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The Ordinary Arginine Solution

About this product

A lightweight liquid serum containing arginine and peptides designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles caused by facial movement.

Guru Score

76%

Yay

3 experts · Moderate agreement
3Gurus
2Yay
1Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Watery, lightweight texture
  • Inexpensive
  • Adds hydration

What they flagged

    Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

    What the gurus are saying

    This watery serum earns praise for smoothing dynamic wrinkles like crow's feet and forehead lines with visible results from the first application. The gurus who tested it found it hydrating as well as effective at minimizing fine lines, and at under £10 it offers wrinkle-reduction at a price that does not strain the budget. One creator pairs it with another peptide product from the same brand for extra impact.
    Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take March 2025

    What the gurus are saying.

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    Yay
    "This is one of the first arginine solutions that I ever used and as I started to use it continuously in my skincare routine with Matrix and retinol in my skincare routine I have seen some amazing changes in my overall skin quality. I will always call this the number one Arginine Solution because of a couple of reasons: the brand is affordable, the ordinary is an affordable product. Number two, availability is also a good thing. And number three, you get a good concentration of arginine and you get it at an effective, non-irritating kind of formula. So because of these three reasons, the ordinary Arginine Solution will always be number one."
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    "I have tried out so many peptides and these are the two Holy Grail. Number one, the 10% Arginine Solution by The Ordinary. This is the absolute best. The 20% did not give me the same impact. Clearly it's a Holy Grail, plus last year so the 10% Arginine Solution, 100% Holy Grail product."
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    "This is one of the first arginine solutions that I ever used and as I started to use it continuously in my skincare routine with Matrix and retinol in my skincare routine I have seen some amazing changes in my overall skin quality. I will always call this the number one Arginine Solution because of a couple of reasons: the brand is affordable, the ordinary is an affordable product. Number two, availability is also a good thing. And number three, you get a good concentration of arginine and you get it at an effective, non-irritating kind of formula. So because of these three reasons, the ordinary Arginine Solution will always be number one."
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    "Arginine Solution is a super super liquid, like water, very liquid"
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    "The one product that I have used for years together over two years is the Arginine 10% by The Ordinary serum. If you've been following me from the start of this channel I have been using this for well over two years almost three years. Arginine Solution is kind of affordable and this is one of the best when it comes from a quality perspective. You can use this product on oily acne prone skin, combination skin, dry skin, anybody can use this product. When you apply it everywhere on your face consistently it's going to give you an immediate tightening effect and long term benefits."
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    "I'm going to go in with [...] the Arginine Solution by the ordinary because this is a super watery formula."
    Yay
    "This is the first of these instant anti-aging products I think I ever used and I was hooked on day one. I love the results that I got particularly targeting dynamic fine lines and wrinkles those caused by movement, so if you're worried about the crows feet, the laughter lines, all the 11s, The Ordinary Arginine Solution is a really inexpensive yet effective way to target them. My favorite way of using this is to combine it with another peptide from The Ordinary known as Matrixyl for that like double whammy. The Ordinary Arginine is going to minimize the appearance of those fine lines and wrinkles straight away. [...] For under £10 you can get a really effective wrinkle treatment that studies now show reduces the depth of wrinkles by up to 177% without having to break the bank. [...] I still reach for it, I still use it, and every time I do I'm still impressed with the results I see: smoothing out skin, minimizing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and give you a touch of hydration too."
    Mixed
    "I don't think you have to isolate it through a serum like the one from the ordinary that we're talking about. I don't think that it's necessary since it is actually sprinkled into so many other products. It's often in multi-peptide blends, you don't have to add it in separately. And know that you're not getting 10% in this product, it's a solution, so it's not pure 10% peptide. I think that it's so easy to manipulate the marketing especially around peptides because peptides are a huge class of ingredients that do so many different things, but that key piece of information is often missing from average consumers. It's so easy to manipulate the word peptide to just kind of hint at the idea of anti-aging. But I also think it's really easy to market on percentages of peptides because most people don't know that peptides in formulations are used at 1% and lower."

    Frequently asked.

    What is The Ordinary Arginine Solution?

    A lightweight liquid serum containing arginine and peptides designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles caused by facial movement.

    Is The Ordinary Arginine Solution worth it?

    Mostly yes. 2 of the 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

    What is The Ordinary Arginine Solution's Guru Score?

    The Ordinary Arginine Solution holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

    Who is The Ordinary Arginine Solution best for?

    The Ordinary Arginine Solution is generally suited to mature skin.

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