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The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA.

About this product

A lightweight serum combining Matrixyl peptides and hyaluronic acid designed to hydrate skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Ethoxydiglycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin.

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Guru Score

77%

Yay

9 experts · Strong agreement

What they liked

  • Lightweight, watery texture absorbs quickly
  • Affordable price point
  • Layers easily under moisturiser or retinoids

What they flagged

  • May prefer multipeptide serums instead

What the gurus are saying

This peptide serum earns consistent praise for its lightweight texture, hydrating punch, and affordability at around $10. Gurus note it absorbs smoothly without heaviness, layers easily under other products, and delivers visible plumping and fine-line softening with regular use. The main caveat is that independent research is thin (most evidence comes from manufacturer studies and user reports rather than robust clinical trials) so it's a sensible add-on if you're curious, but not essential if you're already content with your routine.
Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take August 2026

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Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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✓Yay
"The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA works in the long term to boost collagen production and give long-term anti-aging, [...] so you get the long-term payoff and plumping. Together with the Argireline it just makes sense to use these two, and even five years on you can still get this potent anti-aging duo for around twenty dollars, one of the most potent anti-aging combos you're going to find."
All 16 takes from Mad About Skin
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"The Ordinary Matrixyl and hyaluronic acid solution mixed together, known affectionately online as Botox in a bottle and they've worked wonders for me."
Ultimate BOTOX IN A BOTTLE SKINCARE ROUTINE - My Morning Anti Aging Routine
"The Ordinary Matrixyl does work and it's a great option, but I actually found if I switch to this, the Timeless Coenzyme Q10 serum this has"
Perfect THE ORDINARY SKINCARE ROUTINE - Anti Aging On A Budget
"These are peptides so they're going to tighten hydrate lift and brighten the skin like holy grails. [...] I don't want to just use it targeted, I want to use it all over as well. So targeted where I need it, then use that combination all over. [...] I like to buy them separately so I can do that targeted approach, [...] mix the two together and apply all over the skin that way. I feel like I'm getting a double whammy now as that's sinking in getting to work doing its thing."
SKINCARE LIVESTREAM - Summer Skincare Chat
"I still do love that combination as you rely on Matrixyl mixed together. It's affordable, it's drugstore, it's really easy. Give it a go, see what you think, because you will get pretty immediate results with it and it'll boost your skin confidence, which is what we're all about."
ULTIMATE MORNING SKINCARE ROUTINE - Botox In A Bottle Anti Aging Results
"The Ordinary Matrixyl is a great multipeptide that works with these to give instant plumping long-term benefit. The Matrixyl actually has been studied to improve and boost collagen in the long term, so I feel like it gives you a long-term payoff."
BEST EVER ANTI AGING RESULTS - Botox In A Bottle 3 Years Later
"The Ordinary Matrixyl, known as Botox in a bottle, and pairing it with its sister serum. [...] That video actually went viral and I think to this date is the most viewed video here on the channel. [...] Over that period I really honed in on how I apply these two amazing serums to get maximum results and there's a lot I've learned along the way. [...] You don't need a whole plethora of different products or expensive options but you can still [...] get two or three times the benefit."
BEST WRINKLE REDUCING SERUM - New Botox In A Bottle (Depology Matrixyl Review)
"If you're on a budget you'll still get great collagen boosting benefits from The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA, especially if you combine it with The Ordinary [Argireline] line. I started this and got great results. You just need to know that you're missing out on a couple of those ingredients compared to other serums, but it'll all depend on what your skin needs and of course your price point."
BEST WRINKLE REDUCING SERUM - Instant Botox In A Bottle Results
"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 and The Ordinary Matrixyl is going to have some long-term pro-collagen benefits so you're kind of getting quick wins, long-term payoff all in one."
BOTOX IN A BOTTLE UPDATED - Advanced Anti Aging Results
