Is Mary&May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 7 of the 9 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Mary&May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream's Guru Score?

Mary&May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

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Mary&May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream.

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About this product

A Korean eye cream with tranexamic acid and glutathione designed to brighten dark circles and provide antioxidant protection around the delicate eye area.

Full ingredients

Purified Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Beeswax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Isododecane, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycol Stearate Se, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Stearic Acid, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tranexamic Acid (1,000Ppm), Betaine, Glutathione (1,000Ppm), Panthenol, Fragrance, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Butylene Glycol, Adenosine, Sorbitan Isostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Trideceth-6, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbic Acid

Guru Score

76%

Yay

9 experts · Strong agreement

What the gurus are saying

This brightening eye cream wins consistent praise for visibly smoothing the under-eye area and fading dark circles, with gurus particularly noting how the tranexamic acid and glutathione combination offers a fresh approach to hyperpigmentation that many found effective where other eye creams hadn't. The texture earns admiration for feeling rich yet absorbing quickly enough for morning makeup, and the 30g size is exceptional value. However, the cream sits thickly at first and requires tapping to absorb fully (some find this tedious) and the floral fragrance, though faint and pleasant to most, may bother those with sensitive eye skin; anyone wary of scent may want to patch-test first.

Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

What they liked

Absorbs quickly without heaviness under makeup
Generous 30g size lasts months
Very affordable price point

What they flagged

Sits on skin and needs tapping to absorb

Type

Eye CareCream

Key actives

Vitamin C Niacinamide Hyaluronic acid

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Mad About Skin

732k subs

✓Yay

"One of my favorite eye creams is the Mary and May one, it's great for dark circles, but it's fragranced, so I have to be very careful with the application and I can't use it too often."

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All 15 takes from Mad About Skin

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"This is the Mary and May Tranexamic Acid and Glutathione Eye Cream. I've recommended this to just about everyone and everyone who's tried it has said how much they love it. Super inexpensive. It's a great Korean skincare brand and [...] you get an absolute vat of product. This will last you forever. I think it probably takes me about nine months to get through a tube like this and I paid 12 pounds."

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"I use this because it just works. Dark spots, discoloration, under eye hyperpigmentation, this does it all. One product and your under eye is done."

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"I discovered the Mary and May Tranexamic Acid and Glutathione Eye Cream, and I declared this [...] to be the very best. [...] I started using it in my skincare routine thinking, yeah, I quite like this, I like what it's doing for my skin, I like how smooth my under eye is, and I really like how it applies."

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"I also love the Mary and May eye cream."

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"I applied this one, this is an absolutely amazing eye cream featured in my best eye creams of 2024 video. [...] This so affordable, such a great Korean skincare option."

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"Great for dark circles, great for evening out any under eye discoloration, also helps minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The glutathione and tranexamic acid in here are phenomenal when it comes to minimizing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone. Cheeky little hack: you can actually use this one across the whole face as your tranexamic acid serum if you want. It's an eye cream but it's one of those that you can use across the whole face."

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"This is the Mary and May tranexamic acid and glutathione eye cream. It's an eye cream, but you get a lot of product. I mean, you get this is 30 grams of product. So you get a lot of product in this for an eye cream. And tranexamic acid is one of the key ingredients you want in your morning skincare routine to calm, to soothe, to minimize inflammation, and to prevent against hyperpigmentation. You should always use tranexamic acid alongside [azelaic] acid. They're like the perfect pairing."

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"You've got the tranexamic acid which is a great pigment corrector and you've got glutathione which is one of the best ingredients for lifting and brightening any discoloration that you have. So it kind of prevents and it treats and that's why I think you get such great results with this because it's super gentle. You have to be consistent to get those results. One of these will give you 6 months worth of use, so you can really see the long-term payoff."

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"Mary&May glutathione eye cream is [...] so good. I love that one so so much."

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"Mary and May are really proving that a good eye cream deserves a place in your skincare routine and can deliver phenomenal outcomes. The tranexamic acid and glutathione is going to reduce the amount of under eye discoloration, have some anti-aging benefits, and it's just wonderful. This really was the product that piqued my interest in Mary and May as a brand."

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"It's great under makeup. [...] You get so much product. It's not one of those tiny eye creams that you have to eke out because you want to make it last a bit longer. [...] You could even use this all over the face as like a serum almost. It's that good. [...] One this size cost me £12. Doesn't break the bank. It's super affordable. [...] I think this is one of the very best eye creams that I've ever used."

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"This is great, it's affordable and it does so much to just lift the dark circles and help even out the under eye. Glutathione is one of the best brightening agents, and tranexamic acid is going to reduce the risk of hyperpigmentation. It is just perfection and I absolutely love the consistency of this one. It's rich and creamy without being heavy and gloopy, it's just the perfect consistency for an eye cream. [...] This is what you need in your life if you want an effective eye cream."

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"My favorite favorite tranexamic acid product is the Mary&May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream. This not only prevents hyperpigmentation and inflammation in the first place, but the glutathione in here is also going to fade any that already exists, so we double whammy the best when it comes to tranexamic acid. And you can use this all over the face, no problem at all. Now this one has a slight amount of fragrance in which I personally love, but it isn't going to be for everyone."

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"The Mary & May tranexamic acid and glutathione is one of my two absolute favorites, absolute perfection, I absolutely love it."

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"One of my favorite eye creams is the Mary and May one, it's great for dark circles, but it's fragranced, so I have to be very careful with the application and I can't use it too often."

Hyram

4.33M subs

✓Yay

"This was the first eye cream I used after that disaster, and I really have been loving it. I haven't noticed any reactions and the ingredients are great, especially if you struggle with under eye darkness. I also really appreciate that they [...] reformulated it so it doesn't have fragrance anymore. I definitely think Mary & May are still underrated here and deserve more attention because all the formulas I've tried from them are amazing."

CYoung

95k subs

✓Mixed

"This is the Mary and May eye cream. Compared to K-Secret, which is very easy to apply, Mary and May tends to sit on top of the skin, so [...] you have to tap it in for proper absorption. It contains tranexamic acid and glutathione for dark circle brightening, but I didn't see much effect. It's meant for AM use, but the texture isn't great, so I don't reach for it often. I'd rank it B tier."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Yay

"This cream does contain some artificial fragrance. I do find the scent of this to be pleasant, it's kind of a clean floral scent, it doesn't linger, it's not super duper heavy or offensive, but it is present in the formula, so you know, sensitive skin and especially sensitive eye area, you know, proceed with caution. This has a really nice gel cream texture."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

✓Yay

"I've been using it regularly and I'm obsessed with it, so this is the best of Korean skincare for glass skin 2023. [...] Now understand one very important thing: eye cream, you know I am an eye cream addict. I test out everything, Drunk Elephant if you've seen the video you know how much I love it, but a lot of people have said that oh you don't have dark circles, you don't have dark circles."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Nay

"I applied it to my face and it had such a terrible floral fragrance and I went and laid back down and then I laid there for a couple minutes and I'm like I have to wash this off and start all over again so it was like 2 a.m. and I'm doing my skincare routine again because I screwed up."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"I'm using the Mary and May [tranexamic] acid and glutathione eye cream. It's a bit of a basic eye cream, but I think it's an incredible price point for a fluid ounce, shockingly affordable."