Overview
Dr. Brandt is well-known in the cosmetic industry, especially since the publication of his best-selling book, Age-Less, provided an insider’s look at plastic surgery, resurfacing techniques and other methods used by cosmetologists to help people look younger. Based on his more than 40 years of experience in the field, Dr. Brant offers his own line of cosmeceutical products, many of which follow the discoveries he made while working with cancer and leukemia patients. Dr. Brandt recently released a new treatment for the eye, called r3p eye.

Featured Ingredients
According to the company’s web site, Dr. Brandt’s r3p eye helps to diminish dark circles, under-eye puffiness and crow’s feet thanks to its unique set of clinical ingredients and botanical compounds. The formula contains two types of peptides, which are chained proteins that signal the skin to produce more collagen or relax its muscular contractions, many of which can lead to crow’s feet and other types of wrinkles near the eyes. There is some positive evidence suggesting that peptides do have a beneficial effect on wrinkles, but these effects tend to be supported when these peptides are also combined with other collagen-stimulating compounds (like Glucosamine Complex) or moisturizing ingredients (like Hyaluronic Acid). Unfortunately, Dr. Brandt’s r3p eye contains neither of these ingredients.

The formula apparently reduces dark circles and puffiness due to its unique combination of natural compounds, such as green tea, white tea and grape seed extracts. While these natural nutrients will probably produce a protective effect on skin, we are not aware of any research illustrating their effects on dark circles or puffiness. To enhance the anti-puffiness effect, Dr. Brandt’s r3p eye contains caffeine, which probably will help reduce puffiness. Unfortunately, caffeine can also dry out the skin and undermine any moisturizing effect produced by the formula’s other ingredients. 

Web Site Description
The Dr. Brandt web site is quite impressive in terms of its design and approach. It definitely captures the personality of the man behind the company, and overall the site has a fresh and modern approach to skin care. We appreciate the fact that the company includes a full list of ingredients, which is helpful for conducting our reviews. In addition, it is easy to order products through the web site, and there are other useful links, including some of the latest news about the company and other resources to find a skincare professional nearest to you. Unfortunately, one area that we saw lacking was the web site’s general omission of clinical research - both on the individual ingredients or the finished products themselves. Without this kind of data, it is difficult to evaluate the real-world effects and determine whether r3p eye actually performs well compared to similar products.

Positives
- Dr. Brandt has an impressive personal background and medical history- The web site contains a full listing of product ingredients

 Negatives
- We may not agree with caffeine as an ingredient for puffiness

- The web site does not contain any customer survey data on the product’s effects

- No free trial of product is available

Conclusion
We continue to applaud Dr. Brandt and his staff for their continued efforts in taking a fresh approach to skin care. We hope that they continue to add more information to their web site, since we have yet to become convinced that the r3p eye formula is the best choice for dark circles, crow’s feet or under-eye puffiness. Hopefully they can put our doubts to rest one day.