"If you just want to shop The Ordinary, buy the Matrixyl and the Azurine together, use them and you'll find that you get advanced anti-aging in the long term. How I personally use this is [...] I'll mix a couple of drops of the Azurine with a couple of drops of the Matrixyl and apply it all over the face. That way you're getting the targeted benefit of the Azurine and that collagen boosting dose of Matrixyl, and this I just find my skin absolutely loves."
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"First up is the original, this is The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA, an absolutely phenomenal peptide product that I think just packs a punch with a high dose of that Matrixyl. Super affordable, it's really accessible no matter where in the world you happen to be living you can probably get your hands on this product."
BEST EVER ANTI-AGING RESULTS - Next Level Botox In A Bottle
"The Ordinary Matrixyl used together with The Ordinary Argireline Solution these are a potent peptide anti-aging duo that have given me some great results over the years."
Revolutionary ANTI AGING ROUTINE - Brands Dont Want You To Know This
"I like to use a juraline in particular. I think that's a really really nice way of just targeting some dynamic fine lines and wrinkles. So you could come in with this. This is the ordinary solution. Um this is something like £10, something like that. Really not expensive. You could use this. Just slap it all over the face at this point. Works really really well."
Next Level BOTOX IN A BOTTLE SERUM - Best Anti Aging Serum
"I've been a huge advocate of using these two products together, the Ordinary Matrixyl and the Ordinary Retinol together. You get those long-term collagen boosts and those short-term wrinkle reductions, which is why this for me has been a Holy Grail."
BEST THE ORDINARY SERUMS FOR WRINKLES - Top 5 Anti-Aging Skincare
"You can team this Azure line with the matrixyl, the other copper peptide free buffet version, whatever your preference it really doesn't matter, but these two together I think represent an anti-aging powerhouse."
Top 3 PEPTIDE SERUMS - Boost Collagen In Skin
"Matrixyl, whilst it's trademarked, honestly is quite an inexpensive ingredient so you don't need to pay top dollar to get it in your skincare routine. The best selling matrixyl serum on the market is The Ordinary Matrixyl 10%. You can't go wrong with this product. It's a fabulous, fabulous one that's served me well in my skincare routine for the past 2 years."
SKINCARE DUO THAT TRANSFORMED ANTI AGING - 5 Years Later
"The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA works in the long term to boost collagen production and give long-term anti-aging, [...] so you get the long-term payoff and plumping. Together with the Argireline it just makes sense to use these two, and even five years on you can still get this potent anti-aging duo for around twenty dollars, one of the most potent anti-aging combos you're going to find."
✓Yay
"The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% plus HA is affordable, it's only about 11 bucks, and it's a really lightweight water-based serum that layers easily under your moisturizer or even under your retinoid. It [...] packs in two different forms of Matrixyl, which is why it punches well above its price, and it's about as low-drama and beginner-friendly as collagen peptide gets. It promotes firmer, more plumper-looking skin, with Matrixyl 3000, Matrixyl Synthe'6, and hyaluronic acid to help plump."
All 2 takes from Dr. Aleksandra Brown
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"The next one is the Ordinary Matrixyl 10% plus Hyaluronic Acid. This is your signaling peptide at really affordable price."
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"The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% plus HA is affordable, it's only about 11 bucks, and it's a really lightweight water-based serum that layers easily under your moisturizer or even under your retinoid. It [...] packs in two different forms of Matrixyl, which is why it punches well above its price, and it's about as low-drama and beginner-friendly as collagen peptide gets. It promotes firmer, more plumper-looking skin, with Matrixyl 3000, Matrixyl Synthe'6, and hyaluronic acid to help plump."
✓Yay
"The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA Serum contains Matrixyl Synthesis, the most advanced Matrixyl generation available right now."
✓Mixed
"You can find this peptide in The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% Plus HA. The science here is pretty limited, mostly manufacturer claims and small studies, so there's not a lot of independent research to get excited about. This falls into the it might help and probably won't hurt category. If you're already using a product that contains it I think that's fine, but I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to add it to my routine if I wasn't already using it."
✓Yay
"I always recommend using it combined with another peptide. The peptide that I prefer is the Matrixyl 10% + HA by The Ordinary, so Matrixyl and Arginine combination, that is my number one recommendation."
