Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Vita Eye Gel Serum Review - Golden Undereyes in Two Weeks!

Medicube is our favourite, innovative K-beauty brand that inspires exciting combinations and elevates your glow with ingredients that just work. Their new kojic acid range has expanded with their new, lightweight Kojic Acid Eye Gel Serum. This rich, clear and golden gel is the perfect addition to a dark undereye plagued with fine lines, who are looking to deeply lighten and bring the glow back to your face. It contains the powerful brightening trio of kojic acid, turmeric and vitamin C (each designed to reduce darkness and pigment), to bring better remodeling to your eyes than any on their own. Along with revitalizing retinol and caffeine, this eye cream helps restore smooth, clear skin with a uniquely gentle formula.  

So, what makes this trio different than other eye serums of the same caliber? Well, most eye creams for dark circles may have vitamin C (to brighten), or retinol (for fine lines) or caffeine (for puffiness) - but this is the first eye serum to not only contain all three; but also to boost the under-eye effect with kojic acid and brightening turmeric. This exciting blend of effective natural agents as well as vitamin-boosting care creates a sophisticated eye cream which should yield amazing, visible effects. Let’s put it to the test! 

Niacinamide: brightening vitamin B3 that helps reduce appearance of dark spots for even skin texture and infuses a deep, golden glow. 

Turmeric: a rich root extract that helps infuse antioxidants and reduce inflammation and redness from the skin. It also helps inhibit melanin production and promotes collagen deposition in the skin, for whiter and plumper skin. 

Neem tree extract: soothing extract that helps rebalance irritation and redness, whilst also improving skin elasticity by promoting collagen production for smoother finish. 

Kojic Acid: brightening extract that helps inhibit deposition of pigment in the skin, whilst reducing sun damage and refreshing skin barrier for quicker healing. 

Holy Basil extract: rich herbal extract that helps soothe inflammation and boost skin healing, for cooler and clearer skin texture. 

Adenosine: potent molecule that helps gently hydrate and rebuild the skin barrier with improved skin texture. 

Vitamin B12: also known as cyanocobalamin, this powerful antioxidant helps reduce irritants on the skin surface and providing protection against environmental pollutants for improved overall radiance. 

Vitamin C: restorative antioxidant that helps neutralize free radicals from the skin, stimulate collagen production for improved elasticity and inhibits pigment formation for clearer, brighter skin. 

Allantoin: soothing and hydrating molecule that helps boost regeneration and dramatically improved moisture content for a stronger, more elastic skin appearance. 

Caffeine: helps improve skin circulation and reduces puffiness of the undereye, whilst reducing appearance of fine lines and preventing spots from growing. 

Panthenol: deeply moisturizing and soothing vitamin B5 that helps boost repair of skin, improve skin barrier function and prevent water loss over the day. 

Vitamin E: hydrating and protective vitamin that helps reduce cell stress, improve UV protection and gently moisturize the skin barrier for improved function. 

Retinol: restorative vitamin A that helps exfoliate away dead and dull skin cells, whilst improving the growth of skin underneath for clearer, smoother finish. 

Hyaluronic Acid: plumping and hydrating molecule that helps improve moisture retention inside skin cells for smoother, brighter skin. 

Peptides: contains skin-improving peptides such as Copper Tripeptide-1 and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 to help promote collagen production inside cells and help smooth out fine lines for a revived finish you can see. 

This lightweight gel serum is ideally for oily skin types and treating combination skin with dark under-eye circles. It can be used all over the face as needed (for dark spots), but will be less suitable for very dry skin.

The combination of ingredients can also be a little irritating for sensitive skin and should be used with care - doing spot testing and gentle introduction. This is because the serum contains powerful skin-lightening agents and can irritating your skin (if sensitive!)

I have fine lines and dark under-eye circles that I've naturally had since I was young. They don't respond to a good night's sleep and are just something I've always had - so if this serum could tackle them I was prepared to be thoroughly impressed. I've used a variety of eye serums over the years - including retinol serums, vitamin C serums and caffeine; but never all at the same time. I was also excited by the addition of kojic acid and turmeric - working with vitamin C to create a brightening triad.

It's hard to tell whether this serum fits better into an AM or PM routine - as brightening agents fit better into the morning (to give day-long protection against sun spots), but retinol is safer to use in the evening. From testing, this serum is more ideal as part of your morning routine - as it will help your skin hydrate and glow during the day (as well as protecting your skin during UV hours). 

This rich golden serum comes in a cooling gel that is delicate and refreshing to your undereye. It leaves a subtle glow and you can see the hydration in real-time. In just two weeks of use, it helped reduce depth of fine lines and helped improve under-eye darkness.

It was delightful to use and so delicate on my eyes, with zero irritation. The tumeric comes with a delicate and natural scent which helped me wake up in the morning and gave my eyes a more lively appearance. It's more gentle than some of the eye creams on the market and if you are looking for subtle, but marked improvement it's the perfect addition to your routine!

This rich, golden eye serum is an amazing addition to any routine with dark spots or puffy, dark under-eye circles. It's gentle, soothing and has a great brightening effect. I would absolutely recommend it for any oily skin type struggling with dark spots.

Or, if you're looking for an amazing bargain (and want to reduce dark spots) - I would absolutely recommend the custom ‘Medicube Kojic Acid Gift Set’ which is designed for all-round skincare for oily skin and dark spots.

Not only does it contain the amazing Medicube Kojic Acid Turmeric Vita Eye Gel Serum, but it comes with the brightening (and hydrating) Kojic Acid serum as well as the brightening Kojic Acid capsule cream. Together, you get the ultimate brightening and skin toning routine - enriched in soothing turmeric and vitamin C. If you're excited for more Medicube magic, check out the exciting range below:

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Want to know more about your K-beauty? Check out our guide to Kojic acid and all the skin benefits that come with it. Or if you are after more eye care, check out our top 10 eye creams in K-beauty!