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Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum.

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About this product

Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum is a hydrating serum formulated with PDRN (a popular Korean skincare ingredient) in a ball format that is shaken to activate before each use.

Full ingredients

Water(Aqua), Diphenyl Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Salmon Egg Extract, Sodium Citrate, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Citric Acid, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Sodium Dna(Pdrn), Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Phytate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Bacillus Ferment, Pullulan, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Bixa Orellana Seed Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Tocopherol

Guru Score

77%

Yay

4 experts · Moderate agreement

What they liked

High PDRN concentration for anti-aging
Plumping and hydrating effect
Shake-to-activate ball format

What they flagged

One expert chose to discontinue use

What the gurus are saying

High PDRN concentration is what sets this apart. Many serums don't have enough to work, but this one delivers the real thing. It comes as a ball you shake to activate, giving a lightweight serum that plumps, hydrates, and supports collagen production without stickiness. The salmon-derived PDRN particularly appeals, and it layers into any routine effortlessly.

Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

Best for

Dry skin

Type

SerumsGel

Key actives

Niacinamide Hyaluronic acidVitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Mad About Skin

731k subs

✓Yay

"It comes as a little ball of PDRN suspended in a hydrating serum that you shake to activate, and it gives you the nicest plumping, [...] my skin drinks it up. [...] It's the plump, it's the hydration, it's the long-term anti-aging, it's just the most beautiful beautiful product. I went through the last one in about a month because I was so lavish with it, I loved it so much. There's no stickiness, it sinks in and gives all that anti-aging goodness, [...] plumping and hydration."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"Niacinamide in here again, so basically that middle egg yolky bit that you see, which is a very nice gimmick, is the PDRN. Then that formula you see on the outside is more of like a skin evening type thing. Then you shake it up and it creates this slightly oily textured watery serum. It's not oily. If you have oily skin, your skin is going to love this so, so much, but it doesn't feel like an oil, but it helps trap everything in."

All 3 takes from James Welsh

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"Their PDRN Bounce Ball. I absolutely love their moisturizer version. [...] Just nice, simple products with that little edge to them. They managed to do trends without being too misleading and too gimmicky, if that makes sense. Yeah, I'm really into Frankly right now. This is a new three-pack that I got from Olive Young because I think this year, especially coming into the warmer months where my pores do get a little bit more congested, this is going to come in really handy."

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Holy Grail Korean Skincare That Transformed My Skin 💜 James Welsh

"I put it on as my final step before moisturizer just in case, but [...] the hydration and bounce it gives is so nice. It gives your skin that slightly fuller look over time, plumper, more elasticky looking. [...] It's great for dry skin and when my skin is super sensitive it has houttuynia cordata extract, centella asiatica, and niacinamide, so it's a plumping, soothing, brightening evening serum."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"I kind of like it. It feels like a nice product that you can add in because it's so watery without having to take anything else out of your routine. [...] It has salmon PDRN. When it comes to PDRN, I'm not totally [...] buying all the PDRN as a miracle, but [...] I do feel a little bit more optimistic when it's something from salmon eggs as opposed to PDRN from plants. It's got niacinamide, soybean oil, squalane, and centella. It feels really nice [...] and kind of plumping."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

✓Nay

"So this is the second product that I am kind of just keeping away"

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What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

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

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 Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum?

Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum is a hydrating serum formulated with PDRN (a popular Korean skincare ingredient) in a ball format that is shaken to activate before each use.

Is Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

What is Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum's Guru Score?

Frankly PDRN Bounce Ball Serum holds a Guru Score of 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.