The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer: a Guru Score of 81%

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.

Fine lines and wrinkles1 expert

“The inky list makes a nice Peptide Moisturizer so those peptides will be a cell signal or to tell your skin to make more collagen which is excellent right we want to do that in addition to retinol retinoids by like say skin better science those will help increase collagen production that's our goal is to increase the thickness of our dermis and increase collagen.”

Dr. Daniel Sugai, watch at 9:45

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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Beyond50Skin

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✓Yay

"The Inkey List has a Peptide Moisturizer which is just perfect at a great price for an evening moisturizer. It's middleweight. I would not use this in the summer. It might be a little bit too heavy, but I would not use this in the depth of winter. It's just that perfect fall moisturizing texture for all skin types."

Nipun Kapur

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✓Yay

"The Inky List Peptide Moisturizer, [...] you get it in a jar and it is a gorgeous formula. You're getting your two key peptides, the kinds that make Matrixel along with hydrating and moisturizing ingredients. Lightweight, affordable. It [...] has some good quality peptides."

All 2 takes from Nipun Kapur

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"The Peptide Moisturizer by Inkey List is super affordable and it is extremely beautiful. From a texture perspective it is a little more lightweight. The Protini peptide will not work for someone who's extremely oily, but the Inkey Peptide Moisturizer will even work for someone who's oily."

Luxury Creams Duped! | Nipun Kapur

"The Inky List Peptide Moisturizer, [...] you get it in a jar and it is a gorgeous formula. You're getting your two key peptides, the kinds that make Matrixel along with hydrating and moisturizing ingredients. Lightweight, affordable. It [...] has some good quality peptides."

Dr. Daniel Sugai

723k subs

✓Yay

"The inky list makes a nice Peptide Moisturizer so those peptides will be a cell signal or to tell your skin to make more collagen which is excellent right we want to do that in addition to retinol retinoids by like say skin better science those will help increase collagen production that's our goal is to increase the thickness of our dermis and increase collagen."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

✓Yay

"It's only 15 bucks and it's worth a shot of incorporating into your routine if you are desperate for effects to help you with your skin. It's lightweight enough where you feel like your skin is going to absorb it nicely, you might as well use it elsewhere on your neck on your chest anywhere else. If you're somebody who's drier though, because this is not going to be great for very dry skin."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Mixed

"It's also fragrance free and cruelty free, and I will link to this one at Sephora. It's not overly impressive, but it's a good one if you're on a budget or looking for something that feels nice on skin without being super expensive, yet cruelty free. To be honest, if I had to recommend the INKEY List or the ELF one, I'm gonna recommend the ELF one every day, it's just a much more impressive ingredient list, but they're still both pretty affordable."

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Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"The Inkey List's Peptide Moisturizer has shea butter, peptides, glycerin, and is very hydrating. This moisturizer is also really lightweight, so it's not overly thick if you're someone who hates a thick under-eye cream. It's excellent as an eye cream or a face cream. The Peptide Moisturizer is raising the tide and the expectations of what we can get for inexpensively priced but quality skincare. You can absolutely use this right up here for some peptide plumping goodness."

All 4 takes from Cassandra Bankson

I Recreated Kim's SKKN Routine with The Inkey List For Under $90 Dollars

"The Inkey List's Peptide Moisturizer has shea butter, peptides, glycerin, and is very hydrating. This moisturizer is also really lightweight, so it's not overly thick if you're someone who hates a thick under-eye cream. It's excellent as an eye cream or a face cream. The Peptide Moisturizer is raising the tide and the expectations of what we can get for inexpensively priced but quality skincare. You can absolutely use this right up here for some peptide plumping goodness."

Dry Skin & Acne Skincare Routine 🌵

"You can add drops of acids in [...] on top of this [...] and mix it together right there and this becomes a beautiful hydrating moisturizer that actually has that targeted exfoliant that's going to hydrate but exfoliate and then hopefully lift and help support the skin. This is one of my favorites, the inky list moisturizer bomb diggity."

How to Get a Summer Glow Ahead Of Everyone Else

"The Peptide Moisturizer from The Inky List [...] is inexpensive and it has this little lip to it, this little area that is actually perfect for taking something like these drops or any other skincare oil and just dripping them on, and that makes it really really easy to dispense product and actually mix it before it goes onto your face."

An Easy Rosacea Skincare Routine

"This one from the Inky List is also good. This is the Peptide Moisturizer. Peptides are fine for rosacea, I don't know of any peptides that will directly help rosacea, but they don't really hurt. [...] This is more of a gel formula so I would recommend this as something lighter for daytime use."

What the evidence says.

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

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

Vitamin E

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.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer?

A budget-friendly, lightweight moisturizer in a jar that combines peptides with hydrating ingredients, designed for daily use on the face and around the eyes.

Is The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.

What is The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer's Guru Score?

The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.