Serum with TFC8®.

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About this product

Augustinus Bader The Serum with TFC8® is a peptide-based serum designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, support collagen production, and improve skin elasticity and firmness.

Full ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cellulose, Ethylhexyl Polyhydroxystearate, Resveratrol, Squalane, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Maltitol, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Xylitylglucoside, Lecithin, Anhydroxylitol, Citric Acid, Xylitol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Punica Granatum Extract, Sodium Phytate, Glucose, Xanthan Gum, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Alanyl Glutamine, Arginine, Oligopeptide-177, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Chloride, Phenylalanine, Sisymbrium Irio Seed Oil

Guru Score

65%

Mixed

3 experts · Moderate agreement

3Gurus

0Yay

3Mixed

0Nay

What they liked

Plumps skin noticeably
Clean ingredient list
Delivers on promises for fine lines and elasticity

What they flagged

Expensive for what it does
Similar results available in cheaper products

What the gurus are saying

At $200 to $375, this serum does plump skin and address fine lines, but reviewers found you can get similar results for much cheaper, especially in Korean skincare. The formulation includes solid ingredients like centella asiatica and rice bran oil, though the proprietary TFC8 peptide has less published research than other peptides, and some felt the price was largely for beautiful packaging.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026

Best for

Mature skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Vitamin C Hyaluronic acidVitamin EPeptides Squalane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Skin Obsessed Mary

33k subs

~Mixed

"This is Augustinus Bader The Serum. I got this as part of a gift set, and I became irrationally stressed about it expiring before I could use it up, so suddenly my body was receiving a $300 serum treatment. And listen, it was lovely. But would I ever spend that kind of money on a serum myself? Absolutely not."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Mixed

"There's not a whole ton of information on this peptide as opposed to other peptides where you find a lot of research and studies. There's not as much on this specific one. [...] For 200 bucks though, I mean I'm fine with the ingredients, they're great, but for 200 bucks I love to see snap eight or arginine. I [...] love to see more, I guess is what I'm trying to say. But they've got their patented baby. [...] In terms of [...] performance, for what this product promises it promises to reduce and prevent the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, help support natural production of collagen, improve elasticity, tightening and firming skin, support the skin barrier function for plumper more resilient skin with greater bounce back. I would say it does do all of those things. [...] It really does plump skin especially. There's probably a gazillion other products under $200 that can do the same."

Hyram

4.34M subs

~Mixed

"I did not realize the price point of this product, my God, $375 in this economy. I don't know, I feel like the longer I'm in the skincare community the more I get just absolutely blown away by price points like this. It doesn't have bad ingredients, that is one thing I will give Augustinus Bader is that their products do have good formulations, but I wouldn't say they're anything more mind-blowing than what I would say finding like Korean skincare products for maybe like a 50th of the price. It has great ingredients like centella asiatica and rice bran oil, but I feel like you're probably just paying for that packaging because I will admit it is beautiful."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

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

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Vitamin E

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.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Augustinus Bader Serum with TFC8®?

Augustinus Bader The Serum with TFC8® is a peptide-based serum designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, support collagen production, and improve skin elasticity and firmness.

Is Augustinus Bader Serum with TFC8® worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 65%.

What is Augustinus Bader Serum with TFC8®'s Guru Score?

Augustinus Bader Serum with TFC8® holds a Guru Score of 65%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.