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Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence
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About this product

An NAD+ and peptide-enriched essence designed to lift, firm, and hydrate the skin.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

83%

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6 experts · Moderate agreement
6Gurus
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What they liked

  • String-like texture locks in moisture
  • Absorbs well enough to wear under makeup
  • Fragrance-free and non-irritating

What they flagged

  • Heavy texture may feel like too much under thirty

What the gurus are saying

The essence's distinctive string-like texture locks in serious moisture and plumps noticeably, earning praise for its lifting and firming action. Gurus split on whether you'll see dramatic lifting or mainly hydration, and the formula packs fifty peptides and NAD. It's heavy, so may feel like too much if you're under thirty or have oily skin; those sensitive to shea butter or fermented ingredients should patch-test first.
Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take September 2026

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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"Numbuzin No. 9 NAD Sill Boosting Essence is wonderful. It has some peptides, a little bit of each one. I've really noticed this instantly plumps skin in appearance and long-term. I've been using this for probably close to two years and it's really been a great product in my routine. I highly recommend checking it out. It's really wonderful."
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"Out of all these, this is one I've repurchased the most. I think this is my fourth bottle of it. It's the Numbuzin No. 9 Bio-Lifting Sill Essence, 26 bucks at YesStyle. It's alcohol-free, fragrance-free. They call it an essence, but it's a serum. It's more of a goopy kind of serumy, lotiony, gel texture. In here we've got lots of great stuff. There's basically 50 peptides in here, so you get a little bit of each peptide, which is great. It's got astaxanthin, a great antioxidant. It's got NAD+, that great antioxidant we love. Beta-glucan, resveratrol. Some of the peptides we've got: the carnosine peptide, which helps fight collagen breakdown. We've got the syn-ake peptide, great one for soothing. Collaren peptide, helps prevent collagen breakdown in skin. And then we've got the Matrixyl 3000 duo, argireline, copper peptides, and then my other favorite, Snap-8. What I like about the packaging is it protects it from light damage, but also has a gauge so you can kind of see when it's running out."
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"A little bit of it does not go a super long way unless you apply it over other serums and other products. You're going to want to apply this in your morning and or evening routine after cleansing, and if you have a toner you're going to want to apply it after your toner and before thicker serums or moisturizers. It has a really nice finish, feels really silky on skin which I love that feeling. It works well under most products, although with the exception of a few thicker sunscreens I found it can peel up a little bit. I don't know if it's from the panthenol or the sodium hyaluronate in here, but there's a couple thicker sunscreens, mineral sunscreens, I use it with and I found it pilled a little bit with one of those, but not really a big issue. Once it soaks in it sets to a slightly radiant finish. I'm using it right now underneath my sunscreen and makeup and it sets to a non-sticky finish that is kind of shiny but not terribly radiant. Very nice, very easy to use, love the texture, love the feel of it. The ingredient list is impressive with 50 different peptides."
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"They're wonderful. They contain uh over 50 different peptides and small amounts... my skin looks so plump after I use it."
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"I've got some fun new products Nano recipe the NAD serum from nin I'm freaking loving it"
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"It's got a lot of other antioxidants in here so it's an amazing product and it feels so nice on the skin. It soaks in nicely and it sets to a nice finish. It's not sticky, it's not expensive, there's no scent to it. I'm sold on it. I've only been using it for a handful of days now but so far so good. I can't say anything bad about it yet, though maybe the NAD won't be the end-all anti-aging ingredient. There's so many ingredients in here in small amounts, and a lot of these peptides have been shown to work well even at like 0.2%, so I think it's something worth a try and it's not expensive."
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"I finished up this stuff, the Numbuzin No.9 essence, which is a serum. I love this stuff. I already have my backup of it. I've got two backups of it. The entire line is amazing. I love this lineup fragrance free, full of peptides, full of antioxidants, soothing ingredients, hydrating ingredients. It doesn't get any better than that. If you haven't tried it and especially if you have dry and normal skin or live somewhere that it's dry, this is worth checking out. I just I love it. I love having a little bit of every peptide in there. I know some people say it doesn't have a ton of a lot of peptides, but it's got 50 plus peptides and some peptides work in very small amounts. There's certain peptides such as the X50 anti-aging peptide that it has noticeable documented benefits with an amount of 0.003%, so I'll take a little bit of every peptide that I can get. So, I love this stuff."
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"It's a unique product with great antioxidants and peptides and works well for all skin types. My only issue is it's on the more expensive side, but two out of three of those dupes are double or triple the price, so it's kind of nice to have a nice alternative to those."
