Best alternatives to 111SKIN (2026), by skin concern

Key takeaways

• 111SKIN sells products for several concerns at once: an eye gel for a de-puffed look, an eye cream, a Retinoid oil, a Hyaluronic Acid booster, and day and night creams. This guide picks an alternative for each concern rather than each bottle.

• For visible lines around the eyes, Murad Retinal ReSculpt Eye Lift Treatment is our first pick: an encapsulated Retinal eye treatment with no added fragrance.

• For dullness, Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Vitamin C Serum, with what Kiehl’s calls 10.5% L-Ascorbic Acid and 2% Ascorbyl Glucoside, ranks second.

• The RETURN Eye Concentrate from U Beauty ranks third, for under-eye puffiness and visible wrinkles in one eye cream. Like 111SKIN’s Black Diamond Eye Cream, it lists Diamond Powder and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate.

111SKIN lists its head office in London, and its products carry its NAC Y²™ complex and Black Diamond names. If you’re looking for an alternative, the bottle matters less than the reason you bought it. So we start from the concern.

What 111SKIN offers, by concern

• Puffy-looking eyes: the Eye Lift Gel NAC Y²™, $190 for 15 ml. Niacinamide is fifth on it and Caffeine 12th.

• Visible lines around the eyes: the $300 Black Diamond Eye Cream (15 ml), with a Retinoid (Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate), a Vitamin C derivative, Sodium Hyaluronate, and Diamond Powder on its list.

• A Retinoid night: the Black Diamond Retinol Oil, an oil-based Retinoid at $260 for 30 ml. It lists Retinol alongside Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate and is used a few drops at a time at night.

• Dehydration: a $135 Hyaluronic Acid serum the brand calls the Aqua Booster, 20 ml, with Urea, Niacinamide, and Lactic Acid alongside Sodium Hyaluronate.

• Dullness and daily moisture: the Repair Serum NAC Y²™ ($350, 30 ml) and Repair Day Cream NAC Y²™ ($260, 50 ml), which carry the brand’s Vitamin C, Escin, and NAC complex.

Parfum is listed on the eye gel, eye cream, Retinol oil, serum, and day cream we read; the Aqua Booster has no fragrance entry.

How to match a concern, not a bottle

Around the eyes, this guide treats visible lines and puffiness as two concerns. It matches visible lines to Retinoids and Peptides, and a puffy look to Caffeine and gel textures. Our guide to the best eye creams for visible dark circles and puffiness goes further into the second.

On the face, it matches dullness to Vitamin C, dehydration to Humectants, such as Hyaluronic Acid, and a Retinoid night to Retinol or Retinal. If you’re new to Retinoids, our Retinal vs Retinol explainer covers the difference.

At a glance

1. Murad Retinal ReSculpt Eye Lift Treatment: best for visible lines around the eyes

2. Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Vitamin C Serum: best for a dull-looking complexion

3. The RETURN Eye Concentrate from U Beauty: best for puffiness and visible wrinkles in one eye cream

4. Naturium Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.10%: best for a Retinoid night

5. First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Hydrate + De-Puff Eye Cream: best for puffy-looking, dry under-eyes

6. Good Molecules Hyaluronic Acid Serum: best for dehydrated-feeling skin on a budget

7. Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream Fragrance Free: best daily cream

8. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Eye Gel-Cream: best low-cost eye gel-cream

How we compared these products

None of these was tested on skin. We read each brand page and INCI in October 2026, 111SKIN’s included, and compared:

• The concern it answers, matched to the 111SKIN product bought for the same reason.

• The ingredients behind it, and where they sit on the INCI where a brand publishes one.

• Fragrance, as listed or labeled.

• Directions and price, from what each page showed in October.

Results figures come from the brands themselves, and a matched concern doesn’t make any pick the same formula as a 111SKIN product.

111SKIN alternatives compared

1. Murad Retinal ReSculpt Eye Lift Treatment: best for visible lines around the eyes

111SKIN’s Black Diamond Eye Cream lists a Retinoid, Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate. Murad’s eye treatment uses encapsulated Retinal and pairs it with Glycerin, Shea Butter, Oat Kernel Extract, Tetrapeptide-1, Urea, and Trehalose. Murad says it’s made for the eyelid and the under-eye area, avoiding the lash line.

