The whole billion-dollar Drunk Elephant story started with a lie. Founder Tiffany Masterson heard elephants got drunk on fermented marula fruit.
It’s not true — they just eat the bark. But the image stuck. A cute story to sell a radical idea: “clean compatible” skincare, ditching the “Suspicious 6” ingredients she blamed for skin issues.
Protini Polypeptide Cream ($68). The claim? A “firmness boost” from a peptide cocktail, not heavy oils. That got me.
Airless Pump
No dipping fingers in the jar — keeps it fresh.
Lightweight Gel-Cream
Promised to hydrate without clogging pores.
No Fragrance
A big deal for my reactive skin.
Forget the marula marketing — the real heroes are signal peptides. They’re like tiny messengers telling your skin to make more collagen. It’s a protein shake for your face.
- Signal Peptides: Tell skin to boost collagen
- Pygmy Water Lily: Antioxidant, fights dullness
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer: Holds water like a super-sponge
- Copper Peptides: Helps with skin repair
The texture is a dream — a whipped gel-cream that disappears in 15 seconds. Leaves a velvety, not sticky, finish.
Week 3: My skin was plump. But the real surprise? It layered perfectly under sunscreen and makeup — no pilling. A boring but crucial win.
Fine lines looked softer, hydration lasted all day. But it’s not a wrinkle eraser. It’s a fantastic maintainer.
It’s a brilliantly engineered daytime moisturizer. The brand story is fluff, but the formula is not.