1 Month Update: The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG
Here’s my update on The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG. It’s been a total of 1 month using this product again. I used this product for years before and decided to give it another chance due to how affordable it is. Here are my thoughts on it this time around!
The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG comes in a glass dropper bottle. The texture of the product is a gel-serum. I only needed one drop of product for both eyes. The serum glides over the under eyes smoothly and easily. It feels soothing and cooling when applied to the skin. This is not a fast absorbing eye serum. It takes a while to absorb into the skin. I started off using it in the morning and at night. Since it takes a good amount of time to absorb in the morning and felt a little too drying on my skin, I switched to using it at night only. I didn’t have the time to let the serum absorb in the morning. For mornings, I prefer skin care products that sink into the skin quick without pilling. This serum pilled underneath my sunscreen. That made it difficult for my sunscreen to sit right on my skin to get the proper sun protection. I could see my sunscreen balling up and just not staying in place. Years before this, I used the serum twice a day (morning and night). Not sure how I managed to keep up with using this serum, haha!
The purpose of The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG is to reduce the appearance of eye contour pigmentation and puffiness. After a month of using this product once again, I was hoping to see a difference in my under eyes in terms of dark under circles and puffiness, but I didn’t see any changes in my skin whatsoever. No results just like before with religious application. Seems like getting more sleep and eating well would be the better choice (which I’m already doing) to help with dark under eye circles and puffy eyes than this caffeine eye serum. It didn’t work after trying it out again.
So I stopped using this product once again after being disappointed with the results. No results, lol. But also, I thought the product was too drying for my under eyes (as mentioned earlier). It made the skin around my eyes feel super tight (it does as it dries on the skin too) and dry. I applied heavier eye creams and moisturizers on top to keep the skin around my eyes moisturized, but my skin still felt tight and dry afterwards. I noticed that the serum accentuated some of my under eye fine lines and wrinkles. That’s not something I want from a product. I’m trying to diminish those signs of aging as much as possible. I don’t want them to become more prominent. I wish this product did something positive for my skin. It just didn’t. I kept trying for years and picked up using it again. If it worked, it would’ve worked already. This product didn’t work for me once again. I’m officially removing it from my skin care routine once again (lol). It could work for someone else. It’s not for my skin, and I have no reason to keep it in my routine after this experience.
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Review: The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG (10 months!)
Finally, here’s my review on The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG! I’ve been using this eye serum (gel) for 10 months! I’m nearing a whole year soon! The purpose of this serum is to help with dark under eye circles (eye contour pigmentation) and puffiness. It contains caffeine (as the name of the product states) and green tea catechin. Both of these ingredients are known to help with under eye bags. Remember when people would place green tea bags over their eyes? This serum works just like that. Caffeine helps to improve circulation to reduce the appearance of dark under eye circles. Green tea catechin helps to reduce swelling and puffiness. Sounds like a perfect combo to destress the eyes! Since I’ve been using The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG for 10 months now (moving on to a year soon in a few months!), I’m here to share my experience with this serum. I hope this is helpful. Keep on reading!
My experience
This product has a serum, gel-like texture to it. It’s light yellow, golden in color. I only use 1 drop for both eyes. A little goes a long way. Using more product than necessary isn’t going to lead to faster results. It’s just a waste of product. From my experience, anyways. The serum spreads easily underneath the eyes without tugging the skin. I don’t pat this serum into my skin. I glide it on and let it sink in by itself, naturally. Give it some time to absorb. Once it absorbs into the skin, the skin feels tight and firm. Application is very easy. It’s the first product I put on my eyes, since it takes time to sink into the skin. It’s also a thin serum/gel. After I apply the serum, I go about my eye care products to keep my skin moisturized. This sequence seems to be working for me because I’ve seen results.
Here are my results using The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG!
