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VT PDRN Capsule Cream
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About this product

A lightweight capsule-textured moisturizer from VT with PDRN, formulated to hydrate and refresh skin with a cooling, fast-absorbing feel.

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The Guru Index verdict

82%

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✓Approved · 82%
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What the gurus are saying

Gurus overwhelmingly praise this for its balanced texture: refreshing gel base with nourishing cream capsules that dissolve smoothly without heaviness or greasiness. The standout appeal is its suitability for combination and oily skin in warm weather while still delivering hydration and plumping effects. Reviewers consistently highlight the included spatula, lack of scent, and easy mixing. A few note it sits in a middle ground for acne-prone skin due to fatty alcohols, and one flags that the PDRN concentration appears meaningful, a rarity among trend-chasing brands.
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Key actives & flags

NiacinamideSqualaneFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Glycereth-26, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Squalane, Glyceryl Glucoside, Carbomer, Arginine, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, C13-15 Alkane, Arachidyl Alcohol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/​VP Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Behenyl Alcohol, C12-16 Alcohols, Arachidyl Glucoside, Tromethamine, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Adenosine, Dimethicone/​Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Palmitic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Amber Powder, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil

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Kelly Driscoll
Kelly Driscoll
90k subs · 5k devotees
✓Approved
"What I really like about this one is just how refreshing it feels. 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. The capsules are really just plops of lotion. They're very easy to scoop out with your little spatula and mix into your moisturizer. There is some skin entertainment value involved here and a little bit of beauty to these that I really appreciate, but I do think that they're incredibly functional as well and really great options for the summertime. VT being a little bit lighter, it's definitely a choice for oily skin, definitely a choice for balanced skin, and if your combo skin gets real oily, you might like the lighter feel of this one."
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"What I really like about this one is just how refreshing it feels. 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. The capsules are really just plops of lotion. They're very easy to scoop out with your little spatula and mix into your moisturizer. There is some skin entertainment value involved here and a little bit of beauty to these that I really appreciate, but I do think that they're incredibly functional as well and really great options for the summertime. VT being a little bit lighter, it's definitely a choice for oily skin, definitely a choice for balanced skin, and if your combo skin gets real oily, you might like the lighter feel of this one."
5 Tips to Boost Confidence | Chatty AM Skincare Routine
"This is the VT PDRN capsule cream. This is like a gel moisturizer with these cream capsules inside. These capsules are really soft, just these little plops of really luscious, silky cream inside of this gel moisturizer. I did not think I was going to like this. I thought I was going to like the novelty of it, but I didn't think I'd actually like this moisturizer. And I do, especially for the hot weather. I'm trying to find that balance between the oils and creams to nourish my skin, but also keeping things light. This is kind of adding in that balance for me and my combo skin."
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"I did not think I was going to like this. I thought I was going to like the novelty of this, but I didn't think I'd actually like this moisturizer. And I do, especially for the hot weather. I'm trying to find that balance between the oils and creams to nourish my skin, but also kind of keeping things light. And so this is kind of adding in that balance for me with my combo skin. You just need one capsule and a little bit of the gel, and then you can mix it together on the back of your hand. The cream is amazing. And then the gel, it's 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. It wants all that gel, all that plump, all that hydration. But then that creaminess, that silkiness. It feels so cooling and refreshing when you put it on too."
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"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. It's not like a medium or thick, really hard to spread type of cream. These truly are like little plops of lotion inside of the gel cream. They just completely dissolve as soon as you start to spread it onto your skin. It mixes in really beautifully. That kiss of cream in the gel really balances out any dryness or dehydration that you might have within your skin, soothe any rough spots without heaviness, without greasiness, without so much richness that feels like it sits on top of your skin. Because this is balanced out with that refreshing gel and this lightweight cream, the way that it all mixes together, it actually absorbs in."
No BS Beauty
No BS Beauty
89k subs · 2k devotees
✓Approved
"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. There's a little spatula in there. That's beautiful. I love if you're going to do a jar, include some hygienic way to use it because otherwise once you stick your fingers in it, it's all downhill from there."
