Opened the jar and just stared for a second. It’s not a cream — it’s a science experiment that won a texture award.
The real magic is the silence. No sticky slap, no tacky pull. Skin just… drinks it and goes quiet.
It’s Drunk Elephant’s Protini Polypeptide Cream. $68. Tried it because they claimed it could “support skin’s own repair.” Skeptical, but intrigued.
The Packaging
Airless pump — no bacteria-fingering the product.
The Scent
Nothing. Truly fragrance-free, not “barely there” perfume.
The Claim
Signals skin to make more of the good stuff (collagen, elastin).
Forget the 50-ingredient list. The heroes are a squad of peptides and a fermented superfruit. They’re messengers, not moisture.
- Signal Peptides: Tell your skin to act younger
- Pygmy Waterlily Extract: Fermented antioxidant, fights daily dullness
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Holds 1,000x its weight in water
- Copper Peptides: The recovery boosters for overnight repair
The texture is a cool, whipped mousse. Spreads like silk and vanishes in 15 seconds — leaves a finish that’s neither matte nor dewy. Just skin.
Week 3: My makeup stopped catching on dry patches. Unexpected bonus? My nighttime retinol feels less aggressive. This stuff is a great buffer.
Measurable change: my cheek plumpness at 3pm. No change: my hormonal chin spots. It’s a hydrating fortifier, not an acne treatment.
It’s the best texture I’ve ever used. Doesn’t solve everything, but makes my skin feel expensive and calm. That’s enough.