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Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum.

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum
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About this product

A peptide serum from The Ordinary combining multiple peptides with 1% copper peptides, formulated to support skin firmness and repair.

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus are overwhelmingly enthusiastic, praising the serum's effectiveness for firmness, fine lines, and skin barrier repair, especially post-procedure. The standout is value: at $32, reviewers call it the best bang-for-buck peptide product available. A recurring theme is that many users boost the 1% copper peptide concentration to 2% by mixing in additional copper peptide products, suggesting some feel the formula would benefit from higher copper content. Texture and absorpability are consistently praised as non-greasy and pleasant.
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Key actives & flags

Hyaluronic acidPeptidesFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Pentapeptide-18, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Acetylarginyltryptophyl Diphenylglycine, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Trehalose, Fructose, Glucose, Maltose, Urea, Sodium Pca, Pca, Sodium Lactate, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol

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"I love this stuff. I've already got my backup of it. This stuff's got a great formula, lots of good peptides in there in addition to copper peptides, so you can't go wrong with it."
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"I'm going to apply a little bit of The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum over it. And this is night time. I apply lots of thick layers at night. That soaked in pretty nicely and I was able to get touch of it down to my neck. So that was lovely."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum has a liquidy gel texture, not as liquidy but with a little bit more thickness to it. Copper peptides are so fragile, so you don't want to apply them with anything that has a super low pH because that can break the bonds of the peptides. I apply it to my face and neck, and it's really nice, non-greasy, with no scent to it, which is nice."
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"Their copper peptide serum is great for soothing skin. If you have a damaged skin barrier, copper peptides and the ingredients in this are great for helping to heal that. I use it after micro needling or laser treatments because copper peptides are just so soothing, calming, and healing. I also found it helped with texture as well. It's got 1% copper peptides in here. It's got a really nice serum gelish kind of texture to it, but it's really wonderful. Sometimes I'll use it on little patches on my skin that get dry or irritated or if I get cuts. I use a lot of copper peptides when I have my ears double pierced. I just apply it to that area and it would help heal it a little bit faster. In addition to the copper peptides, we've got the argolene Botox in a bottle peptide, the matrix of 3000 peptide duo, which helps with expression wrinkles, the real estatease peptide, which is claimed to help stimulate collagen production deep down at skin, several amino acids, and urea, which is a really great hydrant ingredient. I love peptides. Try some of these products and use it for two months and tell me it didn't work because they do work."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is a hardworking product and I know it's won a lot of awards and it's certainly worth a try and it's only 32 bucks compared to some other serums that are hundreds or even more."
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"It's a serum rich in peptides, copper peptides, and amino acids. The price of this one makes it affordable for everybody. A little bit of it goes a long way. It's great to use at night. It's fragrance-free with a liquid serum texture. It's especially beneficial around the eye area for wrinkles and fine lines. And I use this along with micro needling. It's great."
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"I just find them to be so nice for your skin and I think it's really helped with firmness and wrinkles."
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"The Ordinary Copper Peptide Serum is a water-based serum, and they call it advanced age support and additional antioxidant support. Great for soothing skin, calming skin, and post-procedure skin. The star of the show for this one is copper peptides. Copper peptides promote the production of collagen, elastin, lifting and firming the skin, softens the appearance of fine lines and deep wrinkles, also improves tone and texture, helps to heal sun damage, smooth rough skin, and reduce hyperpigmentation. In addition to that, it's got a ton of other peptides: the argalene peptide, the lufasil peptide, the matrixel 3000, matrixel synthesis peptide. These are all mostly Botox in a bottle type peptides that help with expression lines around the eyes and mouth. We also have the synake peptide. And then we've got 10 plus amino acids, which are skin identical ingredients. This stuff's wonderful. I've been through I don't know how many bottles of it. I love it."
