OS-01 Face is a peptide-based facial moisturizer from OneSkin, designed to hydrate the skin and support a smoother, firmer-looking, healthier-aging complexion.
Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Calycophyllum Spruceanum Bark Oleic Extract (Pau Mulato), Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Squalane, Carapa Guianensis Seed (Andiroba) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Pentaclethra Macroloba (Pracaxi) Oil, Rosa Canina (Rose Hips) Fruit Oil, Prunus Domestica (Plum) Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Decapeptide-52*, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Bentonite, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Cellulose, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
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12 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
The OS-01 peptide, said to clear out worn-out "senescent" cells, is what keeps coming up, and fans love the thick, nourishing feel and a better skin barrier. Skeptics call it a well-made, fragrance-free moisturizer with a steep price and plenty of marketing, and wonder if the studies only show that good moisturizing ingredients work. If you try it, the brand suggests clean skin first.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“It has changed my skin barrier.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert, watch at 44:31
“It's going to help with elasticity, softening, and preventing fine lines and wrinkles and just giving more of that rejuvenated look and feel to the skin.”
Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 4:13
“It has peptides, it has ceramides, it's supposed to give you visibly firmer, lifted, and smoother skin, and I swear my skin's loving whatever is happening here.”
Allie Glines, watch at 3:20
“Anecdotally I believe I'm actually seeing a difference particularly on the crepy skin of my arms”
Skin Obsessed Mary, watch at 3:37
“I put this on first on the neck to get rid of the senescent cells, the zombie cells that are about to die. I do this at night, then follow with a retinoid, then a barrier cream, sandwiching the retinoid in between so it does not dry out or irritate the neck.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert, watch at 13:32
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
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.
OS-01 Face is a peptide-based facial moisturizer from OneSkin, designed to hydrate the skin and support a smoother, firmer-looking, healthier-aging complexion.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.
OneSkin OS-01 Face Topical Supplement holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 12 expert reviewers we have collected.
OneSkin OS-01 Face Topical Supplement is generally suited to dry skin and mature skin.
In their reviews, experts say OneSkin OS-01 Face Topical Supplement is good for skin barrier support (3 experts), fine lines and wrinkles (1 expert), loss of firmness (1 expert), crepey skin (1 expert) and calming retinoid irritation (1 expert).
3 experts who reviewed OneSkin OS-01 Face Topical Supplement say it is. Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert put it this way: “It has changed my skin barrier.”
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