Peptide serum: a Guru Score of 76% from 2 skincare experts

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

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“I will incorporate a Peptide Serum on nights where I am not using my retinoid or on mornings I can alternate it with a vitamin C serum.”

The Budget Dermatologist, watch at 7:40

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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Dr. Aanchal MD

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✓Mixed

"Peptides, I think, are overrated. There are a lot of research papers [...] coming out, but I'll wait for more research. Peptides are good humectants, and I think peptide is a good add-on that works well with retinol [...] because [...] it's very well tolerated, but how much collagen remodeling it actually does, time will tell."

The Budget Dermatologist

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✓Yay

"This is an example of a great one that I use. I consider this a more advanced type of Peptide Serum with a 30% complex of peptides in it, but it's very, very gentle on the skin. I will incorporate a Peptide Serum on nights where I am not using my retinoid or on mornings I can alternate it with a vitamin C serum. [...] Peptides layer very well with just about all skincare ingredients, so you can alternate this with a retinoid at night or layer it with other products if you want to."

All 2 takes from The Budget Dermatologist

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"This is an example of a great one that I use. I consider this a more advanced type of Peptide Serum with a 30% complex of peptides in it, but it's very, very gentle on the skin. I will incorporate a Peptide Serum on nights where I am not using my retinoid or on mornings I can alternate it with a vitamin C serum. [...] Peptides layer very well with just about all skincare ingredients, so you can alternate this with a retinoid at night or layer it with other products if you want to."

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"This is a Peptide Serum that I absolutely love and swear by this year. It is a splurge, but it's worth it because it has such a good concentration of peptides, a 30% complex, and it has the right kind of peptides. Most peptide serums have like crazy all over the board different peptides. We want to focus on the peptides that are the most studied and research-backed for actually creating change, anti-aging change in your skin, which this has. The Matrix 3000, acetylhexeptide 8, copper peptides."

What the evidence says.

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

Frequently asked.

What is Peptide serum?

A peptide serum, a lightweight leave-on treatment made with peptides, designed to support the look of firmer, smoother, more youthful-looking skin as part of a daily routine.

Is Peptide serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is Peptide serum's Guru Score?

Peptide serum holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.