The original, what makes it special, the shelf parts we use and how to get closer. Add or swap parts and the score updates.
The original · Face Reality
$48 · 0.4 oz
A light eye gel with caffeine, green coffee seed extract, four peptides (palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, acetyl tetrapeptide-5, palmitoyl tripeptide-38) and N-hydroxysuccinimide for…
Prices and listings checked Oct 28, 2026. Amazon prices change; the link shows today's price.
Step 2 · The build
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Adds: Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and tetrapeptide-7
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Adds: Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 and tripeptide-38
Partial credit means the part only partly matches that standout.
The 100 points
We split Antioxidant Peptide Eye Gel into 4 standout parts. Each bar shows what the build earns.
Caffeine is reviewed for cosmetic use as an antioxidant that improves microcirculation.
A palmitoyl pentapeptide improved photoaged facial skin in a 12-week study; these two peptides are a different pair.
Marketed puffiness and firming peptides; no clinical study located here.
No close retail equivalent: we credit at most 50% of these points.
Dark-circle ingredient; marketing claim.
No close retail equivalent: we credit at most 25% of these points.
Optional
66 / 100. We have not found a shelf product that closes more of the gap yet.
74 is our ceiling. Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and tetrapeptide-7 has no close retail equivalent, so we cap it at 75% credit. Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 and tripeptide-38 has no close retail equivalent, so we cap it at 50% credit. N-hydroxysuccinimide has no close retail equivalent, so we cap it at 25% credit.
Step 3 · Buy
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Your build
Running total $9.20
Buy on Amazon (opens in new tab)Running total $20.10
Buy on Amazon (opens in new tab)Running total $45.10
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One bottle instead of a build. Sorted by match score; scores use the same standouts as above.
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No close match yet — we show the nearest formulas.
Why it is close. A published 5% caffeine solution at $9.20. Covers the puffiness side.
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Why it is close. An eye serum with peptides, caffeine and niacinamide at $25.
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Why it is close. A Matrixyl peptide serum at $10.90, the exact same peptide pair as in the gel. Not specifically for eyes.
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Running total
Buy on Amazon (opens in new tab)No gain nowThe Ordinary
The Ordinary
Adds: Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and tetrapeptide-7
Running total
Buy on Amazon (opens in new tab)No gain nowThe Ordinary
The Ordinary
Adds: Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 and tripeptide-38
Running total
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No gain nowThe Ordinary
Caffeine is reviewed for cosmetic use as an antioxidant that improves microcirculation.
Herman 2013 · Skin Pharmacol Physiolaqua (water), glycerin, caffeine, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, acetyl tetrapeptide-5, palmitoyl tripeptide-38, coffea robusta (green coffee) seed extract, pfaffia paniculata root extract, ptychopetalumolacoides bark/stem extract, bisabolol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, caprylhydroxamic acid, lilium candidum flower extract, ethylhexylglycerin, steareth-20, albizia julibrissin bark extract, chrysin, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, n-hydroxysuccinimide, darutoside, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, sodium gluconate, phenoxyethanol, carbomer, benzyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, citric acid
We split Antioxidant Peptide Eye Gel into 4 standout parts worth 100 points in total. The build earns 66 of a possible 74. 74 is the most we claim, because some standouts have no close retail equivalent.
The Ordinary Caffeine Solution 5% + EGCG by The Ordinary is our closest single-product match at 35 out of 100 for $9.20 (1 fl oz (30 ml)). It shares Caffeine (5%), Epigallocatechin gallatyl glucoside (EGCG derivative), Hyaluronic acid.
Antioxidant Peptide Eye Gel costs $48 for 0.4 oz. The closest dupe costs $9.20, a saving of about $38.80. Prices change, so check the seller page.
No. Dupes share the key actives but can differ in concentration, vehicle and supporting ingredients. Missing from this one: Peptides. See our methodology for how we score.
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