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"My favorite to mix in is The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum. This one has 1% copper peptides and I like to hit that sweet spot of about 2% copper peptides. 3% is on the higher edge and it can become too much. There is too much of a good thing and with copper peptides anything more than 3% is too much of a good thing and you can end up having your skin look worse as opposed to better. What I do is this comes at a formula of 1%. I usually mix in about half to a third of this into this and it creates about 2%, might be a little bit higher than 2%. I mix it in with this and it makes it a little bit stronger because I really like the 2%. But I love this formula because it's so full of good other peptides and amino acids. So I love this formula. I wish it were 2%."
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"It's amazing. It's 32 bucks. It's got copper peptides. Copper peptides are great antioxidant, anti-inflammatory ingredient. There are studies show it can help improve elasticity, clarity, firmness, and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. May also help with hair growth. This one also contains in addition copper peptides, the argolene peptides, synake peptide, matrixel synthesis, and the matrixel 3000 peptide duo."
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"I love peptides I think they signal things in our skin to help with collagen production and anti-aging. The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum has the copper peptides as well as several amino acids and it's pretty affordable. I've repurchased it, so it's impressive. I found it to be very helpful."
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"I love this stuff. I literally finished it last night and I picked up another bottle of it during the sale. The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is something I actually go a step further with and mix in my own copper peptides to bring it from 1% copper peptides all the way up to 2%, which is usually the level you want for copper peptides."
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"Couple drops of it is really nice. My skin feels nice. Bright, feels good on my skin."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum with copper peptides, always wonderful, probably one of the products I've been using the longest. I really have good luck with that."
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"I mix a little gram of this with The Ordinary copper peptide serum and I turn a 1% copper peptide serum into 2% myself. This helps a ton. If you're just looking for firming this is really nice. If you have oilier skin or live in a more humid environment you might be able to get away with just using this on its own as a moisturizer. I can do it a little bit during the spring but most of the time I end up layering another moisturizer over it. This is probably the most affordable of all these and the most effective. Copper peptides are great for firming up skin and with collagen production."
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"The peptides in here there are so many ingredients in small amounts, and a lot of these peptides have been shown that it doesn't necessarily need a large amount. Certain peptides even at like 0.2% work well, so I think it's something worth a try and it's not expensive. The texture is so nice and it really worked nicely underneath my sunscreen. This is the first product that's really impressed me in a while."
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"It's got copper peptides in there, it also contains argilene peptide which is the botox in a bottle peptide. It contains the LOF phasal peptide which is the one that targets wrinkles from facial movements. It also contains the matrial synthesis peptide as well as several amino acids. For bang for your buck, this is where it is, this product is going to give you the most bang for your buck. It's 32 bucks, which is expensive, but if you get it on sale it's even better. For bang for your buck, this is it. If you can add it into your routine somehow, that's the way to go."
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"It's got the Matrixyl 3000 peptide duo. It's got the Syn-Ake peptide which is another Botox in a bottle type peptide. It's also got the Relistase peptide which is a firming peptide. It's supposed to help firm up skin, saggy skin, things like that. And it's also got several amino acids. Really nice water-based serum. I've been using this one for a long time. I absolutely love it. And I've tried to find several dupes and alternatives but I still have yet to find something that's a super real close dupe. Very nice for anti-aging, firming skin. I use it after microneedling. I also use it after laser treatments to help heal the skin and firm it up."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum with copper peptides, one caveat: this contains 1% copper peptides. I mix in what I believe is one gram of raw copper peptides to increase the percentage to 2%. It's got those copper peptides in there, it also contains argilene peptide, which is the botox in a bottle peptide. It contains the LOF phasal peptide, which is the one that targets wrinkles from facial movements, and it also contains the matrial synthesis peptide as well as several amino acids. For bang for your buck, this is where it is. This product is going to give you the most bang for your buck. It's 32 bucks, and if you get it on sale, it's even better."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is my number one favorite. It's 32 bucks, so it's a dollar.06 per ounce. This one contains over 30 beneficial ingredients including peptides, amino acids, antioxidants, and soothing ingredients. It's fragrance-free and water-based. In my opinion, this is one of the best copper peptide serums I've tried for anti-aging. I love this one."
