Hyaluronic acid serums are the vanilla latte of skincare — fine, but everyone’s doing it. Prequel‘s Multi-Quench swaps HA for polyglutamic acid, which holds 4x more water on skin.
That’s not marketing fluff. PGA molecules are larger, so they sit on top and form a clingy moisture film instead of sinking in and evaporating. Your dehydrated skin actually stays wet.
It’s a gel-cream hybrid, $28 for 2 fl oz. The claim that got me: “4x more water retention than HA.” I rolled my eyes, then tested it on one arm.
Polyglutamic Acid (PGA)
Blocks transepidermal water loss like a clingy friend who won’t leave
Glycerin + Tremella Mushroom
Tremella holds more water than HA and glycerin locks it in — double trap
No Silicones or Fragrance
Feels like nothing, which is the point — no pilling under sunscreen
Four ingredients doing the heavy lifting, no fluff. PGA is the star, but tremella mushroom (aka snow fungus) is the quiet overachiever — it holds 500x its weight in water.
- Polyglutamic Acid: Seals moisture on surface, 4x more than HA
- Tremella Mushroom: Holds more water than HA, absorbs faster
- Glycerin: Humectant that pulls water from air into skin
- Panthenol: Calms irritation while you hydrate
Squeezes out like a clear, bouncy gel — almost jelly-like. Spreads in 3 seconds, absorbs in 10. No tackiness, no weird film. Just damp skin that stays damp.
Week 3: My T-zone is less oily. That’s the weird part — hydrating something enough actually calmed oil production. Never happened with HA serums.
Fine lines around my eyes look less angry. My forehead feels bouncier. But it didn’t fix my dry patches overnight — hydration takes consistency, not miracles.
PGA is the smarter cousin of HA that actually stays on your skin. This is the hydrator you buy when you’re tired of serums that promise dew but deliver dust.