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Quick answer: How does Caffeine work? Caffeine is a vasoconstrictor — it temporarily narrows the small blood vessels near the skin surface, which reduces the look of puffiness and the bluish shadow those vessels cast through thin under-eye skin. It also has mild antioxidant activity. The vasoconstriction is well

Caffeine is a vasoconstrictor — it temporarily narrows the small blood vessels near the skin surface, which reduces the look of puffiness and the bluish shadow those vessels cast through thin under-eye skin. It also has mild antioxidant activity. The vasoconstriction is well established pharmacologically, though controlled evidence that a topical caffeine eye product measurably reduces puffiness is thinner than the category's confidence suggests — and whatever effect there is wears off over a few hours.

Acts onthe look of under-eye puffiness and shadow
EvidenceModerate
🔬 The honest ceiling: A short-term cosmetic effect on appearance. It does nothing for pigmented circles or for hollowing under the eye.

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Sources: PubMed — Caffeine & skin ↗ · AAD skin-care basics ↗

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✍️ Written & reviewed by the KoreaPlus Editorial team — dermatologist-informed, cosmetic-science researched & source-cited. Last reviewed: 2026-08-23.

General educational information using cosmetic structure-function wording — not medical advice. Always patch-test new actives. © KoreaPlus.