Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Vitamin C Eye Crème for Dark Circles
by Ole Henriksen · skin_care
Editor's Take
For dark-circle shoppers, this is the rare brightening eye cream with serious Vitamin C hardware, though the clean-beauty crowd will notice the petrochemical gloss.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.8 / 10
- Modern Tech: 8.5 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 5.3 / 10
- Sustainability: 6.9 / 10
The Verdict
The good news: the efficacy score earns an strong efficacy alignment, with 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, and a Gold/Glutathione/Ascorbic Acid complex doing more than window dressing for dark circles. Technology is Highly Advanced too, helped by Mica and Titanium Dioxide for instant brightening while the Vitamin C network plays the longer game. The catch is the clean side: Isododecane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 20, and Phenoxyethanol keep it far from strict clean shelves, and citrus extracts near the eye are not everyone’s friend. Strong treatment credentials, but not a minimalist or fragrance-shy pick.
Full INCI list
AQUA/WATER/EAU, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, ISODODECANE, COCONUT ALKANES, 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, CETEARYL ALCOHOL, GLYCERIN, C18-38 ALKYL HYDROXYSTEAROYL STEARATE, DILINOLEIC ACID/PROPANEDIOL COPOLYMER, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, COCOYL PROLINE, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE, ASCORBIC ACID, GOLD, 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, POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE, POLYSORBATE 20, SODIUM CITRATE, POLYISOBUTENE, BEHENETH-5, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, BEHENYL ALCOHOL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SORBIC ACID, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, CITRIC ACID, HYDROLYZED VEGETABLE PROTEIN, STEARIC ACID, PALMITIC ACID, OLEIC ACID, SORBITOL, SILICA, SODIUM BENZOATE, 1, 2-HEXANEDIOL, XANTHAN GUM, PHENOXYETHANOL, LEUCONOSTOC/RADISH ROOT FERMENT FILTRATE, MICA, IRON TITANIUM DIOXIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491). B