Key features:

• Encapsulated Retinal: for evening use.

• Murad’s study: Murad reports a four-week clinical study with 29 participants, with a reduced look of deep-set lines in two weeks.

• No added fragrance: Murad calls it “unscented.”

Best for: visible fine lines on the lids and under the eyes, if your skin already tolerates a Retinoid.

Tradeoff: it’s an evening-only product, so a morning eye cream is a separate step.

Price: $97 for 0.5 fl oz.

2. Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Vitamin C Serum: best for a dull-looking complexion

111SKIN’s Repair Serum names Vitamin C as one of three parts of its NAC Y²™ complex. Kiehl’s serum is built around it, in two forms the brand puts numbers on: 10.5% L-Ascorbic Acid and 2% Ascorbyl Glucoside, with Hyaluronic Acid, in what Kiehl’s calls a “water-free concentrate.”

Key features:

• Two Vitamin C forms: stated percentages for each.

• All skin types, including sensitive: per Kiehl’s.

• Directions: two pumps over the face, avoiding the eye area, morning and night before moisturizer.

Best for: a dull-looking complexion that wants a Vitamin C serum step.

Tradeoff: Kiehl’s notes “you may experience a feeling of warmth as the formula activates,” which some people won’t enjoy.

Price: $79 for 50 ml.

3. The RETURN Eye Concentrate from U Beauty: best for puffiness and visible wrinkles in one eye cream

111SKIN splits the eye area into a gel and a cream. The RETURN Eye Concentrate, the 360° Eye Cream from U Beauty, is made for both concerns in one formula. Squalane is fourth on its INCI and Glycerin fifth, with Trehalose 12th and Ceramide NP 24th, then two Hyaluronic Acid forms and two Peptides: Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 and N-Prolyl Palmitoyl Tripeptide-56 Acetate. Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glutathione, Superoxide Dismutase, and Diamond Powder are on the list too, all powered by proprietary SIREN Capsule Technology™, designed to leave the eye area looking refreshed.

Key features:

• Under-eye bags and puffiness: in an expert clinical evaluation of 30 volunteers after 60 days of consistent once-daily use, U Beauty reports 93% saw improvement.

• Visible wrinkles: in an independent 30-volunteer instrumental study after 30 days of consistent use, U Beauty reports 93% saw improvement.

• Directions: 1 to 2 pumps, tapped outward around the eye, morning and evening.

Best for: anyone who used both 111SKIN eye products and wants one eye cream for both concerns.

Tradeoff: its INCI includes Methyldihydrojasmonate, a fragrance ingredient. For those seeking a Retinoid eye step as well, #1 is the pick.

Price: $148 for 15 ml.

4. Naturium Retinaldehyde Cream Serum 0.10%: best for a Retinoid night

Where 111SKIN’s Retinoid comes as an oil, Naturium’s is a $32 cream serum in a 50 ml bottle, with Retinal at 20th on its INCI and Glycerin second, and it comes in three strengths (0.05%, 0.10%, and 0.15%).

Key features:

• A stated strength: 0.10% Retinal, with a lower and a higher option.

• Face, neck, and chest: avoiding the eyes, followed by moisturizer.

• No fragrance: per Naturium.

Best for: a Retinoid night at a fraction of the price, with room to move up or down in strength.

Tradeoff: Naturium advises shaking it first, using no more than two pumps a day, and reducing frequency if mild redness appears.

Price: $32 for 50 ml.

5. First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Hydrate + De-Puff Eye Cream: best for puffy-looking, dry under-eyes

111SKIN’s Eye Lift Gel lists Caffeine. So does this eye cream, alongside Hyaluronic Acid, Squalane, Panthenol, and Colloidal Oatmeal, with Apricot Kernel Oil, Glycerin, and Mango Seed Butter in its top 10.

Key features:

• Caffeine plus a cream base: for under-eyes that look puffy and feel dry.

• No fragrance ingredient: on the INCI.

• Directions: massaged into the under-eye area after cleansing.

Best for: dry skin, which First Aid Beauty says it works best for.

Tradeoff: it’s richer than a gel, so it feels different from 111SKIN’s Eye Lift Gel.

Price: $34.

