What is RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream?

A retinol eye cream from RoC's Retinol Correxion line, designed to smooth fine lines and texture around the delicate eye area.

Is RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream worth it?

Mostly yes. 10 of the 11 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

What is RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream's Guru Score?

RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 11 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream best for?

RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream is generally suited to mature skin.

RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream: Guru Score 78%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr Dray

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"I've actually used an entire tube of this. Honestly, thought it was great. It moisturizes my eyelids. RoC is great in terms of a retinol. Now, I use retinol occasionally around my eyes, the eye creams. I don't use tretinoin around my eyes. It's too irritating there for me. Sometimes I'll dabble in one of these to try them out, see what they're like. They're formulated to be gentle enough around the eyes. I never developed any irritation around the eyes with this. It's a good product."

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"They also make an eye cream in this line that is a little bit different as far as the texture. Performs very well. Likewise, you experience that tingling around the eyes, but not excessive dryness and irritation. This is one that always is here."

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"When it comes to actual retinol, there's a case to be made for an eye cream because retinol can be irritating to eyelid skin. This is a great retinol eye cream from RoC, the Line Smoothing Eye Cream. Their retinols are really good."

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"I still think this is a pretty good value. It's $30 for the two, so $15 a piece. It's only half an ounce, but when it comes to just treating the eyelids, you don't need very much. A retinol eye cream tends to be a lot gentler than a retinol face cream. One big difference I've noticed when testing many retinol face versus eye creams, using them [...] on my face and around my eyes, is that the facial ones tend to be more inclined to melt into your eyes, as opposed to the eye one."

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Dr. Aleksandra Brown

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"What I love about the RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream is that the formula is specifically formulated with a retinol concentration that's appropriate for the eye area. So it's not so aggressive that it's going to cause problems, but it's effective enough to make a real difference over time. It's really lightweight, fast absorbing, which matters around the eyes because heavier formulas tend to just migrate into the eyes and cause irritation."

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"I'm personally using the RoC retinol eye cream just because pigmentation's not so much of an issue for me. I wanted my main ingredient to be retinol and I really trust RoC around my eyes. [...] I have very sensitive eyes and ocular rosacea, so RoC retinol eye cream does a better job for me."

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"My other eye cream I use very often and I'm on probably third or fourth bottle just recently is the RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream. If I want something really more focused on fine lines and texture, I'll use this retinol eye cream instead. It's a really nice option because it gives you the benefit of a retinoid, but it's formulated for the eyes, so it's not going to cause too much dryness like your tretinoin would."

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"It supports skin turnover, which can help prevent millia by reducing keratin buildup over time. It's also super lightweight, super fast absorbing compared to a lot of the other eye creams I've tried. And this lowers the risk of occlusion related millia. The key ingredient is the retinol which helps improve that cell turnover, smooths the fine lines, helps prevent keratin from being trapped underneath the skin."

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"I recommend this a lot in the clinic. It targets three signs of eye aging: the dark circles, the de-puffing, and it's clinically proven to reduce the look of eye wrinkles by up to 50%. It's designed for dramatic results but it's gentle enough for daily use around the delicate eye area. Whenever starting a new eye cream you may want to consider patch testing. Apply it to a small area close to the eye, on that skin where you would be using it, not somewhere else."

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"An alternative to this that I'm currently using is the RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream. It doesn't have the alpha hydroxy acids, but it accomplishes a very similar effect in the sense that it will help build collagen, elastin, and tighten the delicate skin around the eyes."

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"My two favorites are the Rock Retinol and then Neocutis Lumiere. This is the firm reach. This is the little bit thicker version of it. I'm going to go ahead and use the rock retinol eye cream tonight. It is super lightweight, but it has the original rock retinol."

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Dr. Daniel Sugai

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"RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream is their bestselling product and I can see why. I've been recommending this a lot to my patients over the years. It's a gentle retinol product that patients have used around the eyes. [...] I'm okay with retinol, over-the-counter retinol products around the eyes, especially those that are formulated for the eyelid skin. [...] Just use a small amount for around the eyes and use your ring finger to gently tap in the product."

