Youth Eye Complex, and What iS Clinical Puts in It
iS Clinical Youth Eye Complex is a 0.5 oz eye cream built on peptides and hydrators. iS Clinical names four key ingredients for it: Acetyl Octapeptide-3, which it credits with helping reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles; Tripeptide-1, which it also calls Copper Tripeptide-1; hyaluronic acid, which it describes as one of nature's hydrators; and a marine Extremozyme it credits with helping diminish the appearance of premature aging and puffiness. It sits with our eye and neck firming picks.
One thing worth being precise about, because the market is not. iS Clinical does not name a growth factor in this formula, and no growth factor appears in its published ingredient list. The copper ingredient is a tripeptide. Peptides and growth factors are different classes of molecule, and a page that merges the two is describing a product that does not exist.
What iS Clinical Claims
iS Clinical's own benefit list: deep hydration, reduced appearance of periorbital fine lines and wrinkles including crow's feet, immediate and long-term improvements, enhanced appearance of firmness and elasticity, and a soothed and brightened under-eye area. It also lists the product for the lip area. On the formula as a whole, iS Clinical says skin looks stronger and more resilient, and marks that claim as tested without publishing the test.
Those are the brand's claims, not measured outcomes. iS Clinical gives no sample size, no duration and no percentage anywhere on the page. A 2024 review of eye-cream ingredients in the International Journal of Women's Dermatology found ingredient-level potential while noting a shortage of trials on specific eye-cream formulations, which is the honest frame for any eye cream at this price.
Product specification
| Size |
0.5 oz / 15 g |
| Form |
Eye cream, pump dispenser |
| Named by iS Clinical |
Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Tripeptide-1 (Copper Tripeptide-1), hyaluronic acid, marine Extremozyme |
| Growth factors |
None. iS Clinical names none and its ingredient list contains none |
| In the ingredient list |
Sodium hyaluronate 2nd, Acetyl Octapeptide-3 5th, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract 7th, Tripeptide-1 12th |
| Also in the list |
Retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, pantothenic acid |
| Where it goes |
Outside areas of the eyes, brow bone and under-eye area. Avoid inner corners |
| Brand |
iS Clinical |
How iS Clinical Says to Apply It
iS Clinical's directions are to apply a small amount, or half a pump, to the palm of the hand, then use your fingertips to dab and smooth it evenly over the outside areas of the eyes, the brow bone and the under-eye area, avoiding the inner corners of the eye. iS Clinical publishes no frequency for it, so how often is left to you and whoever advises you.
Worth knowing before you buy: the ingredient list includes retinyl palmitate, a vitamin A ester. If you already use a retinol at night, that is a thing to be aware of rather than a reason to avoid this. Compare it against the rest of the iS Clinical range we carry.
