Protini Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer — Reddit Reviews
Updated October 3, 2026
Peptide-loaded medium-weight moisturizer that calms rosacea and feels non-greasy; pricey.
What the community says
A medium-weight peptide moisturizer that layers under makeup and over tretinoin without feeling thick. r/SkincareAddiction and 30PlusSkinCare keep it in rotation for sensitive, rosacea-prone, acne-prone skin. The downside is the brutal price tag.
What this means for you
What people love
- Peptide-heavy formula that makes skin feel smoother
- Medium-weight, not a thick sludge
- Works for rosacea and sensitive, acne-prone skin
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Real Reddit threads — 29 mentions across 21 threads
Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer on Reddit, in one place — 21 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/tretinoin and 5 more, summarized.
“Fyi: Acure Radically Rejuvenating Night Cream is a lovely dupe for Protini”
Mentioned
“Drunk elephant: protini polypeptide cream”
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“PM - Drunk elephant: protini polypeptide cream”
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“His routine is above! Looks like he incorporates an arsenal of excellent products to help tret along.”
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“I had a mom buying a Drunk Elephant Protini moisturizer for her 11 year old and when I advised against it, she shrugged and said "It's what she wants".”
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“I watched a 10 year old girl (by herself???) use a credit card to buy several hundred dollars of Drunk Elephant in Sephora the other day.”
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“They were buying Drunk Elephant products too, some of them with retinols.”
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“YES! I use Drunk Elephant Poly Peptide cream daily and it helps”
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“Collagen and peptides.”
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“you need collagen and peptides”
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“Strivectin neck cream + Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide”
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“What helped me was Drunk Elephants Protini™ Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer!!!!! It’s expensive but worth it!”
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“the protini moisturizer will come into stock online a couple times a year which makes it a bit more affordable”
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“My nighttime moisturizer was rotating between the Jeju Orchid Gel Cream by Innisfree and the Peptide Cream by Drunk Elephant”
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“which I recently stopped using because I like the gel cream a lot more”
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“I’m preferring the Oat So Simple lately because it’s fragrance free!”
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