A hydrating facial mist from Anua that combines PDRN and hyaluronic acid, with small visible capsules, designed to add moisture and a dewy finish to the skin.
Water, Diphenyl Dimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2- Hexanediol, Glycereth-26, Propanediol, Streptococcus Thermophilus Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Dna, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Hydroxyacetophenone, Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer, Xylitylglucoside, Allantoin, Dipeptide-15, Gellan Gum, Anhydroxylitol, Calcium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Glycerin, Sodium Citrate, Xylitol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Juice, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Octanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
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5 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Those little PDRN capsules floating in the bottle are why this mist went viral, and the gurus are split on whether they're more than a pretty trick. Fans love the fine, scent-free spray for a damp, glowy finish, even over makeup. The skeptics point out that PDRN sits low on the ingredients list, so it's a lighter dose than the hype suggests.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“I like to use it the next day after microneedling because it kind of helps soothe and calm and hydrate skin after that, which is nice.”
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.
Source: DermNet
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
A hydrating facial mist from Anua that combines PDRN and hyaluronic acid, with small visible capsules, designed to add moisture and a dewy finish to the skin.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 69%.
Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Mist holds a Guru Score of 69%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.
In their reviews, experts say Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Mist is good for dull skin (2 experts) and skin recovering after a procedure (1 expert).
2 experts who reviewed Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Mist say it is. AliceintheRabbitHole put it this way: “I do feel like it gave me a glow.”
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