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"This one, I just the serum or essence, what do they call it, essence, I just love it so much. It's just such a great combination of ingredients."
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"The first one is Numbuzin, they're NAD boosting, NAD Bio-Lifting Sill Essence, time reversing, which is what all of us want. Numbuzin is great. NAD I think is also going to be big this year, but NAD may not, I'm not totally certain if NAD is going to end up being like the topical hero we hope it is, because I noticed that most of these products that use NAD also use other ingredients like Resveratrol in them which are already known to be beneficial, so for a lot of these you can't say if it's totally NAD doing it or not. NAD is technically, I think, the molecule is larger than it takes for absorption, but there's other things we use that are larger like copper peptides and we use them with certain things to make them absorb better such as like micro needling so things like that and other ingredients to help it absorb better. It's an essence but it's got more of a lotiony texture to it. The bottle is amazingly beautiful."
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"It's the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence, which is more of a serum. The active for this one is NAD+. NAD+ has been shown by manufacturers to support collagen production, aid DNA repair from UV damage, and strengthen the skin barrier. The serum feels super silky on skin and also seems to instantly plump skin and help with wrinkles around the eye area. This stuff is great. I've gone through, this is probably my seventh bottle of it. It's been out since January of last year. I picked up a few when I was overseas in Japan and South Korea. But this one in addition to that, it also contains beta glucan which is a great soothing ingredient. We've got the zinc peptide claimed to help boost collagen production in skin. We've got alpha-lipoic acid, resveratrol, great antioxidant. We've got the peptide which is an anti-inflammatory anti-puffiness peptide. And then in addition to all of those, we've got 50 plus other peptides in here. Granted, not in huge amounts, but some peptides work well in tiny amounts. The X50 anti-aging peptide has been shown in studies to be beneficial at an amount of 0.001%."
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"This is probably my sixth, seventh bottle of this stuff. I love it. It's been out for about a year and a half or so. The star of the show for this one is NAD Plus. NAD Plus manufacturers say it helps support collagen production, aid DNA repair from UV damage and strengthen the skin barrier. The serum feels really nice and silky and instantly like plumping. It seems to help around my eye area, helps with fine lines and wrinkles. In addition to the NAD Plus, the real star of the show for this one is 50 plus peptides. It's got them all. It's got the eyeless peptide, which is anti-inflammatory and helps with puffiness around the eye area. It's got the syncol peptide, claimed to boost collagen production deep down in skin. And then the 50 other peptides are great. It's also got beta glucan, alpha lipoic acid, resveratrol. I love this stuff. Obviously, seventh bottle in less than two years says something because I don't really repurchase a lot because I'm really always testing stuff. So absolutely love this. No fragrance, no scent. Wonderful product."
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"My favorite NAD+ product is the Numbuzin NAD+ No. 9 Bio Silk Essence. It's a wonderful, kind of goopy serum that gives skin a really nice glowy look and feel. It has no scent, which is nice. It contains NAD+ as well as dozens of other peptides and several amino acids and antioxidants. It's really a wonderful product for the price, a really good package in terms of ingredients and price. I really love this line from Numbuzin, they really knocked it out of the park with it, one of the few lines I've been impressed with every single product in."
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"Numbuzin No. 9 NAD Sill Boosting Essence is wonderful. It has some peptides, a little bit of each one. I've really noticed this instantly plumps skin in appearance and long-term. I've been using this for probably close to two years and it's really been a great product in my routine. I highly recommend checking it out. It's really wonderful."
Yay
"This is phenomenal. It has 50 different peptides all focused on different benefits, some plump the skin, others hydrate, some even out the skin tone, and a lot of them boost collagen and elastin for anti-aging. It's got NAD in there too, which helps fade hyperpigmentation and boosts collagen at the margins. This plumps, it hydrates, it gives you that bouncy glass skin that we all crave, and it's super lightweight so it doesn't weigh you down."
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"I love these. The toner is the best seller, but the ampoule is really nice. The eye cream's great. They've just repackaged the eye cream, so it's in so much better packaging. This is a really cheap kit. I think it was like £14 and you get a really good size of the toner, the eye cream, the ampoule, you get the eye masks which are great and you get the full sheet mask. The full sheet mask bit of a revelation. I hate sheet masks. I really love this one. So that's how good it is. If you're new to Numbuzin as a brand, if you're new to this 9 plus line and you want to try out but you don't know where to start, this is a nice introduction to the whole line. You can try it and then work out which you actually want to buy. I don't think you need all of the products. They have quite a crossover in terms of ingredients. I would choose the one that you like applying the most. For me, I like the toner the best. Some people like the essence, some people like the sheet mask. It's up to you. But this way, you can kind of try it and find out the one that you want."