All 7 takes from Nipun Kapur
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"I have been using this product regularly since end of January, so basically I use the alkaline solution first on clean dry face at night and then I go in with Matrixyl 10% + HA by The Ordinary mostly tretinoin, retinol and face cream and I do this four to five times a week."
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"Fabulous results. Absolute absolute love the impact"
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"This is a gorgeous formula this will hydrate plump your skin over a period of time when you use it you will feel your fine lines and wrinkles are smoothing out"
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Skincare Chit Chat | Nipun Kapur
"Their Matrixyl they Arginine copper peptide those you know because otherwise all your other Basics"
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"Matrixyl 10 in HA formula, so it's better to apply it on a wet or slightly wet face, meaning damp face"
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Best Peptide Serum | Hexapeptide-8 Review | Botox-Like Serum | Nipun Kapur
"I always recommend using it combined with another peptide. The peptide that I prefer is the Matrixyl 10% + HA by The Ordinary, so Matrixyl and Arginine combination, that is my number one recommendation."
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"This combination seems to be working really well for me in the last two years"
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✓Yay
"This is more of a serum texture. I really like this for a morning routine when I need just a little bit more hydration and I want to throw some peptides into my skincare routine. This is around $10 and I love it. It's a very simple formula, very affordable, but perfect for just after cleansing."
All 4 takes from Beyond50Skin
MINIMALIST MAKEUP
"The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA put it in this little container, shook it up, and giving them a little rejuvenation with some of your more inexpensive serums, a little peptide serum is such a fantastic way to get a little bit more life out of our products."
DECIEM: THE ORDINARY & NIOD | Innovative Anti-Aging Skincare on a Budget
"This is the Matrixyl 10% + HA formula, a super simple, watery formula that just soaks right into the skin, very hydrating. Matrixyl is a proprietary blend of peptides, three different peptides: Pmol Tripeptide-1 and 38 and then Patol Tetrapeptide-7. It's a very basic formula but super hydrating and great for reducing the look of fine lines and plumping up your skin."
DRUGSTORE AM SKINCARE ROUTINE FOR DRY SKIN | Mature Over50 Skin
"This is more of a serum texture. I really like this for a morning routine when I need just a little bit more hydration and I want to throw some peptides into my skincare routine. This is around $10 and I love it. It's a very simple formula, very affordable, but perfect for just after cleansing."
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"The ordinaries metrial plus ha it's very important when you're using a home laser because it administers heat to make sure you hydrate the skin really well after using"
✓Mixed
"I like using The Ordinary Matrixyl all over my entire face combined with Argireline on my forehead. I'm not going to buy Matrixyl again though, because I personally like a multipeptide serum that much more."
✓Yay
"The [...] Ordinary, extremely affordable price. [...] It's just a thin serum. There's really not a lot to say about it. It's supposed to be put on your fresh cleansed skin and then absorb in a lightweight manner, which is exactly what it does. It does not finish heavy on the skin, or sticky, or tacky, or anything like that. It is just a very lightweight, smooth absorption. Very simple."
✓Yay
"It's cruelty free, fragrance free, it contains hyaluronic acid as well as matrixyl peptides for anti-aging. [...] This one retails for ten dollars. [...] In my opinion, if you're looking for something with a really light serum texture, this stuff is wonderful."

What the evidence says.

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

Humectants and emollients

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

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

Frequently asked.

What is The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA?

A lightweight serum combining Matrixyl peptides and hyaluronic acid designed to hydrate skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Is The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA worth it?

Mostly yes. 7 of the 9 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

What is The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA's Guru Score?

The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA holds a Guru Score of 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA best for?

The Ordinary Matrixyl 10% + HA is generally suited to dry skin and mature skin.

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