Five Concentrated Actives — Dosed for the Delicate Under-Eye Area
1. Vitamin C
Brightening • Anti-Pigmentation • Antioxidant
The most clinically studied brightening active in dermatology. Prevents melanin production that contributes to pigmentation-related dark circles, neutralises free-radical damage from pollution and UV, and provides daily antioxidant protection for the most UV-exposed area of your face.
2. Glutathione
Antioxidant • Dullness-Fighting • Tone-Evening
A tripeptide your body produces naturally — production declines with age, stress, and lack of sleep. In topical form, glutathione fades the damage-related dullness that obscures the natural tone of your under-eye area. Note: this brightens by fading damage; it does not change your natural skin tone.
3. Azelaic Acid
Tone-Evening • Gentle Renewal • Anti-Inflammatory
At the gentle under-eye-safe strength used here, Azelaic Acid supports tone evening and reduces inflammation that contributes to puffiness — without irritating the delicate under-eye skin the way most exfoliating acids would. One of the few clinical actives genuinely well-tolerated around the eyes.
4. Hyaluronic Acid
Deep Hydration • Plumping • Fine-Line Softening
The gold standard of hydrating ingredients. Binds up to 1,000 times its weight in water — critical for under-eye skin, which has fewer oil glands than anywhere else on the face and loses moisture faster. Instantly plumps fine dehydration lines.
5. Collagen
Surface Plumping • Smoothens fine lines around the eyes • Moisture-Sealing
An honest framing: topical collagen creates a hydrating, plumping surface film that softens fine lines around the eyes and fine lines visibly. It doesn't penetrate deep enough to "boost" your skin's natural collagen production (a common misconception) — but its surface-plumping action is exactly what the under-eye area needs.
Understanding Your Dark Circles: The Four Different Causes
Most customers don't realise that dark circles aren't one thing — they're four different conditions that look superficially similar. Identifying which type you have determines what's actually realistic to expect from any eye product.
Type of Dark Circle - What's Actually Happening - What This Eye Serum Can Do
Pigmentation - Genetic excess melanin in the under-eye skin (very common in Indian skin) - Gradually fades with Vitamin C + Azelaic Acid over 8-12 weeks
Vascular - Blood vessels showing through the thin under-eye skin (bluish-purple tint) - Improves visibly with consistent hydration and antioxidant support
Structural - Loss of fat pads and hollowing under the eye (creates a shadow effect) - Surface plumping helps, but full correction often requires dermal fillers
Mixed - Combination of two or more of the above (most common type) - Multi-active formula addresses each cause simultaneously
Bottom line: this serum works best for pigmentation, vascular and mixed-type dark circles. For structural (hollow-shadow) dark circles, topical products help but full correction may require professional treatment.
An Honest Conversation About "Lightening" Eye Products
The under-eye area is the most common place where customers ask about "lightening" products. We want to be transparent about what this serum does and doesn't do.
What This Eye Serum DOES Do - What This Eye Serum Does NOT Do
Fades damage-related dark circles over weeks - Change your natural under-eye skin tone
Reduces pigmentation that's darker than your face baseline - Function as a fairness or skin-whitening treatment
Smooths fine lines and crow's feet visibly - Eliminate hollow/structural dark circles entirely (those often need professional treatment)
Hydrates and plumps under-eye skin - Replace the need for daily SPF (under-eye SPF is critical)
Works gradually with consistent twice-daily use - Deliver overnight results — under-eye improvements are the slowest of all skincare results
This honest framing protects your brand from overclaiming AND builds long-term customer trust.
Free From — What's NOT in This Bottle
We obsess over what we put into every Azevita formula — but we obsess even harder for eye products. The Eye Serum is free from:
- Parabens
- Sulphates
- Phthalates
- Artificial dyes
- Caffeine (we use deep hydration as a better long-term solution to puffiness — see Tab 3)
- Animal testing — ever
Full INCI / Ingredient List
Aqua, (Goji)Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Morinda Citrifolia (Noni) Fruit Extract, Carbomer, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Paconia Suffruticosa Extract/ScutellariaBaicalensis Extract/ Saxifrage Sarmentosa Extract/AcetylTyrosine/Arbutin/Gluta-thione/3-Aminopropyl-L-Ascobylphos-phate, Niacinamide, Phenoxyethanol, Glutathione, Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Collagen, D-Panthenol, Alpha-Tocopheryl-Acetate, Hydroxylethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Benzyl Alcohol, Fragrance
Shelf life: 36 months from manufacturing. Best used within 6 months of opening — Vitamin C oxidises faster with air exposure, so the precision dropper helps protect the formula.