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"If you like a toner, obviously reach for the toner. If, like me, you tend to like slightly thicker serums, this is an absolute gem. It will plump you to the gods, minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and take literally like 5 years of the look of the skin just on one application. The plumping in this here is thanks to the glycerin, the 50 different peptides that you have in here and that NAD. All together, this is just a powerhouse anti-aging serum. And look how it just sinks into the skin, giving the nicest finish. The good news about this is you get those quick wins, the instant gratification from that juicy, plump skin, but it also delivers long-term benefits, too. So, this is an investment and a quick win, which for me is ding ding ding 10 out of 10 territory."
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"This is the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Essence. This is a beautiful serum which has 50 different peptides. Now, some people will say, 'Fifty peptides? Are any of them in a concentration enough to actually do anything?' Well, you know what? The good news is peptides don't have to be in a really high individual concentration to actually work. So, dispel that myth. This will deliver. It lifts. It firms. It plumps like no other product. I absolutely love it. This is such a nice product. This, I would say, is best for people that want plumping. They want that juiciness to the skin because it does leave a nice glowy finish. If that's what you're after, this is a great product. The plumping happens instantly. The lifting and firming takes like 3 months, but it's worth it. It's an investment that genuinely works."
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"This is the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence. In the title, you're getting that lifting and it actually uses 50 different peptides in this product to achieve that lifting. You've also got NAD, which is pro collagen and will have some anti-aging benefits, too. It's a wonderful product to firm, to lift, to plump, and to hydrate. It's a one-stop shop and super inexpensive. It has like a glue-like texture and consistency to it, and that is what gives that beautiful plumping. You work this into the skin and you will be instantly nourished, hydrated. Your skin will be plumper. It'll diminish fine lines and wrinkles. And you definitely over time with consistent use will get some lifting and firming thanks to that peptide action."
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"This is the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence. They use 50 different peptides designed to boost collagen and elastin, minimize fine lines and wrinkles, and plump the skin. So, just a plethora of peptide goodness for anti-aging. You've got NAD in the serum, which is great for lifting and firming. I've used these consistently for a year now and got great results. If you like the NAD and you prefer a serum, this is the one to go for."
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"It's a powerhouse when it comes to promoting lifting, firming, and tightening of the skin. It's not just relying on that NAD, which is so key in terms of keeping all those skin processes going, but it also uses those peptides to really harness the maximum anti-aging. You've also got a touch of vitamin C and glutathione in here, which I think is going to work really well to just bring back some vibrancy and luminosity to the skin. This is a really, really well-formulated serum, and I think the best thing is it's £25 for 50ml, which is roughly around $28. That's really affordable for the quality of formulation you're getting in here. It has quite a jelly-like texture, and personally I actually think that's really nice, a different texture for your skincare routine, and it sinks in beautifully. It's fragrance-free for people that are looking for fragrance-free skincare, and it leaves behind a beautiful amount of hydration. If you're somebody that already has a plumping or hydrating serum in your skincare routine, swap that out for this and you'll still get that plumping and hydrating but you'll also get that NAD on top of it."
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"This has 50 peptides in. And again, I think having 50 peptides, sheer volume and number of peptides is what made it go viral. People went, "Wow, that's a lot. I have to try it." They bought it because of that. They kept buying it because it works. Bar none. This is the best lifting, plumping, skin juicing up serum you will ever try. They do a toner version, which is really nice. Gives it a little extra glow. They do a sunscreen in this now, which again is nice if you want your sun protection with those peptides. But I keep it simple. I just go for this serum and you layer it as part of my skincare routine and you will get the bounciest, juiciest skin of your dreams. I honestly can't sing the praises of this enough. And it featured in the number one position on the best Korean serums video which I filmed. That was number one for good reason. I didn't take a single penny in sponsorship. Never will, never do. And I'm telling you, that is worth every ounce of its viral sensation."
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"This is the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence. I've spoken about this probably to the point where you're all bored. I know I talk about this all the time because I genuinely love it. It's got 50 different peptides in here which are really just going to take control of collagen production, boost firmness, elasticity, and smooth you out. But the best thing is because of the formula, it gives the nicest instant plumping you will ever have on your skin. It's got a thicker consistency than maybe you would expect from a serum, but you put that in, it sinks in without a trace and gives you the plumpest, juiciest skin of your dreams. Long-term anti-aging, absolutely, but instant results. I think we're all impatient as humans. We want those quick wins. This just delivers. It is the nicest product to incorporate in your skincare routine. Trust me, this is an investment you will not regret when it comes to your skincare routine."
