VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream: a Guru Score of 87%

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.

Excess oil and shine1 expert

“I think it would work really well for folks with an oily skin type or those who have like a combo oily skin type, balanced skin types who are looking for something light and lotion-like.”

Kelly Driscoll, watch at 0:51

Irritated or reactive skin1 expert

“it just calms, soothes, and really gives like a burst of hydration and peptide action to the skin.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 5:12

Skin barrier support1 expert

“If you're into hydration and glow, but want something that little extra when it comes to the skin barrier support and elasticity, this is a great one to go for.”

James Welsh, watch at 3:31

Loss of firmness1 expert

“it's a great ingredient to boost collagen and elastin production and firm the skin.”

Mad About Skin, watch at 5:12

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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CYoung

96k subs

✓Yay

"There's also this capsule cream from VT PDRN and it's pretty good. If you love using a massage device, this feels really good when you do the rolling, so [...] you don't have to buy a separate massage cream."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"VT's PDRN ended up being my favorite and it still is my favorite. I'm okay with these capsule products, where you get a scoop and mix a cream capsule suspended in gel, but honestly I don't think this category is as much for drier skin types because I need more cream than gel. [...] On a dry skin type like mine it's just not my absolute favorite format, but [...] I didn't expect to like the VT as much as I do."

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"This is a newer product to me. I haven't done a full review of it yet, [...] but it's got a really wonderful gel texture, which is nice. So if you like gel textured products, this one's probably friendlier for acne prone skin, too. The texture, it's super light. Soaks in quickly. Feels nice on your skin. And no scent."

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"This is a newer product to me. I haven't done a full review of it yet, [...] but it's got a really wonderful gel texture, which is nice. So if you like gel textured products, this one's probably friendlier for acne prone skin, too. The texture, it's super light. Soaks in quickly. Feels nice on your skin. And no scent."

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"I'm really enjoying this one from VT so far. I like the fact that it's wearable without looking greasy, flaky, or peeling up because a lot of ones that are on the thicker side [...] end up peeling or feeling super greasy or shiny or even at the end of the day you end up looking too greasy. This one doesn't do that, and I really like that. I also love the fact that it has no scent. And overall, it's pretty affordable. 26 bucks for 1.7 ounces. So far it's a winner."

Nipun Kapur

413k subs

✓Yay

"This is also a really really nice cream. It's creamy. It's moisturizing and it is acne prone safe. It just makes you feel gives you like that little cushiony thing on your skin makes it look really really good"

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Mad About Skin

734k subs

✓Yay

"This is the VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream, and it's a relative newcomer to my skincare routine. I first used it maybe two weeks ago, fell in love, and it's one of my favorite products now that I use every morning because it just calms, soothes, and really gives like a burst of hydration and peptide action to the skin. PDRN is one of the biggest trends in skincare right now, [...] and it's a great ingredient to boost collagen and elastin production and firm the skin."

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"This is the VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream, and it's a relative newcomer to my skincare routine. I first used it maybe two weeks ago, fell in love, and it's one of my favorite products now that I use every morning because it just calms, soothes, and really gives like a burst of hydration and peptide action to the skin. PDRN is one of the biggest trends in skincare right now, [...] and it's a great ingredient to boost collagen and elastin production and firm the skin."

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"I'm only three days into using it so it's a bit early to say categorically, but I'm getting a nice level of hydration, it feels really good on the skin, and it's definitely hydrating."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"You can follow with the PDRN cream, which helps to lock in moisture. I love the texture, it's very whipped and cushiony, and very hydrating without feeling heavy."

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Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

✓Yay

"I do have combination skin that leans oily in the summertime, and I do like to use this one in the summer. I started using this last summer and I was like, I love capsule creams. It feels so refreshing, so good in the heat and the humidity. My skin can breathe. I love the plumpness factor of these types of moisturizers, but I love that I can still get a kiss of moisture because my skin, even being combo, even being on the oily side, still responds to a good amount of moisture."

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"I do have combination skin that leans oily in the summertime, and I do like to use this one in the summer. I started using this last summer and I was like, I love capsule creams. It feels so refreshing, so good in the heat and the humidity. My skin can breathe. I love the plumpness factor of these types of moisturizers, but I love that I can still get a kiss of moisture because my skin, even being combo, even being on the oily side, still responds to a good amount of moisture."

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"This feels amazing, especially right after the hydro gel, just the way that it is sinking into my skin and hugging everything. [...] I am just obsessed with this glow, the way the light is bouncing off of my skin right now because it is so smooth, it is so glowy, it is so lit from within with all that beautiful PDRN. The surface of my skin's quality is so enhanced and it's really just bouncing light and looking incredibly glowy, incredibly dewy, incredibly smooth and firm."

