use the Caffeine Solution by The Ordinary. First apply caffeine solution. Let it sit on your skin. Let it absorb. When it dries your skin feels a bit tight in the under eye area. After that apply your retinol based eye cream."

"The caffeine solution 5% plus EGCG, which is normally used for pigmentation and puffy around the eyes, can be used in these little cheek areas over here where you can get redness and it's quite a good tip to use. [...] Because it's a water-based product, you can either use this after your hyaluronic acid or you can actually use it just before your azelaic acid in nighttime, so you can either use it a.m. or p.m. and if it works really well for you, you can basically do both a.m. and p.m. and it's a great upgrade and a top tip that you can use for your rosacea."

"The Caffeine Solution 5% plus EGCG, which is normally used for pigmentation and puffiness around the eyes, can be used in these little cheek areas where you get redness and it's quite a good tip to use. You can either use this, because it's a water-based product, [...] after your hyaluronic acid or [...] just before your azelaic acid in your nighttime routine. You can either use it AM or PM, and if it works really well for you, you can basically do both AM and PM. It's a great upgrade and a top tip that you can use for your rosacea that's not really mentioned anywhere."

"This is one of my favorites from the ordinary, their caffeine solution plus EGCG. The EGCG comes from green tea and can help minimize the burden of damage that occurs upon exposure to environmental stressors, namely UV, and the caffeine is also an antioxidant which will help with oxidative stress that leads to premature skin aging. People like to use this around the eyes because topically caffeine can help temporarily improve the appearance of dark under eye circles, especially as it relates to puffiness, because caffeine can constrict the blood vessels and help with moving that fluid out from under the eyes."

"The ordinary Caffeine Solution has caffeine, which is an antioxidant that may help minimize free radicals from environmental stressors, and it may also help minimize redness and temporarily improve the look of dark under eye circles. It also has EGCG, a green tea antioxidant. Personally I've used it, I stand by it, it's very good, it does kind of improve overall skin tone perhaps by minimizing inflammation and irritation. It's also very hydrating, easy to use, and it doesn't peel."

"This is a great product to put on in the morning prior to sunscreen, because it has caffeine and EGCG, which are antioxidants that may help reduce oxidative stress from environmental stressors like pollution, which is associated with accelerated skin aging. Caffeine can also help calm down redness, and it has glutathione in it too, which may help with hyperpigmentation."

"I do believe the ordinary has a good caffeine serum, which would be a more affordable alternative if you want a caffeine product for puffiness and dark circles, even though it's not a drugstore brand."

"I use Caffeine Solution from The Ordinary. It's really crusty. I'm running out of this."

"This is a good example of a good ingredient to use under eyes that you would pay more for, but this is The Ordinary so we are talking 6.40 maximum for this. This really is just a serum to help awaken under your eyes, making you look less tired, less puffy, less dull around the eyes. It sinks in super super quick and it's something you use morning and night. At night I would pair this up with Vaseline to create that nice occlusive layer around the eyes."

"The Caffeine Plus EGCG Solution has caffeine at 5% and Epigallocatechin Gallate, which actually comes from green tea. This is so wonderful for the skin. It is an eye serum but it can help with vasoconstriction, so helping with that puffiness, but it doesn't just work in the under eye area, it also works all throughout the face. The EGCG in here is an antioxidant, basically anti-oxidation, so it helps to boost up your sunscreen and helps to prevent a little bit of damage from our environment like pollution or smog. Because this has caffeine, caffeine is also an antioxidant. This is one of the best serums. If you're looking to de-puff the under eye area and you want something that feels a little bit more thick and hydrating, this is when I would use this. I use it on my smile lines, I get really puffy in my cheeks, I use this all over my face and it is absolutely brilliant. It's wonderful whether you use it on its own or if you pair it with Pycnogenol."

"If you do want a budget version, The Ordinary's caffeine eye cream is really good. It has caffeine and EGCG and it is a tenth of the price. I have actually used The Ordinary one and spoke to a plastic surgeon who specializes in blepharoplasty and actually tested that product out extensively. If you are looking for something that works for the puffiness, either the Total Eye or the caffeine solution from The Ordinary are going to be your best bets depending on how much you want to spend."

"The Ordinary's caffeine solution five percent plus EGCG, which is also found in green tea products, is an eye cream that I recommend using all over the face."

"I find that eye creams are overpriced moisturizers, and when you look at the amount of this and you look at how it works and how caffeine is a vasoconstrictor and how this epigallocatechin gallate works on the skin, this is literally a beautiful facial serum. I use this all over my face, all over my chest, and my neck, and I recommend that other people do the same. If you're someone who's puffy, caffeine is a vasoconstrictor. It literally vasoconstricts when applied topically. Yes, you can apply it under the eye, but you can apply it all over the face. If you do have minor redness, if you do have that puffiness, this works so well to calm that down. While this is marketed for like under-eye puffiness, this is not a replacement for plastic surgery, but this works so well under sunscreen. It does help to vasoconstrict, and if you are a puffy person, this might be one of your new morning best friends."

"They have just caffeine in EGCG, so a little bit of vasoconstriction."

"I used this for literally a month and tracked my progress, and at the end of the month, my under-eye color and under-eye puffiness did not change at all. The Ordinary's caffeine under-eye serum is not an under-eye serum for me, but do you know what it is, it is a face serum. If you want a potent facial serum that has caffeine and antioxidants, caffeine is such a good antioxidant and caffeine is phenomenal under sunscreen, and a lot of people don't talk about that. This formula has epigallocatechin gallate as well as the caffeine. This is just such a beautiful formula, and if you do have a puffy face, you could use this with a tool for massage. You can literally use this to help brighten the skin, to help with some vasoconstriction if you struggle with rosacea, or if you get a little bit of flushing in the skin. This is such a good product, and again it's a beautiful serum, and you get a lot for the money as well. It's too liquidy for the under-eye area, like you're not getting a lot of bang for your buck in the under eye, and it just doesn't do what it claims to do for me. But when I put this all over my face, I freaking love it. It is one of the best caffeine serums that I've used."

"The Ordinary's Caffeine Solution 5% plus EGCG. This is actually amazing. I don't recommend this under the eyes, I recommend this all over the face. This is a caffeine serum and from the Ordinary it's inexpensive, it's a vasoconstrictor, and I actually feel that this is really helpful for rosacea prone skin."

"The caffeine solution, you don't have to apply it just under the eyes. You can apply it all over the face. It's amazing under sunscreens."