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Kiehl’s · Skin · Eye creams

Kiehl’s Avocado Eye Cream

A squalane and avocado oil eye cream with caffeine, in a small green-tinted jar. It hydrates; people who bought the old thick version say this one is not the same.

0.5 ozCreamAvocado oilSqualaneCaffeineFragrance-free
$40 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • The skin under your eyes feels dry
  • You want no fragrance near your eyes
  • You want an oil-rich cream rather than a gel

Walk past if

  • You wear concealer over it; owners report cracking and pilling
  • You loved the old thick cream; owners call this one watery
  • You want value; $40 MSRP buys half an ounce

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Avocado oilSqualaneCaffeineBeta-carotene

Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

AQUA / WATER / EAU, SQUALANE, PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL / AVOCADO OIL, GLYCERIN, PROPANEDIOL, POLYGLYCERYL-4 DIISOSTEARATE/POLYHYDROXYSTEARATE/SEBACATE, SODIUM CHLORIDE, GLYCINE SOJA OIL / SOYBEAN OIL, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA / CARNAUBA WAX / CIRE DE CARNAUBA, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL / SUNFLOWER SEED OIL, ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT / ROSEMARY LEAF EXTRACT, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER / SHEA BUTTER, CAFFEINE, SODIUM PCA, COPPER GLUCONATE, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE, CITRIC ACID, TOCOPHEROL, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, SALICYLIC ACID, CI 40800 / BETA-CAROTENE, CI 77288 / CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS

Known issue

Owners say newer jars are thin and watery, concealer cracks or pills over it, and a few report itching around the eyes.Sephora and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG Eye Serum$9.20 MSRPA water-based caffeine serum the maker aims at puffiness and dark circles around the eyes. Cheap, and owners split between those who see a change and those who see nothing.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: full ingredient list, 0.5 oz list price, fragrance-free and paraben-free statements.
  2. Sephora reviews, about 2,500: a changed, watery texture, pilling under makeup, itching and a reaction around the eyes, little result, and a jar that looks underfilled.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews, about 3.6 of 5 from over 600: a tacky or greasy finish, bumps around the eyes for some, and a basic moisturizer for the money. (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.