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"I'm trying to find that balance between the oils and creams to nourish my skin, but also kind of keeping things light, and [...] this is kind of adding in that balance for me and my combo skin. [...] You just need one capsule and a little bit of the gel [...] and mix it together. The [...] cream is amazing. The gel is super refreshing, but it's got like a really plump type of texture. It's not super thin, it's very plumping. [...] It's exactly what my combo skin wants right now."

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"This is a really nice lightweight cream moisturizer. I think it would work really well for folks with an oily skin type or those who have like a combo oily skin type, balanced skin types who are looking for something light and lotion-like. This [...] contains 10% of VT's Wild Ginseng PDRN. PDRN is huge in K beauty this year. It's an ingredient that really helps with skin rejuvenation. It can really refresh your complexion. It can bring out a healthy lit from within glow."

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"What really surprised me is how much I actually really enjoyed this product. The texture itself is so hydrating. This gel, it's not sticky. It's actually incredibly refreshing, cooling, plumping, deeply hydrating. And then that cream capsule, as you break that into that gel texture, you get this really silky, very lightweight, a kiss of richness, but not a heavy denseness. This is not like a medium or thick, really hard to spread type of cream. And it's not a hard capsule."

Dr. Sam Ellis

902k subs

✓Yay

"I just feel like this is a blow-me-away type of product. [...] When you apply it, it almost feels like you're applying a gel cream, like it's quite lightweight despite all of those nourishing ingredients. But the way it sits on your skin, it doesn't feel heavy. Yet if you were to apply it at night, [...] when you wake up in the morning, you still feel its presence on the skin."

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Gothamista

683k subs

✓Yay

"VT's PDRN line for me last year was just a superstar. I loved everything I tried from their capsule cream, which I mean, it's just glorious. This is something, especially during the summer that I loved using."

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All 4 takes from Gothamista

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"VT's PDRN line for me last year was just a superstar. I loved everything I tried from their capsule cream, which I mean, it's just glorious. This is something, especially during the summer that I loved using."

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"The formula itself as well as the textures just simply delightful, beautiful. It's moisturizing enough, but it's also just hydrating enough as well. Nine peptides, five different ceramides, and 10 different forms of hyaluronic acid. But their form of vegan PDRN is ginseng root, which you know I love. This, in my experience, is probably the most flattering of them all. Whether or not you get more cream to gel ratio or more gel to cream ratio, it's actually not that easy to control."

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"This is a mixture of cream and gel. Super hydrating, very refreshing, and together you will be a reflective sheet of glass. This with this just brings it over the top for me."

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"I also want to talk about my favorite capsule cream from VT Cosmetics, their PDRN capsule cream. This concept is along the same vein where you have a bunch of cream capsules suspended in a gel base."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"In the morning I will use one little capsule, one little bit of the gel cream, get an even amount. In the evening, I'm taking more of the gel capsule versus the gel cream, so I get more of kind of like an overnight mask type feeling with this in the evening. I absolutely love it. VT have really kind of reignited my love for not just Korean skincare, but skincare innovation over the last year or so."

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All 2 takes from James Welsh

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"I used to hate hate these moisturizers, but I've been trying out the VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream and [...] these capsule creams are more than just a gimmick. If you're into hydration and glow, but want something that little extra when it comes to the skin barrier support and elasticity, this is a great one to go for. [...] My thought process has gone from it's kind of gimmicky to it's actually like a perfect customizable moisturizer."

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"In the morning I will use one little capsule, one little bit of the gel cream, get an even amount. In the evening, I'm taking more of the gel capsule versus the gel cream, so I get more of kind of like an overnight mask type feeling with this in the evening. I absolutely love it. VT have really kind of reignited my love for not just Korean skincare, but skincare innovation over the last year or so."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

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

Frequently asked.

What is VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream?

A lightweight moisturizer with a customizable capsule-in-gel format designed to deliver hydration, peptides, and PDRN while maintaining a breathable texture.

Is VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream worth it?

Yes. All 10 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 87%.

What is VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream's Guru Score?

VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream holds a Guru Score of 87%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream best for?

VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream is generally suited to oily skin and combination skin.

What is VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream good for, according to the experts?

In their reviews, experts say VT Reedle Shot PDRN Capsule Cream is good for excess oil and shine (1 expert), irritated or reactive skin (1 expert), skin barrier support (1 expert) and loss of firmness (1 expert).