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"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. There's a little spatula in there. That's beautiful. I love if you're going to do a jar, include some hygienic way to use it because otherwise once you stick your fingers in it, it's all downhill from there."
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"It's quite a nice cream. I like the fact that it's pretty friendly for most skin types. The price is right at that tipping point where it becomes too expensive, but I think with the type of PDRN they used, I think the price is okay. I definitely would repurchase this and will repurchase this one again in the future. Out of all the PDRN products I've tried, this one is my favorite so far."
VT Cosmetics New! PDRN Capsule Cream 100 Demo - Does This Deliver Glass Skin?
"I've been using it now a few nights in a row and I thought I'd do a little review because so far I'm enjoying it. No scent to it, which is a good thing. I do like that they included a little spatula for you, which is nice, because I don't want to dig my dirty self-tanned fingers into it. The capsules are kind of easily break down. It is kind of fun looking, which between that and being fragrance-free drew me in. It has a really silky texture to it. It soaks in really nicely. I've been using this one at night, but you can certainly get away with it using it during the daytime depending on what you're applying it over or under."
VT Cosmetics New! PDRN Capsule Cream 100 Demo - Does This Deliver Glass Skin?
"It's not greasy. It feels pretty natural over skin, which is nice. It feels silky when you apply it. The major ingredients include slip ingredients up front plus niacinamide plus squalane, which are overall generally good ingredients. For acne prone skin, we've got fatty alcohols which can be not the best for acne prone skin, and squalane is very very low but it is slightly comedogenic. The main stars of the show are niacinamide, turmeric, ginseng, copper peptide. There's a lot of different peptides in here which are nice to see. Matrixyl 3000 is there. They are at the very end of the ingredient list quite literally with the exception of one ingredient. A lot of peptides work very well in very small amounts."
VT Cosmetics New! PDRN Capsule Cream 100 Demo - Does This Deliver Glass Skin?
"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. So 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 at 26 bucks for 1.7 ounces. For acne-prone skin, it's a little bit in the middle there, so if you have acne-prone skin, just be aware of your specific triggers like fatty alcohols or sometimes oil for some people can be too much."
VT Cosmetics New! PDRN Capsule Cream 100 Demo - Does This Deliver Glass Skin?
"This one's more like a gel cream, but a lot of ones that are really thick end up peeling or feeling super greasy or shiny or even at the end of the day, you end up looking too greasy. So 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 overall, so far it's a winner. For acne prone skin, it's a little bit in the middle there. So if you have acne prone skin, just be aware of their specific triggers like fatty alcohols or sometimes oil for some people can be too much."
Mad About Skin
Mad About Skin
720k subs · 10k devotees
✓Approved
"This is one of my favorite favorite products. When I do use it, my skin definitely definitely loves it. 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, it soothes, and it really gives like a burst of hydration and peptide action to the skin. PDRN is one of the biggest trends in skincare right now. PDRN is a great ingredient to boost collagen, elastin production, and firm the skin. You've got to be really careful with the products that you buy to make sure you're getting that PDRN in a meaningful concentration. It's very trendy so brands will put it on the label but not actually put a meaningful amount in the product. This has a sky high amount of PDRN. It also has seven different peptides in it, it's got ceramides. This is going to firm, lift, tighten, and just help really nourish the skin. It's a great great product and one that whilst it's new to my skincare routine, I definitely think is going to be a feature throughout 2025."
Gothamista
Gothamista
685k subs · 45k devotees
✓Approved
"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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"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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"This one was in my favorite Korean moisturizers video from VT, their PDRN Capsule Cream. 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. I actually really love when the pot starts getting messy. I feel like I get actually better applications that way and I can control the ratio of cream to gel better."
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"It's milky and it's not your typical texture. While you're applying it on your skin, there's a little bit of a grippy, skin gripping effect. It smooths out, but it's almost as though you're putting a light top coat, and this kind of shellacs all the flaky skin down. It's a mixture of cream and gel. Super hydrating, very refreshing. This with other products just brings it over the top for me. The texture is beautifully milky and it has this bounciness to it that just makes my skin so happy. I find this has the lightness, but it's actually really quite moisturizing. It's more substantial than just your average hydrating toner. This has five different types of ceramides as well as phytoestazine and cholesterol making that beautiful trifecta for barrier support and preventing transepidermal water loss. You really do feel like this holds everything in, but it's so soothing. It's so comforting and it is intensely hydrating."
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