Best for
You, if puffiness or a tired look under the eyes is what you want to soften, and you will actually use a serum twice a day.
The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG 30ml
KSh 2,600.00
Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG is a light eye serum for puffiness and tired-looking eyes. Cool it in the fridge.
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DECISION SNAPSHOT
What this product is for
The little bottle for the mornings your eyes look tired. The Ordinary’s Caffeine Solution is 5% caffeine and a green-tea antioxidant in a watery serum, made for puffiness and the look of dark circles. A small amount under each eye. Keep it in the fridge and the cool touch is half the pleasure.
SIMPLI VERDICT
Should you choose it?
Consider another option if
Your eyes sting at anything acidic, or you want a rich eye cream for crepey dryness. This is a light serum, pH about 4.5 to 5.5, not a balm.
Start-Safe: A small amount around the eye, morning and night, for a week before you judge it. Keep it out of the eye itself. If it stings, rinse it off.
This is product-level guidance, not a personal routine recommendation. If you already own a suitable product doing this job, you may not need another one.
PRODUCT GUIDE
Know what you are choosing
Check what this product does, how to use it, what is inside and the practical details that matter before you decide.
About this product
What you get
A 30ml bottle of The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG. A water-based eye serum, no alcohol, no oil, no silicone. Caffeine is there for puffiness. The green-tea antioxidant, epigallocatechin gallatyl glucoside, is there for the look of dark circles. It will not rewrite your face overnight. Used every morning and night, it is the small, cool step that makes tired eyes look a little more awake.
How to use
A small amount around the eye, morning and evening, on unbroken skin. Do not put it in the eye. The Ordinary suggests keeping the bottle in the fridge: the cold feels refreshing, especially after a late night or an early start.
Start-safe: this serum alone for a week. A tingle that fades is one thing. A sting that stays means stop.
Ingredients
Water, then caffeine, then the green-tea antioxidant and a little hyaluronic acid.
Aqua/Water/Eau, Caffeine, Maltodextrin, Glycerin, Propanediol, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Gallyl Glucoside, Hyaluronic Acid, Oxidized Glutathione, Melanin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Xanthan Gum, Propyl Gallate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol.
Product specifications
| Weight | 0.03 kg |
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| Dimensions | 0.00 × 0.00 × 0.00 cm |
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Common questions
Will it remove dark circles?
It is made to improve the look of them, with caffeine for puffiness and the green-tea antioxidant for brightness. Expect a softer, more awake look with steady use, not a vanished shadow.
Why the fridge?
Cold caffeine under the eyes feels like the morning you wanted. The serum is the same. The temperature is the extra kindness.
Can I use it with an eye cream?
Yes. Serum first, a small amount, then your cream if the skin there still feels dry.
BEFORE YOU BUY
You may already have what you need
A better routine is not always a bigger routine. Check whether this product adds a job your current routine is actually missing.
Keep what works
If an eye cream you already own makes your mornings easier, finish it. This serum is for when you want caffeine, not another rich cream.
You may not need to buy this
Leave it if your eyes look fine and you do not enjoy an extra step. Sleep and sunscreen will always do more than a serum.