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"I love this stuff. I've already got my backup of it. This stuff's got a great formula, lots of good peptides in there in addition to copper peptides, so you can't go wrong with it."
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"My favorite serum lately is The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum. I love this stuff. I love copper peptides so much that I've been adding this into my routine and using a lot more in the last couple months, and I think I've been noticing some positive benefits from that. I'm really impressed with everything copper peptides can do. It's amazing."
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"I've repurchased this six times this year. I tend to go through it pretty quickly and it's just really nice, fragrance free, still pretty affordable. 1% copper peptides and tons of other good ingredients in here. It's a wonderful jelly liquid texture, soaks in really nicely, friendly for most skin types."
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"This one has been one I've loved now for a while. The copper peptides are great for soothing your skin as well as wound healing. When I micro needle my skin, this one is my go-to pick to use right after I'm done micro needling because of its benefits for the skin and it's really great for anti-aging. In addition to the copper peptides, it contains a ton of other good peptides. It contains argolene, which is the Botox in a bottle peptide. It contains the matrixel 3000 peptide duo. It contains the lufasil peptide, the matrixel synthesis peptide, the synake peptide, as well as a ton of amino acids which are great for healing the skin and barrier repairing. So I really love this one. I don't even know how many times I've repurchased it now."
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"I love the Ordinary's copper peptide serum. That's something I would never try to change if I can't help it."
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"Another one I'm repurchasing"
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"The Ordinary Copper Peptide Serum, of course I love this stuff, it's amazing. I mix in some of my own copper peptides to make it a 2% concentration and it's really wonderful. I already have a backup of it. It's got lots of good peptides, helps with firming skin, great for anti-aging, great for after microneedling treatments."
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"The Ordinary Copper Peptide Serum is wonderful. It's 32 bucks. It's crept up there in price a little bit, but it's still a wonderful serum. It's got 1% copper peptides as well as several other peptides and amino acids. No fragrance. I don't use this every day, but I do use this in my evening routine. I alternate, just depends on what else I'm using. Copper peptides, you don't want to combine them with strong acid. So if you're exfoliating or using vitamin C, it's not the best option in that routine, but I do use this probably every other night or every third night. And especially if I do micro needling or anything like that, I'll be sure to use this right after."
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"The long-standing favorite is The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum with Copper Peptides. It's currently 31 bucks. It's got 1% copper peptides, Matrixyl 3000 peptide duo, the Argolene peptide, the Luasal peptide, and 10 amino acids. It's a long-standing favorite. Really great. Just a good basic peptide serum with a watery serum texture. This one's best used at night."
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"I really like this one during the winter when my skin needs a little bit extra hydration. In terms of The Ordinary performance, very beneficial for skin and wound healing, especially. I love that I can use this one with micro needling to help fade the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. I appreciate the combination of the additional peptides they threw in here and amino acids. It's really great for your skin. I can tell a difference on my skin when I use this. It's a game changer. For oily and acne prone skin, in my opinion, The Ordinary is a little bit more friendly because it's more of a water-based formula as opposed to a silicone based formula. I just love it. It's a very unique product with so many additional beneficial ingredients. It's a game-changing product and it's definitely in my top five products."