6. Good Molecules Hyaluronic Acid Serum: best for dehydrated-feeling skin on a budget

For the dehydration concern, Good Molecules’ serum costs $6 for 30 ml, and the brand says it carries two sizes of Hyaluronic Acid with different molecular weights.

Key features:

• Two Hyaluronic Acid sizes: per Good Molecules.

• Directions: a few drops on damp skin morning and night, left to absorb for 30 seconds before creams.

• Price: the lowest on this list.

Best for: dehydrated-feeling skin that wants a simple humectant layer.

Tradeoff: we couldn’t see its complete ingredient list on the page, and it doesn’t share the Aqua Booster’s Urea or Lactic Acid.

Price: $6 for 30 ml.

7. Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream Fragrance Free: best daily cream

111SKIN’s Repair Day Cream lists Sodium Hyaluronate and Yeast Extract and carries Parfum. Olay’s fragrance-free cream lists Glycerin second, Niacinamide fifth, and Panthenol eighth, followed by three Peptides: Palmitoyl Dipeptide-7, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, and Tripeptide-3.

Key features:

• Niacinamide fifth: a family 111SKIN uses in its serum and eye gel.

• Three Peptides: further down the list.

• No fragrance listed: a complete INCI with none.

Best for: an everyday moisturizer at a drugstore price.

Tradeoff: it has no Vitamin C, so it covers the moisturizer step but not the NAC Y²™ idea.

Price: $36.65 for 1.7 oz.

8. Neutrogena Hydro Boost Eye Gel-Cream: best low-cost eye gel-cream

For the gel feel of 111SKIN’s Eye Lift Gel at a much lower price, this gel-cream lists Water, Dimethicone, and Glycerin first, with Trehalose and Sodium Hyaluronate further down. Neutrogena calls it “Non-comedogenic, Oil-, fragrance- & dye-free.”

Key features:

• Gel-cream texture: for the eye area, morning and night.

• Fragrance-free: per Neutrogena.

• Directions: dotted around the eye area.

Best for: a light eye gel when you want to keep the routine simple.

Tradeoff: it has no Caffeine or Peptides, so it covers hydration rather than the Eye Lift Gel’s ingredient families.

Price: varies by retailer; 0.5 fl oz.

How to build a routine from these picks

• Morning: Vitamin C serum (#2), an eye product (#3, #5, or #8), a daily cream (#7), and sunscreen every day.

• Evening: a Retinoid (#4) on its own nights, a Retinoid eye treatment (#1) if your eyes tolerate it, and a Hyaluronic Acid layer (#6) on damp skin under moisturizer.

• One new product at a time: give each a week or two before adding the next.

• Keep Retinoids away from the lash line: Murad says to avoid it, and Naturium says to avoid the eye area.

When to see a dermatologist

If visible puffiness or swelling around the eyes lingers, or if a Retinoid leaves visible redness around the eyes that doesn’t settle, a board-certified dermatologist can take a look.

Frequently asked questions

Does 111SKIN use fragrance?

Of the 111SKIN products we read, five list Parfum: the eye gel, the eye cream, the Retinol oil, the Repair Serum, and the Repair Day Cream. The Hyaluronic Acid booster doesn’t.

What are the best alternatives to 111SKIN?

Choose by concern. For visible lines around the eyes, Murad Retinal ReSculpt Eye Lift Treatment. For dullness, Kiehl’s Powerful-Strength Vitamin C Serum. For puffiness and visible wrinkles in one eye cream, The RETURN Eye Concentrate from U Beauty.

What is a good alternative to the 111SKIN eye gel?

For Caffeine, First Aid Beauty’s Hydrate + De-Puff Eye Cream. For a light gel-cream texture at a low price, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Eye Gel-Cream.

Can I use a Retinoid around my eyes?

Some formulas are made for it: Murad’s eye treatment is designed for the lids and under-eyes, avoiding the lash line. Face Retinoids, such as Naturium’s, say to avoid the eye area, so check each product’s directions.

Is Diamond Powder an active ingredient?

Diamond Powder appears on both 111SKIN’s Black Diamond Eye Cream and The RETURN Eye Concentrate. Neither page we read gives a percentage, so compare the two on their Peptides, Vitamin C derivative, and texture instead.

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