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"The best firming and lifting serum I have used. If you want to snatch everything, if you want to pull everything back, hydrate to the gods and plump at the same time. This little gem, which I think is about £15, doesn't break the bank, and you get a lot. You get 50 mil in here. So, it's larger than your average serum, and it's cheaper than your average serum. It just feels so beautiful. Gives you that gorgeous plumpness. It gives you that little bit of a glow without it being too wet look. It's just really, really nice."
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"They have a serum which I have here. This is their NAD biolifting essence. It's called an essence, but it has a serum texture and is phenomenal. 50 different peptides alongside that NAD to lift, to firm, and have some great anti-aging."
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"This is the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence. Numbuzin are my favorite Korean skincare brand. Absolutely love everything they create. And this is one of the best products. This has a very unique texture. It almost feels like PVA glue, you know that glue that we used to use when we're at school. It almost feels like that. But it disappears with no tackiness, no stickiness at all. And this has 50 different peptides in it. So if you're somebody that loves a peptide fix, and I am definitely pro peptide when it comes to my skincare routine, this has the highest number I think that exists in skincare planet earth. I don't know of any other product that has more peptides than this. And the blend that they've used in terms of those peptides are going to have pro-collagen benefits for anti-aging. They're going to help fade hyperpigmentation, boost luminosity, and they've even got some firming peptides here, too. So if you want to seem snatched, plump, just overall improve the skin health, this is a great great option. I know so many of you guys have tried this out and I would say the reviews have been universally positive. I don't know a single person that's been disappointed by that. I love it."
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"I love this. I speak about this on a near daily basis. I genuinely love it. This gets a bit of a rough ride online. There are those people that just adore it and say it's like the best thing ever. I'm in that group. Others say I just think it's overblown. Particularly people tend to pick apart the 50 peptides that are in here. People say if it's got 50 peptides in, they're all going to be in low concentrations doing nothing. I think when people say that, they fundamentally misunderstand how peptides work. A lot of peptides don't need to be in a high concentration to actually deliver results. Certain peptides will work with concentrations as low as 0.25%, a quarter of a percent, and you'll still get results. Others do need a higher result. Aureline, for example, one of my favorite peptides, that tends to work best in a 5 to 10% concentration. When people dismiss something because the percentages aren't high enough, I think that's an outdated way of looking at things. We need to understand the ingredient, the specific peptide, and what percentage it needs to be in."
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"This is the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence. It lifts, it firms, it plumps, it does it all. In fact, this has been on rotation for me for many, many, many months. And I've talked about it very openly on the channel about how it's my favorite product. It really I can't recommend it enough. It has 50 different peptides. And really, the brand have thought about choosing each one of those individual peptides to focus down on the firming, the lifting, and the plumping. Different peptides do different things. So, you really do want a smorgasbord of different peptides in a product to get a comprehensive set of results. This has 50 different ones in a high concentration and it plumps like no other. It's just like a guaranteed refresh for the skin. It firms, it lifts in the long term, but in the short term it just gives you that beautiful finish and a guaranteed good skin day. That is something special."
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"Last year's winner of this award went to the Numbuzin No.9 Plus NAD Biolifting Essence, and this product is still going strong in my skincare routine. I think I'm like 15 bottles in to using this and I don't think I'm ever going to be without it. An absolute 10 out of 10 superstar. If you're still using last year's winner, keep at it, because this again is still going strong in my routine."
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"This is phenomenal. It has 50 different peptides all focused on different benefits, some plump the skin, others hydrate, some even out the skin tone, and a lot of them boost collagen and elastin for anti-aging. It's got NAD in there too, which helps fade hyperpigmentation and boosts collagen at the margins. This plumps, it hydrates, it gives you that bouncy glass skin that we all crave, and it's super lightweight so it doesn't weigh you down."
Mixed
"This one is made for lifting and anti-aging, and I was surprised how moisturizing it is. But I just don't recommend it for oily combo skin, it's too heavy."
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"This one is made for lifting and anti-aging, and I was surprised how moisturizing it is. But I just don't recommend it for oily combo skin, it's too heavy."
