A lightweight eye serum with peptides, caffeine, and niacinamide designed to target fine lines, dark circles, puffiness, and other signs of aging around the eye area.
Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Acetyl Glucosamine, Niacinamide, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Myristoyl Nonapeptide-3, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Caffeine, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Gallyl Glucoside, Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract, Silanetriol, Arginine, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone, Propyl Gallate, Maltodextrin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Polysorbate 20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
Guru Score
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Guru Certified means at least 6 experts, a score of 85% or more, and almost no Nays.
How we score →Mixed
12 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
This serum targets dark circles and puffiness with peptides and caffeine, and most gurus praise how much it delivers for the price, reviewers love that a tiny amount goes a long way and it's hydrating enough for sensitive skin. The main split is the dropper bottle: some find it prone to tipping and spilling, while others appreciate the precision, though the serum's watery texture means it needs care in application to avoid running down the face. A few gurus note the price per ounce is steep for The Ordinary, and results can take time to notice, so patch testing and patience may help.
What they liked
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“I do kind of see a subtle under eye depuffing effect.”
Dr Dray, watch at 2:38
“So like smile lines, crows feet, things like that.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 9:32
“This has really really improved the overall quality of the area around the eye, dark circles, puffiness, and wrinkles, but specifically dark circles.”
Nipun Kapur, watch at 11:27
“It will help to address crow's feet, fine lines, puffiness, and dark circles.”
Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 11:21
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.
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.
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.
A lightweight eye serum with peptides, caffeine, and niacinamide designed to target fine lines, dark circles, puffiness, and other signs of aging around the eye area.
The gurus are split. 7 of the 12 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 69%.
The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum holds a Guru Score of 69%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 12 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum is generally suited to mature skin.
In their reviews, experts say The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum is good for under-eye puffiness (5 experts), fine lines and wrinkles (2 experts), fine lines around the eyes (2 experts) and dark circles (2 experts).
5 experts who reviewed The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Eye Serum say it is. Dr Dray put it this way: “I do kind of see a subtle under eye depuffing effect.”
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