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"For oily and acne prone skin, The Ordinary is a little bit more friendly because it's more of a water-based formula as opposed to a silicone based formula. It's a very unique product with so many additional beneficial ingredients. It's a game-changing product and it's definitely in my top five products."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is quite nice. It's a liquid texture serum that works well in evening routines. It contains copper peptides, argireline peptide, Matrixyl 3000, Syn-Ake peptide which is a soothing peptide, matrix synthesis and several amino acids. It's currently 32 bucks, and I'll definitely be picking up their newest version once I finish this one off. This one stays in my cabinet. Really nice product."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is 24 bucks right now, a great nighttime face serum for anti-aging and soothing. It's got 1% copper peptides, the argilene peptide, the matrixyl 3000 peptide duo, the matrixyl synthesis peptide, the KTTKS peptide, urea, amino acids, and also contains an ingredient called the Pal-KTTKS peptide which is a four amino peptide used to treat skin sagginess and increase collagen production in skin. In my opinion, this one already contains them all in there with the good copper peptides. You might as well go for the star where it's got them all in there as well as other goodies, though I can totally understand other people wanting to use other ones."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is great. It contains 1% copper peptides to encourage collagen production as well as elastin and glycosaminoglycans, and it also contains matrixyl synthesis, which is another good peptide for increasing collagen production. It's still relatively affordable at $32."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum, this one was about 10 bucks and has a lot of bang for your buck because there's multiple peptides in here. It actually has three different categories of peptides: the copper peptide for repair, the Matrixyl 3000 for skin signaling, and the Argireline for expression lines. So it's a little bit of Botox in a bottle. It's a little bit of repair and it's a little bit of that signaling all in one. That's why I like The Ordinary for this."
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"This is one of my favorite copper peptide serums ever. This was the first copper peptide serum that I ever used and then I got into the neon one and then I ventured out from there. So if you love copper peptides and you're looking for a really nice serum that helps to firm the skin and also to help stimulate collagen, The Ordinary one is definitely one to look into. I really like the consistency of the serum. It reminds me of hyaluronic acid. It has a little bit of a jelliness to it, but still very lightweight and hydrating. I've never had an issue with peeling and it's one that I will sometimes use in my morning routine in replacement of vitamin C and then sometimes I will use this at night time if I don't feel like using tretinoin or a retinaldehyde. With copper peptides, you do need to be cautious on what ingredients you pair it up with because sometimes other actives can conflict with the copper ingredient and then of course this wouldn't be as effective on the skin. So I'm very cautious on how I use it because I want to achieve maximum results. And I've been using this now for a few years."
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"This is one of my favorite copper peptide serums ever. This was the first copper peptide serum that I ever used and then I got into the neon one and then I ventured out from there. So if you love copper peptides and you're looking for a really nice serum that helps to firm the skin and also to help stimulate collagen, The Ordinary one is definitely one to look into. I really like the consistency of the serum. It reminds me of hyaluronic acid. It has a little bit of a jelliness to it, but still very lightweight and hydrating. I've never had an issue with peeling and it's one that I will sometimes use in my morning routine in replacement of vitamin C and then sometimes I will use this at night time if I don't feel like using tretinoin or a retinaldehyde. With copper peptides, you do need to be cautious on what ingredients you pair it up with because sometimes other actives can conflict with the copper ingredient and then of course this wouldn't be as effective on the skin. So I'm very cautious on how I use it because I want to achieve maximum results. And I've been using this now for a few years."
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"This is exceptional and this is truly one of the best serums that the Ordinary offers to date. You can use it on nights when you take breaks from tretinoin or retinol, or alternate your mornings with vitamin C and copper peptides, or use your vitamin C in the morning and your copper peptides at night time. There are many ways that you can introduce copper into your everyday routine."
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"This is just one of the best that I have ever used. I have two empty Ordinary Buffet plus copper peptides 1%, remember this has been newly named to Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1%. I am currently using the Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% right now and it's already going in my bathroom. The texture is more of that jelly type of texture, that gel. It just depends on what preference you like in terms of texture and price point, but it's amazing and fabulous."
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"I do really love the Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1%. I've been using this for several years now, and this is really effective. I love the formulation. It's very hydrating, so be consistent with copper peptides because it does take time to work. And this one from The Ordinary is quite reasonably priced and it's blue in color. It has a texture that is very similar to hyaluronic acid, like a jelliness to it. And I've never experienced peeling. It's not sticky or tacky. It is wonderful."
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"I really like the one from the Ordinary as well and I talk about this all the time, this is the Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1%. The texture of this is like hyaluronic acid, it has that gel to it, so I do find it to be a little bit more hydrating on the skin. So if you do have that drier skin type you might like this option better. Don't be using this with other active ingredients, just keep this on its own. If you're someone that can't use vitamin C or retinol because your skin is just so sensitive, then just use copper peptides. I'm telling you, if you can be consistent with this and use it every day twice a day, you will see results, you honestly will. And I am obsessed with this one also."