In the first month of using this product, I didn’t expect to see results but I did. I saw visible results! So amazing! This product claims to reduce the appearance of eye contour pigmentation and puffiness. And it does! My dark under eye circles improved after using this serum within the first month. It also helped to depuff my eyes. Some days I would wake up in the morning with really puffy eyes, and this product helps to reduce the swelling and puffiness. Overall, I think my dark under eye circles benefits from this serum a lot more. It was the first thing I noticed. With the positives, there’s gotta be at least a negative. I thought the serum was drying on the skin even though I applied heavier eye creams and moisturizers on my skin afterwards. The weird thing is that this serum doesn’t feel drying, but I visually noticed that the skin around my eyes appeared drier. It looked crepey. I saw some skin flaking off too. So I only used the serum at night. The recommended use of this product is in the AM and PM. I’ll get into that later.
After 5 months of using The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG…
I was able to finish a whole bottle of this serum. I could’ve stretched it out even longer if I wasn’t experimenting with it so often. I tried using it on my neck and sometimes I still do. I think it’s just a habit now. I tried using it on my facial skin. That was a no-go. This serum is not suitable for my face. I ended up with breakouts. Ouch! I’m never doing that again. lol. After 5 months of using it on the skin around my eyes, I didn’t see an increase in or drastic improvements, but my under eye circles looked better, and the serum is still helping with the puffiness. All I know is that my skin just looks better using this product. It simply just works and does what it’s supposed to do. It lives up to its claims!
About that dry skin problem that I had…
Once the dryness subsided, I was able to use the serum twice a day in the morning and at night. This took me over half a year to get to this point. I can’t help it, my under eyes dry out so fast. Before that, I would try to use the serum twice a day on and off until I got to the point where I can use it twice a day. Even with using it twice a day, I didn’t see an increase in benefits, but I love how the product calms and cools down my skin whenever I use it. Like having tea bags on my eyes in the morning and at night. haha. Without having to make the tea, lol. It helps me to unwind and relax that part of my face. It’s mentally calming and helps to relieve stress too. Like I’m unwinding for the day (or to begin the day). It just feels really nice. Since I know that this product is working on my eyes, it doesn’t hurt to bump it up to twice a day.
Did it work on fine lines and wrinkles??
As for fine lines and wrinkles, this serum helps to smooth them out, but it doesn’t get rid of them. I don’t think any product can get rid of them. It’s part of the aging process. It’s bound to happen. Also, the purpose of this serum is to help reduce the appearance of dark eye contour pigmentation and puffiness. It didn’t say anything about fine lines and wrinkles. Smoothing out some fine lines and wrinkles here and there is just an added benefit that I noticed. It’s better than nothing, to be honest. But, overall, I really like this serum. It works on my dark under eye circles. And they are quite terrible. lol. I wouldn’t be using it for 10 months and moving on to a year soon if I didn’t like it. This is pretty much a staple in my eye care routine by now. Love it! This stuff works!
This is what the serum looks like. It’s a light yellow, golden color. This is a drop of the serum. I use about this much on both eyes. No more, no less.
Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Contains caffeine and green tea catechin
- Feels lightweight on the skin
- Leaves the under eye area nice and firm
- Helps with dark under eye circles and puffiness
- Helps a bit with fine lines and minor wrinkles
- Inexpensive
❌ Cons
- Can be drying
Conclusion
This is one of my HG products. This is the only product from The Ordinary that has made it into my routine as a staple. And I’ve used a bunch of The Ordinary products with less than stellar results. This product actually does what it’s supposed to do. It helps to reduce the appearance of eye contour pigmentation and puffiness. It doesn’t say anything about fine lines and wrinkles on the product, but I have noticed my fine lines and wrinkles (if there’s any) smoothed out. After applying the serum, the skin around the eyes feel tighter and much more firmer than before. After seeing my results with continued use (10 months, whoooaaa!!!), I really like this product! It’s inexpensive, effective, and lasts for such a long time. My second bottle has lasted much longer than my first, since I’m only using 2 drops a day (in the morning and at night). If you’re looking for something that’s effective at reducing dark under eye circles and puffiness, this is it. Give this one a try. I highly recommend it!
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Updated Review: Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel
My last review was nearly a year ago. Here’s an update on Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel!
