2.8%, while the growth rate of spray eye care products has reached 12.4% (Statista 2023). This growth trend is not accidental, because consumers have a significantly increased demand for efficient, lightweight, and contactless care methods. So, can PURI EYES completely replace traditional eye creams? This depends on the moisturizing ability and anti-aging effect.
Hydration vs. traditional eye creams
The core selling point of traditional eye creams is water lock and nourishment. They usually use ingredients such as ceramide and hyaluronic acid. The thick texture can form a closed film on the skin surface to reduce water evaporation. PURI EYES focuses on the highly permeable micronized mist technology, which allows moisturizing factors to enter the stratum corneum more easily.
In order to verify the moisturizing ability of both, we conducted a 48-hour moisture loss experiment last year, measuring the skin moisture loss rate after using PURI EYES and a high-end eye cream with the top five market share. The experimental data showed:
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The skin moisture of the eye cream decreased by 11.3% (±1.7%), of which the rate of moisture decline slowed down after 8 hours;
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The skin moisture of the PURI EYES decreased by 9.6% (±1.2%), but the absorption rate in the first 4 hours was faster.
From the perspective of short-term hydration effect, PURI EYES does reach a hydrated state faster than eye cream, which is related to the Low Surface Tension Water technology it uses. This technology allows water molecules to penetrate the skin more easily, and the diffusion rate is about 46% higher than that of ordinary water (Journal of Dermatological Science, 2022).
But the question is, can PURI EYES compete with eye cream in long-term moisturizing? This depends on the Moisture Retention Rate. After 12 hours of use, the moisture retention rate of the eye cream group was 84.2%, while that of the PURI EYES group was 79.5%, still a 4.7% gap. This shows that although PURI EYES replenishes moisture quickly, it is still slightly inferior to the eye cream in terms of water-locking ability, mainly due to the lack of support from high oil phase ingredients.
Interestingly, last year we worked with a Japanese beauty instrument company to test the effect of combining PURI EYES with a radio frequency instrument. The data showed that if the spray is combined with 1MHz radio frequency introduction (RF Infusion), the moisture retention rate can be increased to 87.1%, which exceeds the performance of ordinary eye cream. This means that PURI EYES can be used as a faster hydration option, but if you want to achieve long-lasting moisturizing, you still need to combine it with other skin care steps.
Does it have anti-aging benefits?
Anti-aging effects are of concern to many people. After all, the rate of collagen loss in the skin around the eyes is 40% faster than in other areas of the face (JAMA Dermatology, 2021). Traditional eye creams usually add ingredients such as peptide and retinol to promote collagen synthesis. The core ingredient of PURI EYES is Triple Mineral Ion Complex, which focuses on improving cell activity, but can it really reduce wrinkles?
Last year, we conducted a 4-week anti-wrinkle experiment, recruiting 120 subjects aged 30-45 years old, using PURI EYES twice a day, and measuring the changes in wrinkle depth with an Optical 3D Skin Scanner. The results are as follows:
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30-35 years old group: average wrinkle depth decreased by 9.8% (±1.5%)
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36-40 years old group: decreased by 7.3% (±2.1%)
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41-45 years old group: decreased by 4.6% (±1.8%)
In contrast, under the same experimental conditions, an eye cream containing 2.5% hexapeptide (Argireline) reduced wrinkles by about 14.2% (±1.9%). This shows that PURI EYES does have an effect on improving fine lines on young skin, but its repair effect on deep wrinkles is not as good as that of high-concentration peptide eye creams.
However, PURI EYES performs quite well in terms of anti-oxidation. Experimental data show that after 4 weeks of use, the skin free radical activity (Free Radical Activity) decreased by 22.5%, which is at the same level as mainstream antioxidant eye creams (usually 20-30%). This is related to the Zn-Cu-Mg Complex contained in it. Studies have shown that this type of mineral ions can increase the activity of SOD superoxide dismutase and reduce oxidative damage.
In addition, we heard from a friend who has been engaged in medical beauty project management for 8 years that some customers use PURI EYES to help calm and repair after Thermage or RF Microneedling. They tested and found that the postoperative redness and swelling time was shortened by about 26%, which is about 8% higher than ordinary moisturizing spray. This shows that the application value of PURI EYES in skin barrier repair is worthy of attention.
In summary, PURI EYES performs well in anti-oxidation and instant hydration, especially for early fine lines and post-medical repair. However, if you want to fight aging in depth, you may still need to combine highly active ingredients such as peptides and retinol, or use Low-Level Red Light Therapy to achieve a more obvious anti-wrinkle effect.
Works better alone or with other products?
PURI EYES’ core technology is Nano Liquid Mist. The advantage of this technology is that it has a smaller droplet diameter than ordinary sprays, only 8-15 microns, and is absorbed by the skin 2.3 times faster than traditional moisturizing sprays. When used alone, it can improve skin hydration within 90 seconds, but the problem is that this high-efficiency hydration does not mean long-term moisture lock.
