A lightweight-to-creamy Korean essence from Numbuzin's No.9 line, formulated with peptides and NAD+ to hydrate and support firmer, smoother-looking skin as part of a daily routine.
Water, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Polyglycerin-3, Butylene Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Propanediol, Dimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Cholesterol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine Triphosphate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, Beta-Glucan, Tocopherol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Copper Gluconate, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment
Guru Score
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Guru Certified means at least 6 experts, a score of 85% or more, and almost no Nays.
How we score →Yay
7 experts · Moderate agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Instant plumpness is the thing gurus keep coming back to with this milky, gel-like essence, which packs 50 peptides and NAD+ into a fragrance-free formula that sinks in without feeling greasy. The glow and hydration win praise, and it's been a comfort alongside a retinoid. The split is texture: it's heavy enough that oily or combo skin may find it too much, and some felt hydration but no real lifting.
What they liked
What they flagged
The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“Your skin is smooth, the texture is tighter, the skin is brighter, more healthy, more vital-looking.”
Kelly Driscoll, watch at 9:37
“It'll diminish fine lines and wrinkles.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 4:56
“It's got NAD in there too, which helps fade hyperpigmentation and boosts collagen at the margins.”
Mad About Skin, watch at 6:10
“Ultimately it is a really great fragrance free, non irritating product.”
AliceintheRabbitHole, watch at 8:00
“It makes my skin look incredibly fresh, rejuvenated, healthy, youthful, and glowing.”
Kelly Driscoll, watch at 6:51
“It seems to help around the eye area, helps with fine lines and wrinkles.”
No BS Beauty, watch at 3:08
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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
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 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.
A lightweight-to-creamy Korean essence from Numbuzin's No.9 line, formulated with peptides and NAD+ to hydrate and support firmer, smoother-looking skin as part of a daily routine.
Mostly yes. 5 of the 7 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.
Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.
Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence is generally suited to mature skin.
In their reviews, experts say Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence is good for rough or uneven texture (2 experts), fine lines and wrinkles (2 experts), dark spots and post-acne marks (1 expert), irritated or reactive skin (1 expert), dull skin (1 expert) and loss of firmness (1 expert).
2 experts who reviewed Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Bio-Lifting Silk Essence say it is. Kelly Driscoll put it this way: “Your skin is smooth, the texture is tighter, the skin is brighter, more healthy, more vital-looking.”
Lower-priced mists and essences the gurus still rate highly, versus this mid-range pick.
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