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"You want to treat around the eyes within the orbital bone, so use a dedicated eye retinol cream like RoC. That's one you can consider."

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"This very popular $20 retinal eye cream yes it looks very small but it's formulated really well for the eye. I think it might be RoC's number one selling product. They have studies, which is very rare in the skin care world, working on dark circles and puffiness and also the fine lines around the eyes. I'd say out of everything the fine lines like the crow's feet you'll get the best results for that."

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"The most popular retinol eye cream is RoC, that my patients like to use and I like to use as well."

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"And I have to say that that's the biggest challenge is to get a nice product that will give you that glow without the irritation because a lot of times people associate irritation with a retinoid. And so if we can go at it in a gentle way and have something a little bit more potent than retinol, [...] to work on the crepiness and the fine lines and wrinkles and the crows feet around the eyes, this is your go-to."

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"In terms of eye creams, the only retinol eye cream that I have used personally the longest without irritation and my patients is RoC Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream. You can apply it within the orbital bone but be very careful. I would moisturize with it, be careful of irritation, do not get it within your conjunctival lid, not too close to the eye. Keep that in mind."

The Budget Dermatologist

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"Another one that I really love more affordable price by Rock is the Retinol Correxion Line Smoothing Eye Cream. This has retinol, not retinol, so not as strong. Better if you are a beginner or have really sensitive skin or you just want something more affordable that still works."

208SkinDoc

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"The skin around your eyelids can still benefit from using a retinol as long as it's properly formulated for that eyelid skin, with lower concentrations than what you'd use on your face, and it can help with dark circles and increase skin thickness. I often recommend the RoC Retinol Correxion Eye Cream in my clinic."

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"One of the ones I often recommend to my own patients is the RoC Retinol Correxion eye cream. It's not terribly expensive and it's an OG eye cream, it's been around a long time, and it has a retinol specifically formulated for sensitive under eye skin. It's a much less expensive over the counter option compared to the retinol eye cream we use in the office."

Nipun Kapur

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"This is the RoC retinol eye cream. So in the day I put the vitamin C one at night I put this particular retinol one. And this is so good. I even apply it a little on the lips."

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Dr. Shereene Idriss

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"Glides very easily. This one retails from around $98 but a little bit goes a very long way and it should last you at least 2 to 3 months."

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"Glides very easily. This one retails from around $98 but a little bit goes a very long way and it should last you at least 2 to 3 months."

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"But what I don't like about this product is that they do not tell you the percent of the retinol, and retinol is one of those ingredients that I really do think you need to understand the type of retinol that you're using and the percentage that you're using. But it is lower on the ingredient list, so it makes me think that it's probably not as strong as it appears. There's no hyaluronic acid in this particular product. I love the dispenser and there's no scent."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"I'm only going to give this product a three out of 10 because it only helps with the puffiness, a third of the claims. It does penetrate nicely and quickly into the skin but you're not getting much for this one."

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"It's 19 and the ingredients are first water so it's going to be an emulsion, then it's glycerin so that's a humectant holding water in the top of your skin, then it's got emollient preventing water from evaporating, then it's got retinol which is fine, a fraction of a percent, panthenol which is anti-inflammatory, ascorbic acid which might be a bit irritating. I do like it but it would be better if this was in an airless pump."

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Hyram

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"It has glycerin, lactic acid, and some standard smoothing agents, plus panthenol, which can be nice for the under eye area. I like this ingredient list, I think I'm going to get this one. [...] It's not the most mind blowing ingredient list in the world, but for a retinol product I just need something I can slap on my under eye area to get the retinol treatment I need. I will be buying this one, I'm excited to use it."

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"And you know what? It's good. It is good. [...] But for me, [...] on paper the ingredient list is good, and I just didn't see enough results to actually brighten the darkness under my eyes. It didn't do quite enough, even though I totally understand the hype. I think the ingredient list is great and I love using retinol on the under eye area, but it just wasn't powerful enough on its own."

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Dr. Jenny Liu

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"One of my personal favorites is RoC, their retinol correction eye cream, which has great data behind it. It's really gentle, and it helps not only with fine lines but also helps bulk up collagen in that area."