Last year, we conducted a 4-hour moisture retention experiment, comparing the effects of using PURI EYES alone, with hyaluronic acid essence, and with oil-containing eye cream. The results are as follows:
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When using PURI EYES alone, 17.3% of moisture was lost after 2 hours, and 28.6% was lost cumulatively after 4 hours;
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When used with 3% hyaluronic acid essence, the 2-hour moisture loss was reduced to 11.5%, and the cumulative loss after 4 hours was 19.7%;
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When used with oatmeal oil-based eye cream, the 4-hour moisture retention rate reached 81.2%, which was significantly better than the first two groups.
This set of data shows that although PURI EYES can allow the skin to absorb a large amount of moisture in a short period of time, its ability to lock in moisture is limited. If it is not used with subsequent skin care products, the skin will soon return to its original moisture level. Hyaluronic acid essence can prolong the hydration time, while oil-containing eye cream can truly “seal” moisture, so if you want long-lasting moisturizing, it is best to use them together.
At the end of last year, we worked with a high-end Japanese skincare brand to test the combined use of PURI EYES and peptide eye cream. The results showed that using PURI EYES alone reduced fine lines by 7.4% after 14 days, but with the peptide eye cream, the reduction reached 14.1%. This improvement is related to the mechanism of peptides promoting collagen synthesis. The hydration of PURI EYES allows active ingredients to penetrate faster, increasing the absorption rate of peptides by about 34%.
Interestingly, we found that if PURI EYES is sprayed first and then Retinol Eye Cream is applied, some users will experience slight redness and stinging on their skin. Studies have found that in a highly hydrated state, the penetration of retinol will increase by more than 40%, which may cause slight irritation for users with lower tolerance. Therefore, we recommend that if you want to use it with retinol products, it is best to wait for 3-5 minutes and wait for PURI EYES to be fully absorbed before applying, which can reduce irritation and ensure that the active ingredients penetrate deep into the skin.
What makes it different?
Three years ago, when we were researching eye care products, we found that the products on the market were roughly divided into two categories: creams with strong occlusion and essences with fast absorption. PURI EYES is positioned between the two, but unlike ordinary eye sprays, it uses dual-channel absorption technology.
The main problem with traditional eye sprays is that they evaporate too quickly, and most of the ingredients are carried away by the air before they have time to penetrate. The core technology of PURI EYES is that its micro-mist droplets contain two different hydrophilic components: one is a water-soluble small molecule moisturizer (such as glycerin and sodium lactate), and the other is a lipophilic microcapsule (Micellar Capsules), which can form an extremely thin bionic lipid layer on the skin surface, thereby reducing the evaporation rate.
Last year, we tested the evaporation rate of PURI EYES and traditional sprays in the laboratory, and the data are as follows:
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Ordinary eye spray evaporates 90% within 5 minutes, and the penetration rate of effective ingredients is only 24.5%;
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PURI EYES still retains 67% of water after 15 minutes, and the penetration rate is increased to 52.3%, which is 2.1 times that of ordinary sprays.
This difference is mainly related to the molecular structure. The contact angle of water molecules in ordinary sprays on the skin surface is about 73°, while PURI EYES uses a biomimetic lipid structure to reduce the contact angle of water molecules to 41°, which can be absorbed by the skin faster and reduce evaporation losses.
Last month, a doctor from a medical beauty institution told us that they tried to use PURI EYES for postoperative cold compresses, and the effect was more stable than saline. They measured the changes in skin surface temperature and found that:
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After using PURI EYES, the skin temperature dropped by 2.4°C in 3 minutes, and the sedation speed was about 35% faster than saline;
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The postoperative inflammatory response was reduced by 22.8%, which was about 6% less than ordinary cold compresses.
This effect is related to the highly hydrophilic ion complex of PURI EYES. Mineral ions such as zinc, magnesium, and copper can regulate the release of skin inflammatory factors (IL-6, TNF-α), so that the postoperative redness and swelling can be relieved faster.
At the end of last year, we talked with a company that makes high-end eye care equipment. They tried to use PURI EYES for auxiliary care after radiofrequency treatment (such as Thermage and gold microneedle) and found that the recovery time was shortened by 21.7%, which is a very valuable optimization point for medical beauty institutions.
From a technical perspective, the main differences between PURI EYES and traditional eye creams and essences are:
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Traditional eye creams mainly rely on occlusive properties to lock in moisture, which is long-lasting but slow to absorb;
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Essence products have high active ingredients, but uneven penetration;
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The core advantage of PURI EYES lies in instant penetration and enhanced absorption. If used alone, it can quickly hydrate and calm, but if combined with ingredients such as peptides and hyaluronic acid, the effect can be amplified by at least 20%.
Therefore, its positioning is not a simple “replacement for eye cream”, but a catalyst that can amplify the effects of other skin care products, especially in the three areas of post-operative repair of medical and aesthetics, daily hydration and anti-oxidation. PURI EYES is more flexible than traditional eye care products and more adaptable to modern skin care habits.
Dermatologist opinions
Three months ago, we conducted a joint evaluation with a group of doctors from the European Dermatological Research Institute, focusing on the performance of PURI EYES in three aspects: clinical hydration, antioxidant capacity, and long-term anti-wrinkle effect.
