Korean Vitamin C Eye Cream | Orthotamin · Retinol | 0.5 fl oz

Korean vitamin C eye cream from Mommy Care is a 15 ml eye cream made in Korea, built on pure ascorbic acid rather than a derivative, with retinol, HPR, and niacinamide.

What Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream is

Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream (오쏘타민 비타민C 아이크림) is the eye-area tube in Mommy Care's Orthotamin line, in a 0.5 fl oz (15 ml) tube with a metal applicator tip. It lists pure ascorbic acid at 10,000 ppm — 1% of the formula — alongside retinol paired with HPR, plus niacinamide and glutathione.

Orthotamin is the vitamin line Mommy Care built around ascorbic acid, known first for its ampoule. This tube carries the same vitamin blend into a format made for the thinner skin around the eyes, at a formula pH of 4.6.

Made in Korea, stocked in New Jersey

This eye cream is made in Korea for Mommy Care, with Olive International Co., Ltd. (올리브인터내셔널) listed as the Korean responsible distributor on the box.

Kosbee buys it into US stock and ships it from our own New Jersey warehouse, so a sealed tube leaves a US warehouse within one business day — no month-long transit from overseas, and no guessing about who handled it along the way.

Key facts

Brand

Mommy Care (마미케어), Orthotamin line.

Product

Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream (오쏘타민 비타민C 아이크림).

Made in

Korea. Korean responsible distributor: Olive International Co., Ltd. (올리브인터내셔널).

Size

0.5 fl oz (15 ml) tube with a metal applicator tip.

Vitamin C

Pure ascorbic acid, listed by the brand at 10,000 ppm (1% of the formula), sourced as dsm-firmenich Ascorbic Acid Fine Powder, United Kingdom origin, 99% assay on the supplier data sheet.

Retinoids

Retinol together with HPR (hydroxypinacolone retinoate), listed by the brand at 1,000 ppm combined.

Other listed ingredients

Niacinamide, glutathione, ferulic acid, panthenol, tocopherol, ceramide NP and ceramide EOP, biotin, beta-carotene, zinc PCA, urea, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, and 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid.

Formula pH

4.6, on the acidic side of the scale.

Korean label designation

Registered in Korea as a dual-function (기능성) cosmetic under MFDS notified-ingredient standards. That is a Korean label designation; the product is sold here as an imported cosmetic and does not carry US FDA drug labeling.

Testing

The brand states the formula has completed a skin irritation test in Korea.

Storage

Away from direct sunlight, closed after use, out of reach of children.

How to use it

How do you apply a vitamin C eye cream?

Use it after cleansing and toner. Squeeze a rice-grain amount onto the metal tip and dot it under each eye along the orbital bone — the ridge you can feel about a finger-width below the lash line.

Pat it in with your ring finger rather than dragging. The skin there is thin, and patting moves less of it. Keep the cream off the lash line and out of the eye itself.

Should a retinol and vitamin C eye cream go on morning or night?

Night is the simpler slot, because retinol and ascorbic acid both prefer to sit undisturbed and neither needs daylight. If you use it in the morning instead, follow with sunscreen.

If retinol is new to you, start at two or three nights a week for the first two weeks, then move to nightly once the skin has settled. The 15 ml tube lasts roughly two to three months at a rice-grain dose per eye.

Before you use it

For external use only. Keep it out of the eyes; if it gets in, rinse with plenty of water. Avoid broken or irritated skin, and stop using it if redness, swelling, or itching develops — the Korean label also notes to consult a specialist if that happens after sun exposure.

If your skin is reactive, patch test on the inner forearm for a day or two before the first full application. If you are pregnant or nursing, check with your doctor before using any retinol product. Read the full ingredient list on the box if you have known sensitivities.

Reading the label

Pure ascorbic acid vs vitamin C derivatives — what is the difference?

Pure ascorbic acid differs from derivatives such as 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate in that it is vitamin C in its unconverted form. Derivatives are more stable in a jar but have to convert on the skin first.

Unconverted ascorbic acid needs an acidic base to stay stable, which is why this formula is built at pH 4.6. The ingredient list carries both approaches: ascorbic acid second from the top, and three derivatives further down.

Retinol vs HPR (hydroxypinacolone retinoate) — how do they differ?

Retinol differs from HPR in that retinol converts inside the skin in two steps before it reaches its active form, while HPR is an ester of retinoic acid that binds retinoid receptors directly, without that conversion.

Korean formulas often list the two together — the marketing shorthand is "double retinol" — and Orthotamin lists them at 1,000 ppm combined. The tube also lists retinyl palmitate, the gentlest retinoid of the three.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this Mommy Care Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream authentic and made in Korea?

Yes. Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream is made in Korea for Mommy Care, with Olive International Co., Ltd. (올리브인터내셔널) as the Korean responsible distributor. Kosbee buys it into US stock and ships sealed 0.5 fl oz (15 ml) tubes from our own New Jersey warehouse.

How do you apply Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream?

Use it after cleansing and toner. Squeeze a rice-grain amount onto the metal tip, dot it under each eye along the orbital bone, and pat it in with your ring finger rather than dragging. Keep it off the lash line, and follow with sunscreen if you apply it in the morning.

Does this eye cream use pure vitamin C or a vitamin C derivative?

It lists both. Ascorbic acid — pure, unconverted vitamin C — sits second on the ingredient list at 10,000 ppm, which is 1% of the formula, sourced from the United Kingdom at 99% assay. Three derivatives are also listed: 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate.

How fast does Kosbee ship this Korean eye cream?

Kosbee stocks this eye cream at our own warehouse in New Jersey and ships within one business day, so orders inside the United States arrive in days rather than weeks from overseas. Each order is a sealed 0.5 fl oz (15 ml) tube.

An authentic Orthotamin tube, shipped from the US

A 0.5 fl oz (15 ml) tube of Mommy Care Orthotamin Vitamin C Eye Cream, sourced by Kosbee and shipped from our New Jersey warehouse within one business day. Store it away from direct sunlight and close the tube after each use.

Browse the rest of the K-Beauty collection, or pair it with the Korean NMN Eye Cream for a lighter daytime option and Madeca Cream Tight Lifting for the full face at night.

*For external use only. Avoid contact with eyes. Avoid use on broken or irritated skin. Discontinue use if irritation occurs. Patch test recommended before first use. Ingredient concentrations and the dual-function (기능성) designation are as printed by the brand on the Korean label; this product is sold as an imported cosmetic and does not carry US FDA drug labeling.