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Daily Power Defense.

ZO Skin Health
Daily Power Defense

About this product

A lightweight serum by ZO Skin Health formulated with peptides, DNA repair technology, and trace retinol to provide antioxidant protection and support skin cell turnover.

Best for

Mature skin

The Guru Index verdict

85%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently praise this as a reliable, well-formulated serum suitable for both morning and night use, with one calling it the best all-around option in the ZO line. The main caution is that it contains both retinol and copper peptides, which both drive cell turnover, so users should be careful not to layer it with other exfoliating actives to avoid dryness or barrier damage. The premium price is seen as justified by efficacy, though it's positioned as a luxury choice.
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Key actives & flags

RetinoidVitamin EAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua/​Water/​Eau, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Steareth-20, Safflower Oil/​Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Arabidopsis Thaliana Extract, Marrubium Vulgare Meristem Cell Culture, Leontopodium Alpinum Meristem Cell Culture, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Micrococcus Lysate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Lactose, Galactoarabinan, Lecithin, Schizophyllan, Beta-Glucan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Cellulose, Maltodextrin, C14-22 Alcohols, Cetearyl Glucoside, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance/​Parfum, Ultramarines (Ci77007), Limonene

Every take, in full

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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"This is by Zo Skin Health. It is Daily Power Defense and it already has a ton of peptides in it. It has the Matrixyl 3000. It's got DNA repair. There's a lot of stuff going on with it. This has a tiny bit of retinol in it. So you have to be very careful when you're adding two things that exfoliate, right? The copper peptide is cell turnover and anything that has even a touch of retinoid is cell turnover. You want to make sure you're not doing too much of that, because it could make your skin dry and flaky and irritated and could damage the skin care barrier a little bit."
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"This is by zo skin health. I love it. It's daily Power Defense. So for those of you who've got money to burn but you also want effective skin care, this is great. This is a great, great product. It kind of works the same as a vitamin C, it's not a vitamin C but kind of works the same."
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"This is by Zo Skin Health. It is Daily Power Defense and it already has a ton of peptides in it. It has the Matrixyl 3000. It's got DNA repair. There's a lot of stuff going on with it. This has a tiny bit of retinol in it. So you have to be very careful when you're adding two things that exfoliate, right? The copper peptide is cell turnover and anything that has even a touch of retinoid is cell turnover. You want to make sure you're not doing too much of that, because it could make your skin dry and flaky and irritated and could damage the skin care barrier a little bit."
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"This is the Daily Power Defense. So again you're treating your skin in an antioxidant type of way prior to sunscreen. If you want a luxury brand, ZO Skin Health, I love them honestly. It's the best skincare on the market today."
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"Really nice formulation and not too much going wrong with it, and that's the reason why I see a lot of patients using that long-term without any problems. It's one of the biggest sellers. You can use it morning and night. It's a nice stable serum, probably your favorite all around serum in the range. I really like this product."
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