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Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream.

About this product

Vitamin C eye cream with banana powder pigments, designed to brighten and hydrate the under-eye area.

Full ingredients

Aqua/​Water/​Eau, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Isododecane, Coconut Alkanes, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Synthetic Beeswax, Dilinoleic Acid/​Propanediol Copolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Cocoyl Proline, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Colloidal Gold, Collagen, Glutathione, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Extract, Glucosyl Hesperidin, Tocopherol, Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide, Poncirus Trifoliata Fruit Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Jojoba Esters, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Caprylate/​Caprate, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Hdi/​Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polyacrylate-13, Butylene Glycol

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Guru Score

74%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

The banana powder pigment giving that subtle yellow tint is what gurus keep returning to, it color-corrects dark circles without looking like makeup, striking that balance between skincare and cosmetic effect. The formula is instantly hydrating, a little goes a long way, and the gold-stabilized vitamin C stays effective. It's fragrance-free and vegan, and a clinical study showed 29 of 38 people experienced brighter-looking under eyes.
Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

What they liked

  • Very moisturizing
  • Fragrance-free
  • A little goes a long way

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    Type

    Eye CareCream

    Key actives

    Vitamin CVitamin E

    Formula notes

    Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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    What the gurus are saying.

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    ~Nay
    "It's got the wrong undertone for melanin-rich skin and it doesn't actually treat our dark circles. The price is £36 at Sephora. This is a formula I don't like for skin of color because it can lead to contact dermatitis and more dark circles. It's in jar packaging and there's nothing to treat your actual dark circles. It's more of a color corrector in a jar and I don't even like the fact that it's in a jar. You have to keep dipping your finger inside. I'm going to give this a 2 out of 10."
    ~Yay
    "The Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream is my top eye cream recommendation in this sale. The soft yellow tint gives the under eye area a slight brightening effect, not to the level of a concealer, but a nice soft color correction, and it's very moisturizing. They also reformulated it, so if the original irritated your under eyes before, it might work now."
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    ~Yay
    "This is a Ole Henriksel Banana Bright eye cream. It's a really, really great eye cream. I really, really liked this, and I constantly try to speak about it on camera because it does have this brightening effect to the eye. It has this glow to it, even if you keep tapping, tapping, tapping. If you're not someone who has super dry eyelids and you just want to have very balanced hydration under eyes, this is great."
    ~Mixed
    "I fell in love with it every time I used it, I felt this was just making my under-eye area brighter and nicer but I don't see this working on intense dark circles"
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    ~Yay
    "I believe Ole Henriksen came out with a new version of that vitamin C eye product which is fragrance free. I've talked about it in multiple videos. I've used it for months. I love that product. It has this nice, ever so slight brightening effect on the under eye area, which is great for combating darkness, but it's very minimal. It's honestly the perfect balance between makeup and skincare."
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    "I believe Ole Henriksen came out with a new version of that vitamin C eye product which is fragrance free. I've talked about it in multiple videos. I've used it for months. I love that product. It has this nice, ever so slight brightening effect on the under eye area, which is great for combating darkness, but it's very minimal. It's honestly the perfect balance between makeup and skincare."
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    "For me it's the perfect balance between makeup and skincare. [...] First of all it's fragrance free and vegan, it comes in a recyclable glass jar, and a little bit goes a long way. This formula is great for anyone looking to brighten the appearance of the under eye area, it's instantly hydrating and brightening, and it makes a great base for makeup."
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    "I love this one, it's fragrance free and vegan, and instead of relying on traditional dyes or mica it actually uses banana powder pigment to give it a yellow color correcting tint. [...] I've always struggled finding the perfect balance between a skincare product and a makeup product, [...] and this eye cream is awesome because with that yellow tint it ever so slightly gives that corrected appearance to the under eye area."

    What the evidence says.

    Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

    Vitamin C

    Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

    Source: DermNet

    Vitamin E

    Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

    Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

    Frequently asked.

    What is Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream?

    Vitamin C eye cream with banana powder pigments, designed to brighten and hydrate the under-eye area.

    Is Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream worth it?

    The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

    What is Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream's Guru Score?

    Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

    Who is Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream best for?

    Ole Henriksen Banana Bright Vitamin C Eye Cream is generally suited to dry skin and mature skin.

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