Anua Retinol 0.1 Caffeine Revitalizing Eye Cream 30g
Anua Retinol 0.1 Caffeine Revitalizing Eye Cream is a 30g eye cream with Retinol, used after serum and before moisturizer, morning and evening.
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- Dry skinCompromised barrierDehydrated skinSkin that has lost bounce
- Helps with
- Shoppers looking for Retinol in an eye creamRoutines that want Retinol and Niacinamide in one stepFilling the eye cream step with a Korean-market formula
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How it works
The Retinol 0.1 Caffeine Revitalizing Eye Cream is a 30g eye cream, used after serum and before moisturizer, morning and evening. The active it is built around is Retinol, named twenty-seventh on its own ingredient list. The same list carries Niacinamide, Caffeine and Adenosine, so the active is not the only thing on it worth naming. How much of the Retinol stays on the skin, and for how long, is decided by the eye cream format rather than by the list alone. Anua sells this Retinol eye cream in Korea, and this is that version.
Key benefits
- Retinol, the active this eye cream is built around
- Niacinamide, Caffeine and Adenosine on the same list, actives
- Hexapeptide-2 on the same list, a peptide
- Copper Tripeptide-1 and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 further down the same list
- Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester and Biotin further down the same list
- Retinol named twenty-seventh on the manufacturer list printed on this page
Key actives
Retinolactive
Retinol is the alcohol form of vitamin A and the strongest retinoid available without a prescription. Skin converts it in two steps to retinoic acid, and it is used at night, at low percentages, for the look of fine lines and rough texture. The name on the box points at it, and it is named twenty-seventh on this eye cream's own ingredient list.
Niacinamideactive
Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. The panel names it fourth on this eye cream's list, beside Retinol.
Caffeineactive
Caffeine constricts small blood vessels near the surface, which is why eye products use it for the look of puffiness and shadow. It is water soluble and works only while it is on the skin. The panel names it twelfth on this eye cream's list, beside Retinol.
Adenosineactive
Adenosine is a nucleoside that Korea's own cosmetic authority recognises as a wrinkle-care functional ingredient, which is why it appears on so many Korean lists at a low level. It is used for the look of fine lines and is stable and well tolerated. The panel names it sixteenth on this eye cream's list, beside Retinol.
Hexapeptide-2peptide
Hexapeptide-2 is a six-amino-acid peptide used for the look of even tone rather than of lines, which puts it in the smaller group of peptides aimed at pigment. It is named twenty-third on this eye cream's list, alongside Retinol.
Where does this eye cream go in my routine?
After serum and before moisturizer, morning and evening. Anything thinner than an eye cream goes on before it, and anything richer goes on after. If you are adding it to a routine you already like, give it a week on its own first, so what you see is the Retinol and not three changes at once.
What else is on the list besides Retinol?
Niacinamide, Caffeine and Adenosine. The order they are printed in on this eye cream's panel is the order on the box, so you can see where Retinol sits relative to them. Further down the same panel: Hexapeptide-2, Copper Tripeptide-1 and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8.
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Where this unit came from
- 1Seoul
Bought as Korean-market stock - 2Customs
Duty paid by us before it enters the US - 3California
Ships domestically, no international leg
We stock the version of a formula that is sold in Korea, not the release a brand prepares for another market under the same name.
Every unit keeps its original barcode and batch code intact, so the unit in your hands can be checked against the brand’s own records.
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How to use
- Apply this cream as the last evening step, after your serum and moisturizer.
- Use a rice grain sized amount for both eyes, patting it gently along the orbital bone rather than rubbing.
- Start at two to three nights a week, increasing frequency only once your skin shows no flaking or irritation.
- Do not apply it directly to the eyelid or too close to the lash line, since the thin skin there is more likely to react than the orbital bone is.
Worth knowing
- Patch test this eye cream on a small area and wait a day before using it more widely, especially with Retinol on the list.
- Retinol is on this list, so keep this eye cream to the evening and build the nights up slowly rather than starting nightly.
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Korean-market original
The Original Korean Formula eye cream from Anua, 30g formulated with Retinol and Niacinamide, held in the United States and shipped domestically.
Verify your unit when it arrives
Verify your unit when it arrives
Korean-market stock with the original barcode and batch code intact, exactly as it left Korea.
Match the batch code on the box against the code printed on the bottle or tube itself; the two are stamped separately and should agree.
On the unit itself
- The Korean-market barcode, unaltered from the retail package.
- The manufacturer’s batch code, exactly as the maker printed it.
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What professionals say
What professionals say
What skin-care professionals say about the key actives in this formula, quoted from the medical sources linked beside each.
Vitamin A has a molecular structure that's tiny enough to get into the lower layers of your skin, where it finds and boosts collagen and elastin, which is a protein that strengthens your skin's flexibility.
Wilma Bergfeld, MDDermatologist, Cleveland Clinic It has also been proven that caffeine stimulates lipolysis, which Lupo et al postulated may contribute to improvements in lower eyelid sagging and puffiness.
Stacey J. PilkingtonDO, Azeal Dermatology Institute, The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology
1 more professional perspective
Niacinamide helps reduce the appearance of pores in a few ways. By strengthening the skin barrier and improving elasticity, pores appear less noticeable and more even.
Ashlyn YankeAesthetician, Cleveland Clinic
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