Indie Lee Restorative Eye Cream
by Indie Lee · skin_care
Editor's Take
Among clean eye creams, this one earns its shelf space: the liquid-crystal base is thoughtfully built, while squalane and hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid handle the daily work.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 10.0 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.6 / 10
The Verdict
The formula goes beyond the usual butter-and-wax eye cream, using a liquid-crystal emulsion for comfortable, lasting hydration. Squalane supports the barrier, while hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid and Acmella Oleracea help plump and smooth the eye area. Its clean profile is spotless and sustainability is excellent, with C15-19 Alkane the lone sourcing caveat. A credible daily eye cream for dehydration and temporary smoothing, not a dramatic correction for established lines.
Is Indie Lee Restorative Eye Cream clean?
DARE scores Indie Lee Restorative Eye Cream by Indie Lee 10.0 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in Indie Lee Restorative Eye Cream?
The formula leads with Water, C15-19 Alkane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score Indie Lee Restorative Eye Cream?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Indie Lee Restorative Eye Cream by Indie Lee scores Performance 7.8 / 10, Clean Standards 10.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 9.6 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water (Aqua), C15-19 Alkane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Squalane (Olive), Cetyl Alcohol, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola) Meristem Cell Culture, Malus Domestica (Swiss Apple) Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Laminaria Ochroleuca (Seaweed) Extract, Acmella Oleracea (Paracress) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Cetearyl Glucoside, Behenyl Alcohol, Isomalt, Arachidyl Glucoside, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xanthan Gum, Acacia Gum, Tocopherol, Xylitol, Gluconolactone, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid
Last updated September 19, 2026