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Skin Perfecting Peptide Serum.

Mad About Skin Skin Perfecting Peptide Serum
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About this product

A water-based peptide serum containing encapsulated copper peptides and a 20% peptide blend designed to plump skin, support collagen and elastin, and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and scars.

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Mature skin
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The Guru Index verdict

74%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus overwhelmingly praise the formula's encapsulation technology, which allows layering with vitamin C and retinol without irritation or compatibility issues. The high peptide concentration (20% blend overall), affordable price, and lightweight texture are consistent strengths. One reviewer found it too heavy for summer use on warm skin, but most emphasize its beginner-friendly profile and visible plumping results within weeks. The encapsulation is repeatedly highlighted as the standout feature that removes confusion from peptide skincare.
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Key actives & flags

Hyaluronic acidPeptidesFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Hyaluronate, Copper Gluconate, 1,2-Hexanediol, T-Butyl Alcohol, Copper Tripeptide-1, Carbomer, Chlorphenesin, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol

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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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"I bought it last year early last year and I used quite a bit of it and I enjoyed it a lot. The good part about this product is that you get a variety of peptides including copper peptide in low concentration. This is a serum where if you want to use it alongside retinol, alongside AHA, BHA, you won't get any irritation because I've tested it. Really, really good formula, beginner-friendly formula, affordable price product. It's from a fellow YouTuber which I enjoyed. If you want to use a good gentle water-based serum and this one is affordable and high quality too, then you should check out this one."
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"The Mad About Skin has an amazing ingredient deck, but it just didn't work for me for summer time. The ingredient deck is beautiful and it's a wonderfully hydrating serum, but it sits a little bit heavier on the skin. In the warmer days of the summer I was having trouble getting this to dry down. I think it's going to be better suited for dry skin and in the winter time."
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"I currently use my own peptide serum, the Mad About Skin Skin Perfecting Peptide Serum, which has a multitude of different peptides from the collagen boosting through to the hydrating and the carrier peptides too."
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"The budget is going to win. The reason is I just don't think we need to overpay for peptides anymore. There's a lot of technology coming into the skincare space with peptides that mean they're super flexible, they're easy to use, and you don't need to pay a whole lot. The reason I go for this is it's encapsulated so you can use it alongside your vitamin C without any issues. Other peptides which aren't encapsulated tend not to like lower pH environments like with vitamin C, so you have to be a little bit more careful. If you just want to take the stress out your peptide game, get an encapsulated peptide and that way you don't have to worry. The encapsulation surrounds that peptide and provides a little bit of a shield. It breaks apart when it hits the skin, so it's a more delayed release and the peptides aren't impacted by what's already on the skin. It's already really affordable."
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"This is amazing because you've got a super high dose of copper peptides, you've got a 20% overall blend of peptides in here doing everything for the skin to plump, to boost collagen and elastin. I've been using it consistently for the past two or more months, and two pumps put this on the skin and it just feels beautiful because it's so light and water-based. You're not going to get any peeling or boiling up, and it's got some glycerin in here which is going to plump everything out further. I absolutely adore it."
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"I've been using this on a morning to give me that instant volume and plumpness. There's a good dose of hyaluronic acid in here so if you're using a separate hyaluronic acid serum, I personally would ditch that and use this in the place of it. Because this has a decent amount of hyaluronic acid in you probably don't want to use a standalone hyaluronic acid serum alongside it that might be too much for the skin. See this as like a two-in-one peptide and hyaluronic acid serum together it'll save you a step in your skincare routine and I think it'll just prevent the risk of overloading the skin with that hyaluronic acid."
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"The serum is the number one product that targets wrinkles, acne scars, and hyperpigmentation altogether. Unfortunately it's out of stock for the next three weeks, but it's coming back imminently."
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"You've got a plethora of different antioxidants so if you're looking for an encapsulated copper peptide serum plus an antioxidant serum all-in-one this is the one for you. I'm really thinking about the formulation rather than just slacking peptide on the label. The feedback has been phenomenal."
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"I've been using this for the past four months and I've seen some fantastic results. I went with this option because it's got that 3% concentration and I wanted to give the copper peptides the maximum strength and opportunity to perform. I didn't really notice any results until month two, but it was at that month two point that I definitely noticed my hair was thicker, it was fuller, it just felt healthier."
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"Mad About Skin Skin Perfecting Peptide Serum has a 3% concentration of encapsulated copper peptides, meaning this is great for people that don't want to worry about layering and pairing. If you've heard all of the horror stories about what you can and can't use with copper peptides and it's just made you never want to reach for them, use this because that copper peptide is encapsulated. It means that you can use it alongside your vitamin C, your retinoid, you don't have to worry about any of that. It's also in a sky high concentration, that 3%, but encapsulation is going to minimize the risk of any sensitivity and irritation, so great if you've got sensitive skin too. If you're looking for simplicity alongside a sky high concentration of copper peptides at an affordable price, this is a great option."
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"I currently use my own peptide serum, the Mad About Skin Skin Perfecting Peptide Serum, which has a multitude of different peptides from the collagen boosting through to the hydrating and the carrier peptides too."
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