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"Copper peptides are way better than regular peptides in my opinion and from my experience with the two. Peptides are a non-negotiable for me. They always need to be in my skincare routine. And I love a good serum that has a copper peptide along with additional peptides. And this one is one of my favorites because of that reason, but also I just love how hydrating and plumping this serum is. I've been using this one the longest along with the neod. Sometimes I like to alternate between the two and this is outstanding and a lovely serum."
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"I am a big fan of copper peptides. I love this product. Copper peptides really helps to firm the skin. It stimulates collagen. It helps to soften and prevent fine lines and wrinkles. I feel like copper peptides is more advanced and performs better and performs quicker than regular peptides. So if you're using a serum that maybe only has two types of peptides and you're really not seeing a difference with your skin and you've been using that product for a really long time, then I would recommend to try a copper peptide of some kind. This is more affordable than the other two that I just mentioned and it performs as long as you are consistent. And sometimes we have to use products longer than 30 days. Sometimes we have to purchase a couple of bottles before we actually see results. But as long as we are consistent, that is when we will start to see results. And I've been using this for a couple of years consistently."
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"I really love the Ordinary copper peptides the amino acids plus B5. There's a ton of products that I love from this brand."
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"The Ordinary's got a higher concentration. From an efficacy standpoint, I would get the one from The Ordinary."
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"An alternative to this guy, I'm actually going to give you two. Both of them are by The Ordinary. First is the multipeptide and copper peptide serum. Both of these products are fabulous. So, you get the firming peptides and you get the growth factors together at a fraction of the price."
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"I went through an entire bottle of The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum about a year ago. I was using it and I was like, 'Wow, this is really helping my skin look a lot smoother, a lot clearer as far as overall skin tone, luminosity, radiance.' I really really enjoyed it. I found it to be beneficial, something that I look forward to using. The Ordinary Serum has a little bit more substance to it and feels like you're putting more on than just a very thin liquid that slips through your fingers. The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum has been one of the most robust performing copper peptide serums on my skin."
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"The Ordinary's copper peptide serum is topical GHK copper, which is generally considered very low risk. However, it also has very, very limited penetration into your skin. Its effects are usually pretty modest and honestly may all simply be related to improving water content in the very outermost layers of the skin, something you can get from many hydrants in skincare. So, not specific to GHK copper per se."
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"I went through an entire bottle of The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum about a year ago. I was using it and I was like, 'Wow, this is really helping my skin look a lot smoother, a lot clearer as far as overall skin tone, luminosity, radiance.' I really really enjoyed it. I found it to be beneficial, something that I look forward to using. The Ordinary Serum has a little bit more substance to it and feels like you're putting more on than just a very thin liquid that slips through your fingers. The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum has been one of the most robust performing copper peptide serums on my skin."
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"The Ordinary copper peptide serum has been one of the most robust performing on my skin copper peptide serums out there. For features like the visible appearance of wrinkles, skin texture, elasticity, and smoothness, this product performs really well on my skin. I would say try The Ordinary one if you are interested in copper peptides."
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"You get a good dose of those copper peptides in a 1% concentration, and you also get some Atrix salt and auraline, which are other fantastic peptides designed to give immediate anti-aging and a little long-term plumping of the skin. I've used this in the past and always got really great results, but I do think because that formulation maybe isn't quite as advanced as some of the others, the results you'll see will be slightly limited. However, for like £18, I think this is an absolute bargain. I started using this, used one bottle, tends to last me about a month and a half, and I got some really nice results. It definitely firms the skin. I definitely noticed that my skin texture was a little bit more even, the pores appeared a little minimized, and that's definitely something you will see from a copper peptide serum because it kind of just firms, lifts, and tightens everything. After about a month, a month and a half of use, everything just seems a little bit toned and better in terms of the appearance. It can have a really good and noticeable improvement in terms of pore size. If you want to kick your anti-aging game up a notch by including a copper peptide serum, I think The Ordinary is a great place to start. It's easy to apply, it's not too watery so you can really do a targeted application, and it's a cost-effective way of starting."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is similar to that encapsulated option I mentioned earlier but it's not encapsulated, so you're going to get a little bit quicker mechanism of action and deliver those results a little quicker. It's got the beautiful original blue color which is from those copper peptides in a real high dose concentration, actually a higher dose of those copper peptides than that other one. This is a great all-rounder and one of my favorite products from The Ordinary. If anti-aging is your goal, this one is stunning and such a great option."
