My face felt like a crumpled receipt by noon every day. Not tight — *crinkly*.
So when Cicatrix said dry skin isn’t thirsty but missing peptides, I rolled my eyes. Then my nasolabial folds looked like parentheses and I caved. Turns out, they’re right. Hydrating without peptides is just wetting a sponge that’s got holes in it.
It’s a lightweight serum, $78 for 30ml. The claim: visible plumpness in 14 days. I called BS because my skin eats moisturizers like a black hole.
Copper Tripeptide-1
Collagen signaling that actually sinks in, not sits on top.
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
The “botox-in-a-bottle” peptide that firms without the freeze.
Hyaluronic Acid Matrix
Three weights of HA that hydrate in layers, not just the surface.
Photo: Egor Komarov / Unsplash
It smells faintly of copper — like a penny that’s been in your pocket all day. Not floral. I respect that; it means they didn’t mask the actives.
- Copper Tripeptide-1: repairs skin barrier, not just surface
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4: firms and smooths fine lines
- Sodium Hyaluronate: draws water deeper than standard HA
- Ceramide NP: locks it all in so you don’t dehydrate by noon
Photo: Poko Skincare / Unsplash
It’s like a thin gel-water hybrid. Absorbs in 8 seconds flat — no tacky film. I put it on before my moisturizer, and my sunscreen didn’t pill. Miracle.
Week 2, I noticed my forehead wasn’t reflecting light like a glazed donut. By day 14, my makeup sat differently — it melted into skin instead of sitting on flakes. One weird thing: my pores look smaller. Not a claim they make, but I’ll take it.
My crinkles are gone. The fine lines around my mouth are softer, not erased — let’s be real. But the biggest win? My skin doesn’t feel fragile anymore. It’s bouncier. That’s the peptide repair talking.
Buy it. Your moisturizer’s been carrying the team alone — give it backup. Just use it on damp skin, trust me.