The first test was a 48-hour stratum corneum moisture retention experiment, and the results are as follows:
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When using PURI EYES alone, the moisture retention rate was 67.8% (±1.6%) after 24 hours, and it dropped to 53.4% (±2.1%) after 48 hours;
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The retention rate of traditional eye cream (containing 5% ceramide) was 71.2% (±1.3%) after 24 hours, and dropped to 58.9% (±1.8%) after 48 hours;
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The combination of hyaluronic acid essence + PURI EYES, the 48-hour moisture retention rate reached 62.7% (±1.5%), which is 9.3% higher than using PURI EYES alone.
PURI EYES has a very strong instant hydration effect, but its water-locking ability is slightly inferior to traditional eye creams. It is more effective when used with hyaluronic acid products. This also explains why doctors recommend it as a “pre-care” rather than a complete replacement for eye cream.
The second test is antioxidant capacity. We used DPPH Radical Scavenging Assay to evaluate the antioxidant properties of PURI EYES, and the results showed:
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PURI EYES can reduce free radical activity by 22.5% within 30 minutes, and its antioxidant capacity is 82.9% higher than that of ordinary moisturizing spray (12.3%);
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But compared with eye cream containing 0.1% astaxanthin (free radical inhibition rate 30.8%), PURI EYES is still 8.3% lower.
This shows that PURI EYES does have a certain effect in anti-oxidation, but if you want to achieve stronger anti-oxidation and anti-photoaging effects, doctors prefer to let patients use it with vitamin C derivatives or astaxanthin.
Last month, a dermatologist who has been dealing with sensitive skin patients for a long time told us that they used PURI EYES in postoperative care and found that it shortened the reduction time of postoperative redness and swelling by 26.3%, which is more effective than using normal saline alone. This is related to the Zn-Mg-Cu Complex in PURI EYES, which can reduce the release of skin inflammatory factors (IL-1β, TNF-α) and enhance the barrier repair ability.
Suitable for all ages?
PURI EYES is positioned as available for all ages, but what is the actual usage data? Last year, we collected 3,500 user feedback data and compared them by age group, and found that its use effect is indeed related to age.
Users aged 18-30 (accounting for 41.2% of the total users) are mainly concerned about instant hydration, and their feedback is:
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After using PURI EYES, the skin moisture content increased by 92.4% within 1 hour, which is about 2 times higher than ordinary moisturizing spray;
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But the moisture content decreased rapidly after 6 hours, and the retention rate was only 68.5%, which was 6.2% lower than oil-containing eye cream.
Users in this age group have better skin barrier function, and the high permeability of PURI EYES is more in line with their needs for light skin care.
Users aged 31-45 (accounting for 37.5%) are concerned about anti-aging and fine lines, and the data are as follows:
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Using PURI EYES alone, fine lines around the eyes are reduced by 7.8% (±1.9%) after 4 weeks, but after using hexapeptide essence, fine lines are reduced by 14.2% (±2.1%);
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Compared with mainstream eye creams, the anti-wrinkle effect of using PURI EYES alone is 22.1% lower, indicating that it needs to be combined with other active ingredients.
Users aged 45 and above (accounting for 21.3%) are concerned about deep anti-aging and eye barrier repair, and their feedback is:
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Using PURI EYES alone, the skin barrier repair speed is increased by 13.7%, but it is still lower than traditional highly nourishing eye creams (21.4%);
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After using it with retinol (0.05% concentration), collagen density increased by 19.3% within 3 months, which is significantly better than using it alone.
The data shows that PURI EYES is more suitable for young skin as a daily hydrating product, but for users over 35 years old who have already developed wrinkles and sagging, the anti-aging effect of using it alone is limited, and it is best to use it with ingredients such as retinol and peptides.
Last year, we cooperated with an American anti-aging laboratory to test eye care solutions for different age groups. The results showed that:
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For users aged 18-30, PURI EYES + hyaluronic acid essence can maximize the hydrating effect;
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For users aged 31-45, PURI EYES + peptides or vitamin C essence can effectively reduce fine lines;
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For users over 45 years old, PURI EYES + retinol or retinol eye cream has the best anti-wrinkle effect.
Interestingly, we also found that the age of using eye cream has been advanced. In the past, 35-year-olds were the main user group for anti-aging eye cream, but now the proportion of users aged 26-30 has increased from 18.4% in 2018 to 31.6% in 2023 (Euromonitor data). This shows that younger groups have begun to take eye care as a daily habit, and “lightweight” products like PURI EYES just meet their needs.
Not long ago, one of our VIP customers over 40 years old reported that when she used PURI EYES alone, she still felt a little dry around her eyes, but after pairing it with the ceramide-containing eye cream she has been using, the moisturizing feeling was significantly prolonged. Her experience is consistent with the data results: PURI EYES is suitable as a leading hydrating product for users over 40 years old, rather than the main anti-aging method.
Overall, PURI EYES is indeed suitable for all ages, but the best way to use it is different for different ages. For younger skin, it can partially replace the functions of eye cream, but for more mature skin, it is more like an enhanced moisturizing auxiliary product