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"The Ordinary with their multipeptide plus copper peptide serum is a super budget friendly option in the copper peptide market. The only reason it's not slightly higher is it can leave a bit of a tacky film on the skin, at least on mine. It's not always the best finish on the skin. But if you want to do copper peptides and advanced peptides in advanced form on a budget, then honestly The Ordinary have my heart. You're getting Neod technology without having to pay Neod prices. It's not quite as nice on finish, but for people on a budget that want to do advanced copper peptides without breaking the bank, The Ordinary genuinely is a bit of a game changer and one of my favorites."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is a really comprehensive serum combining a Matrixyl line with copper peptides. Those copper peptides work on the collagen levels in the skin to double down and further elevate the anti-aging benefits. If you're wanting it all done in one, this is a great option and it's a little bit cheaper than using the products separately. You've got your copper peptides in here and your Matrixyl line alongside it already. It's a really great option, and it delivers some great benefits with a comprehensive formula."
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"You can use The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum with retinol, they work really well together."
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"The Ordinary copper peptides, both are amazing. This one is far cheaper and I think given what the cost of living is quite high at the moment, if we can go for cheaper options why not, and this one does deliver. Look at that gorgeous blue color. I tend to put three drops on to cover the whole face and I think that's enough. Some people might like to use a little more but I find this gives you the results you want without wasting any product. Your copper peptides usually go early on in your skincare routine and give you that collagen boosting benefit. My skin already feels plumper and more hydrated from applying just that one serum and that one from the Ordinary, it's one of the cheapest around which I love."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum has peptides that are amazing for boosting collagen and elastin for long-term wrinkle reduction. This also has a great blend of other ingredients in here which are going to help plump out the skin, fade hyperpigmentation, and just give all over barrier support. I love this. They do have the version without copper peptides, which honestly is great, but I personally would reach for the one with copper peptides. I feel like you get a little extra performance, and you can absolutely use it morning and evening. You can also use a little of this on those areas of dynamic fine lines and wrinkles, crow's feet, the laughter lines, the 11s, dab a little on, wait a minute for it to absorb, and then use it all over the face. That way you're getting two hits of that peptide serum to double the benefits while also getting a comprehensive peptide application. I personally love this approach."
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"I love how this feels on the skin, extra hydration, that dose of collagen-boosting peptides, and it also just calms and soothes it. It's so good, such a great winter staple. This just adds that plumping effect. You can see the skin is just plumper and juicier, and there are four keep peptides in there which are going to overtime boost the levels of collagen production to maintain that anti-aging in the winter months."
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"You get a good dose of those copper peptides in a 1% concentration, and you also get some Atrix salt and auraline, which are other fantastic peptides designed to give immediate anti-aging and a little long-term plumping of the skin. I've used this in the past and always got really great results, but I do think because that formulation maybe isn't quite as advanced as some of the others, the results you'll see will be slightly limited. However, for like £18, I think this is an absolute bargain. I started using this, used one bottle, tends to last me about a month and a half, and I got some really nice results. It definitely firms the skin. I definitely noticed that my skin texture was a little bit more even, the pores appeared a little minimized, and that's definitely something you will see from a copper peptide serum because it kind of just firms, lifts, and tightens everything. After about a month, a month and a half of use, everything just seems a little bit toned and better in terms of the appearance. It can have a really good and noticeable improvement in terms of pore size. If you want to kick your anti-aging game up a notch by including a copper peptide serum, I think The Ordinary is a great place to start. It's easy to apply, it's not too watery so you can really do a targeted application, and it's a cost-effective way of starting."
