Peptide Glazing Fluid.

"The Peptide Glazing Fluid is the product that made Rhode famous, and I need to be honest about what's actually in it. It contains one peptide, acetyl hexapeptide 8, but it's listed well down the ingredient list, meaning it's not at a high concentration, so the hero ingredient in a product called Peptide Glazing Fluid is low on the ingredient list. What is actually doing the heavy lifting is glycerine and butylene glycol, marula oil for emollient hydration, niacinamide for brightening and barrier support, and sodium hyaluronate for plumping. Niacinamide is a win for us specifically, with solid research for fading hyperpigmentation and post acne dark marks, but the estimated concentration here based on list position is around 2 to 3 percent, which is on the lower end for meaningful dark spot work, so it's contributing, not leading. Glyceryl caprylate is in this formula too, which is another potentially comedogenic ingredient for acne prone skin, and benzyl alcohol is listed, which functions as both a preservative and a fragrance, so that's something to keep in mind if you're fragrance sensitive. The glazed finish is real, the glow is real, but it's coming from the marula oil and the formulation texture, not the peptide, and calling it a peptide fluid and centering that as a hero ingredient is just marketing winning again. Honestly, it really is a beautiful hydrating serum, but it really is for the finish and the niacinamide, not the peptide claim, because the peptide isn't doing what it suggests."

"One of the first products that impressed me from Rhode is their Peptide Glazing Fluid. The reality is peptides are expensive. They're oftentimes formulated into very high price point products, which is why I appreciate that this is a lower price point, but it also has really unique ingredients like marula oil. It has a unique consistency, but you look at the ingredient list and it's still simple. It's not overly excessive. It's not like they're throwing in a ton of ingredients to just unnecessarily load up the product. And it's free of common irritants, fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohols for a good fair price point."

"The Rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid is quite a simple formulation. It's got baobab seed oil in it, niacinamide which is fantastic for the skin barrier, glycerin, and some peptides. [...] There's not as many peptides as I thought they would be in the product, but [...] it's a nice simple formulation. There's nothing kind of groundbreaking from it, but it definitely will help with hydration. There's no doubt about it with those ingredients. [...] It's actually fantastic. The packaging is fully recyclable, less harm to the peptides because they've got some great packaging from recycled tin materials. Overall it's a nice kind of clean brand [...] with no nasties in it, but again not going to change your skin too much. [...] I love applying this over my toner when the toner is still a little bit damp as well. I just feel like it helps the product absorb so nicely."

"The Rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid has acetyl hexapeptide-8, which is one of the ingredients that are considered the botox in a bottle and it's marketed as Argireline. [...] I really like this one, it's just a really lightweight gel-like serum. [...] There are several different benefits of peptides and one of them is hydrating and moisturizing the skin. The Rhode skin care line is really geared towards hydrating and moisturizing, nourishing the skin barrier."

"It has a Botox-like effect, it's supposed to be there to sort of relax the wrinkles and to plump up the skin. So in theory this should be delivering smoother skin. It also has hyaluronic acid for plumping and hydrating the skin, plus it has marula oil which contains fatty acids and antioxidants to protect the skin, to also hydrate the skin and to make the skin feel softer. I loved the feel of this on my skin. I like the texture of it on my skin and I felt this combined with this did pack a hydration punch so my skin felt really good. [...] This is all about hydration and for me I felt that it gave that dewy finish."