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"The Numbuzin No.9 lifting essence is everywhere on social media, it's from the same line as their lifting mask. Be careful, it contains shea butter which some people react to, and it has a lot of fermented ingredients, so check for that if you're sensitive. The texture is pretty heavy and very milky, but surprisingly if you apply it well it absorbs in nicely and can even work before makeup because of that heavy texture, for oily or combo skin. If you're under thirty it'll feel like too much for you, and for dry mature skin if you're over forty or fifty you can try it, but I didn't feel anything lifting, it's just a hydrating serum."
Yay
"This is the No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence. It has a string-like texture, almost like another vegan alternative to snail mucin, and I love that texture, there is something about it that is so good at locking in moisture. It says essence but it is the size of a standard moisturizer and I find it to be a moisturizer. I have loved using this in the daytime under sunscreen. It contains fifty peptides and an NAD ingredient, and while I do not think we can say with certainty how much of that is doing the work, I think they did an incredible job on this product. Ultimately it is a really great fragrance free, non irritating product. I absolutely love this, I think this might be my favorite product from this entire video."
Yay
"I'm going to use the Numbuzin No. 9 NAD+ Lifting Serum Essence. It's called an essence, but look at this texture. It's moisturizing, plumping, and it offers a really beautiful dewy finish to my skin. This is not your average essence. Plus, the ingredients are so incredibly beneficial for well-aging concerns while being incredibly gentle. We have NAD+ for cellular energy, peptides for collagen support, and there's a strong base of protective antioxidants. I've been using this product since 2024. I've gone through so many bottles of it. It makes my skin look incredibly fresh, rejuvenated, healthy, youthful, and glowing. But it also provides a good base of moisture that I really appreciate in my nighttime routine. Plus, it is a great base for my sensitive skin for the retinoid product I'm about to use next."
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"I've been using this product now for is it two years? It's definitely a full year if not a year and a half I think it's been now. I've been using it for a long time. I really enjoy this and I know so many of you enjoy it too and many of you have told me this has been a savior alongside of your tretinoin or retinoid use because not just because of the ingredients because it boosts those benefits, right? but also because of the texture, it really helps to reduce that dryness, the irritation, the itchiness. It keeps your skin really supple and plump, hydrated, and moisturized alongside of ingredients that can kind of dry your skin out and just kind of really make your skin feel sort of rough. It has been formulated in a way that it can, even with the peptides, it can be used alongside of retinoids, which is a bonus. I really like this one. I have really good experience with it for a pretty long-term experience with it. And it really brings out that quality, healthy, glowy, lit from within, youthful feeling. My skin just looks 10, 20% better than it did a few weeks ago. It's one of those subtle kind of products where you may not wake up the next morning be like, I'm glowing, right? But in a couple weeks, you're going to be like, dang, I'm having some good skin days."
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"I am finally ready to name the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence as the best of 2025. This is such a gorgeous chewy dewy type of product. So there's a lot going on in the formula. This is an essence that includes NAD+ which is a really nice kind of complimentary well-aging ingredient. And I feel like the last handful of years, 2024, 2025, have really seen an uptick in these complimentary well-aging or anti-aging ingredients. All these other supportive ingredients help with the other processes and the other qualities that make skin look fresh, youthful, healthy, plump, elastic, firm, right, lifted. And so NAD+ is one of those ingredients. This is such a complimentary, supportive, well-aging type of formula. And there's so many goodies in one bottle. Now, they call it an essence. It actually has quite a thick texture. This is not your pour out like pat onto your face like watery essence. This has almost more of like a medium creamy dense serum like texture. This is different than like the emulsion cream textures I've talked about so far. This actually has a little bit of like a mozzarella cheese effect. That sounds gross, but it's actually really fun and entertaining. And it's bouncy."
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"This has definitely kept those benefits up where my skin is just looking really healthy and lit from within. When I'm talking healthy and lit from within, I'm not necessarily talking about like an even or bright complexion, which I do have and I had prior to starting this product. But the type of lit from within that I'm talking about is when your skin looks like when you're eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, when you're getting all your fiber, you're drinking all your water, maybe you're working out on a consistent schedule and you are just glowing with health. That's what the serum is doing for my skin. It's that type of lit from within. It's like you roll out of bed, I just woke up like this. You don't look good when you roll out of bed, right, your hair is all crazy and maybe your lips are all dry and your eyes are all kind of wonky, but you look in the mirror and you're like yeah my skin still got it though. This is that type of serum. It just supports healthy skin at every single level. That NAD really just kind of takes it up a notch."