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"I used one bottle, tends to last me about a month and a half, and I got some really really nice results. It definitely firms the skin. I definitely noticed that my skin texture was a little bit more even, the pores appeared a little minimized. A copper peptide serum will firm, lift, and tighten everything. You'll just notice after about a month, a month and a half of use, everything just seems a little bit toned and better in terms of the appearance. They can have a really good and noticeable improvement in terms of pore size. For £18, I think this is an absolute bargain product. It's not too watery so you can really do a targeted application, and it's a cost effective way of starting with a copper peptide serum."
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"The Ordinary one is strong and it's meant if you can really tolerate a good 2% or 3% copper peptide, The Ordinary is strong. This is like a milder form. This is also a creamier serum, so if your skin is dry or sensitive, this one is for you."
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"They have copper peptide, but the ultimate tightening effect that you get with copper peptide, the smoothing of the skin, because while they have copper peptide, they have a lot of other ingredients but it's at a very, very low concentration, so you don't get that benefit. Overall, this is a super, super hydrating serum. This cannot replace your existing peptides, not at all. If this is a good alternative, but this is supremely hydrating, supremely moisturizing. If you have excessive dryness, excessive dehydration within a few hours of doing your skincare routine, then including a peptide serum into your skincare routine is going to be something that you can explore."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is the first one I started using. Absolute love it. To see the best impact of copper peptides, you need to use it regularly and not with retinol, AHAs, BHAs, or acids. I've been using this copper peptide serum for a few months now, I think three or four months, since January or February, and I use it every day in my morning skincare routine. I layer it with niacinamide. This is one that I absolutely love."
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"The Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptide by The Ordinary is a legend formula. Even though it is expensive, it is way less expensive than the others, and it is one of the best performing copper peptides on the market. If your skin is sensitive, easily irritated, if you live somewhere very cold, if your skin barrier is compromised, or you generally feel like you need a hydrating product, then the Barrier Repair serum by The Ordinary is perfect. The Multi-Peptide Eye Serum by The Ordinary I have used it from June until October, finished an entire bottle. What a great formula. Dark circles, wrinkles, under-eye puffiness, all three things on one serum that works, and that is this one."
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"The Ordinary one is strong and it's meant if you can really tolerate a good 2% or 3% copper peptide, The Ordinary is strong. This is like a milder form. This is also a creamier serum, so if your skin is dry or sensitive, this one is for you."
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"The Ordinary copper peptide 1% is the best copper peptide on the market. It is better than Neostrata, which is their more expensive version. In the morning routine, after you cleanse your face, go in with a copper peptide serum, then you go in with niacinamide. Niacinamide is going to work together with your copper peptide. It's going to lift, it's going to plump, it's going to do fabulous things for your gorgeous face."
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"This was just not great for me. I don't enjoy using it. It did give me a little bit of the tingles on my neck and I didn't love that about it. I don't think it looked worse, I just don't think it looked any better after using, you know, two-thirds of a bottle and using it for six months. I'm not saying it's a bad product, I'm not saying that it can't be showing results for you. You may have used it and have great results. On me, I just thought it was just okay."
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"This was just not great for me. I don't enjoy using it. It did give me a little bit of the tingles on my neck and I didn't love that about it. I don't think it looked worse, I just don't think it looked any better after using, you know, two-thirds of a bottle and using it for six months. I'm not saying it's a bad product, I'm not saying that it can't be showing results for you. You may have used it and have great results. On me, I just thought it was just okay."
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"Research on using copper peptides topically is very sparse, very sparse. If you want to try it, fine, I wouldn't spend a ton of money on it. I would go with something like M love, which is a really good formulation because it's got four peptides in there, so even if the copper peptide isn't necessarily doing something, maybe one of the other peptides will be. I purchased The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides for a video. I have both, and I think what I've decided to do is use them one on each hand and I'll use up the entire bottle of each and we'll see if my hands look any different."