So I’ve been experimenting with other eye serums/gels/creams. All I can say is that I’m over this eye gel. It did help with dark under eyes, but that was it. I want something that helps with fine lines and wrinkles too. I feel that this eye gel is just an extra step in my eye care routine. I really don’t have time to let it dry on my skin. That takes time on top of my other skin care products. If you’re interested in minimizing fine lines and wrinkles + dark under eyes, I wouldn’t get this. The size of the product and price is amazing, but it’s not worth it if it doesn’t address all issues. Also, I want to add that I don’t like the packaging of this product. It’s in a bottle with a pump. I rather have it in a tube. That would make it much easier to dispense the product out. I became really annoyed with the bottle because the product would get stuck at the bottom and sides. I don’t want to waste time reaching for product. It’s a waste of product too if you’re unable to use it. And I don’t mean a little bit of product. I’m talking about chunks that would sit at the bottom and sides of the bottle. Would I recommend this eye gel? No. There are better eye care products out there with better, easy-to-use packaging.
In my last review, I did mention about Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, and MA Peptide. Check out my latest thoughts on them. They’re all from the brand Cos De BAHA.
As for the Acne.org AHA+ lotion (since I mentioned it too), I haven’t been using it. I still have a whole bottle of it sitting around. I don’t have the urge to make it a staple in my skin care routine. It’s just there. I’ll finish it up (most likely use it on my body), but it’s not something I’m interested in right now or in the future. ??♀️ It’s really not for me.
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Cos De BAHA Snail Mucin HA Serum + Arbutin, & Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel
I have a few new skin care products that I’m adding into my skin care routine. They are…
- Cos De BAHA Snail Mucin HA Serum
- Cos De BAHA Arbutin Niacinamide Serum
Cos De BAHA Snail Mucin HA Serum contains snail secretion filtrate 83%, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, d-panthenol, and natural herb extracts as active ingredients. Yes, I said SNAIL SECRETION FILTRATE. I am going to be slathering snail slime all over my face. Snail slime is known to have many skin benefits, such as anti-aging, moisturizing, fighting free radicals, and soothes the skin. I’m very excited for this experience. ? I hope it doesn’t break me out that’s all, haha.
I have another serum from Cos De BAHA — the Arbutin Niacinamide. This serum contains beta arbutin, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid as active ingredients. Arbutin is a skin brightening/whitening ingredient. So goodbye acne scars!! We will see if it works or not. My skin is moving in the right direction with my other skin care serums. ?
Last but not least, I didn’t mention it earlier, but I purchased a new bottle of Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel (as shown in the photo). I love the way it brightens up my eye area. Yep, I have terrible dark under eye circles. This stuff works wonders for me compared to other eye gels/creams that I have tried before. I decided to stick with it for now.
I will do reviews on the Snail Mucin and Arbutin serums soon. ??
More posts on my skin care routine:
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My BP & AHA Skin Care Products are here!
BP Journey: 1 Month + 1 Week Results
Clear Skin Journey: 1 Month + 3 Weeks Results
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Review: Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel
I finally finished a whole bottle of Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel. I thought this eye gel was much better than the eye creams/gels I’ve purchased at the drugstore. It’s much better compared to high end brands too. It helped with dark eye circles. It didn’t eliminate them. That’s better than nothing, since I haven’t found an eye cream or gel that works to at least somewhat fade dark under eye circles. What it didn’t truly help with were fine lines and wrinkles. It doesn’t provide much moisture either. I think it makes a good base before applying another moisturizing eye cream on top or face moisturizer.
At the moment, I haven’t purchased a new one yet. I’m still debating. Currently, my serums (Vitamin C, Hyalronic Acid, MA Peptide) are doing a great job at moisturizing my skin (including my eye area). Also, Acne.org AHA+ lotion is doing an awesome job keeping my skin moisturized. It has helped with fine lines and wrinkles too. It makes a very good eye cream. It’s an all-in-one skin care product that moisturizes and fights aging skin. So, that’s why I haven’t gone out and bought a new bottle of Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel. I don’t want to have too many steps to my skin care routine any longer. It’s better to keep it minimal and simple. 🙂
Is Eva Naturals Youth Restoring Eye Gel any good? Yep. It’s really up to you if you want to try it or not. :]
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