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"I will say March is the month that it's going to be in the favorites category. NAD plus is an interesting ingredient, one of those novel ingredients that we're going to see a lot more interest and attention and focus on in this next year or two. We're seeing this shift where the excitement over retinol has kind of reached its peak, and people are trying to look at some other ingredients that maybe aren't as aggressive or aren't as harsh on the skin. NAD plus is an ingredient that helps to support the processes that supply energy to your cells, and that's so important as you get older because as you get older, 25 plus years old, everything in your body just starts to slow down a little bit year by year."
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"It's quite creamy, very skin softening, very skin conditioning, very smoothing, and actually very plumping on the skin as well. It absorbs in really, really nicely and there is a nice kind of light to medium type of moisture that's left on top of your skin that feels very soothing, especially if you do have dry skin. This is actually a product that I really fell in love with during the colder months and one that I actually did start to put away during the warmer months for my combination skin that leans dry in the cold months and leans a little oily in the warm months. It's maybe not going to be the best for all skin types, but for folks who are suffering with a little bit more dryness on your skin, you're going to really like what this brings. It also leaves your skin plump, glowing, bouncy, but dewy as well. So anybody kind of chasing that glass skin type of finish in your products, this will give you that."
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"I've been using this for about a year now and I really, really love it. This has such a fantastic multi-layered well-aging or slow-aging formula. We do have the NAD+ here, and we also have those 50 peptides. Many of them actually support collagen stimulation in addition to the NAD+, but other ones also help to support other processes in the skin that keep it youthful, like addressing the tone, the complexion, the evenness, as well as texture of the skin. This essence also heavily features strong antioxidants like vitamin E, Q10, thioctic acid, vitamin C, and glutathione. Antioxidants actually help to shield our skin from all the damaging environmental aggressors that over time can cause damaging inflammation that hurts our collagen structure. The texture is absolutely unique. I'm so obsessed with it. I call it chewy dewy. It does come out a lot thicker than your traditional essence you might have in your mind. It's totally unique and it is this beautiful marriage of something that is really hydrating and plumping for the skin and refreshing as well as something that's creamy and silky."
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"I combined it with another Numbuzin product, the number nine essence that contains NAD+ in it. And remember, NAD+ being that active booster. I combined those two separate products in my routine consistently over quite a few months and I carried that over into 2025 and that product combo was really like mwah chef's kiss for my skin glow up in that period of time because especially the NAD plus being that active booster. I noticed so many accelerated results with skin texture, firmness, smoothness as well as my skin complexion. And there was just a glowiness and a healthiness to my skin. It really improved the quality of my skin."
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"I've been using this since 2024. NAD+ helps support the energy within skin cells that helps skin produce its own collagen, and they've also included a lot of peptides and antioxidants, so it helps support collagen, firm and lift the skin, but also brighten and protect it all at the same time. It has an emulsion texture that's a little more on the moisturizing side than you'd first think, with a bounciness that sinks in nicely, softens right at the surface, not oily and greasy, and leaves my skin feeling plump and looking very dewy, which contributes to glass skin because it really helps improve skin quality over long-term use. It finally earned its place in my best of 2025 video and it's still making its way into this video because I'm still using it in 2026."
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"I'm going to use the Numbuzin No. 9 NAD+ Lifting Serum Essence. It's called an essence, but look at this texture. It's moisturizing, plumping, and it offers a really beautiful dewy finish to my skin. This is not your average essence. Plus, the ingredients are so incredibly beneficial for well-aging concerns while being incredibly gentle. We have NAD+ for cellular energy, peptides for collagen support, and there's a strong base of protective antioxidants. I've been using this product since 2024. I've gone through so many bottles of it. It makes my skin look incredibly fresh, rejuvenated, healthy, youthful, and glowing. But it also provides a good base of moisture that I really appreciate in my nighttime routine. Plus, it is a great base for my sensitive skin for the retinoid product I'm about to use next."
Mixed
"It improves your skin hydration and it improves your skin texture like you know skin becomes very soft, feel soft, feel soft, it shows, be very careful I am using my words really carefully skin soft feel happens, doesn't show and skin hydration level improves"
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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

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

Frequently asked.

What is Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence?

An NAD+ and peptide-enriched essence designed to lift, firm, and hydrate the skin.

Is Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence worth it?

Mostly yes. 4 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

What is Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence's Guru Score?

Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.

Who is Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence best for?

Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Sill Essence is generally suited to mature skin.

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