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"This is the Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum and this blue comes naturally from the copper. This is so good if you have fine lines or wrinkles, if you need wrinkle support, if you need hydration, this is amazing for the skin. Copper peptides can be really hard to come by, but they're phenomenal at plumping up the skin. If you want plumped up skin but you're not going in for fillers, or even if you are going in for fillers and you just want more, this can really plump and rehydrate the surface layers of the skin and actually support layers deep down. I love that it's blue, it's like fun to use. Even though it's the most expensive product that The Ordinary has, it is honestly one of the best for the price. This is one of those that is best tolerated when used regularly, like morning and evening. You do have to be a little bit careful about what you layer it with, just because copper peptides are very wonderful but can be a little bit finicky. But copper peptides have some amazing research behind them."
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"This is a beautiful blue serum, this is a copper peptide serum and it is good. Copper peptides are fantastic and there's a lot of studies showing promising efficacy. The thing is it's very expensive, but it works very well."
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"This is the Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum and this blue comes naturally from the copper. This is so good if you have fine lines or wrinkles, if you need wrinkle support, if you need hydration, this is amazing for the skin. Copper peptides can be really hard to come by, but they're phenomenal at plumping up the skin. If you want plumped up skin but you're not going in for fillers, or even if you are going in for fillers and you just want more, this can really plump and rehydrate the surface layers of the skin and actually support layers deep down. I love that it's blue, it's like fun to use. Even though it's the most expensive product that The Ordinary has, it is honestly one of the best for the price. This is one of those that is best tolerated when used regularly, like morning and evening. You do have to be a little bit careful about what you layer it with, just because copper peptides are very wonderful but can be a little bit finicky. But copper peptides have some amazing research behind them."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is in the $30 range. It does feature 1% of copper peptide but it doesn't have the 1% of tripeptide in it. It does have another peptide mix that helps to support well-aging skin rejuvenating journey. Just because it costs less doesn't necessarily mean you're not going to get similar benefits."
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"The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% Serum is in the $30 range. It does feature 1% of copper peptide but it doesn't have the 1% of tripeptide in it. It does have another peptide mix that helps to support well-aging skin rejuvenating journey. Just because it costs less doesn't necessarily mean you're not going to get similar benefits."
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"Because of the 1% copper peptide, they've combined the copper peptide with other well-aging peptides and other collagen stimulating peptides to help round out the formula. This definitely works on the skin, but it's going to take a lot longer to show results or to feel results under your fingertips. I still really like this serum, and I think that with consistent use it definitely can help with that firming journey. It is not the only firming product that you want to use, but it is one of those supportive products that you can add into your routine, and this one is a lot more affordable at $31 for 30ml of product."
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"The Multi-Peptide + Copper Peptides 1% is one of my favorite formulas that contain matrixyl in them. I even prefer this to their formula with matrixyl in the name. Desium just does peptides exceptionally well and especially if you're looking for an option where you don't want to spend that much money, peptide serums tend to be really expensive. This is an allrounder, it does it all. Copper peptides are carrier peptides, it's been around since the '80s, probably the first peptide to ever be incorporated into skincare, and it is definitely one of the most well-examined peptides around and my favorite. They help stabilize and deliver copper which is crucial for the growth of elastin, collagen, and also for wound healing. There's no mystery here. Nothing I have tried has had the same impact on my skin, which is just better everything. This is definitely a winter formula. This has just been more effective at really keeping my skin voluminous, like keeping that volume, keeping me filler-free."
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"One of the best well-known ones for carrier peptides that help to transport different trace elements like copper into the skin is from The Ordinary. I really love the Biossance Squalane + Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum. This one has copper tripeptide 1 and tetrapeptide 30, which is a fantastic brightening peptide. It also has anti-inflammatory properties and blocks the transfer of melanin to the surrounding cells."
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