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Protini Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer

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Protini Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer — Reddit Reviews

by Drunk Elephant

84nextscore18 verdicts

Updated October 17, 2026

Peptide-rich medium-weight moisturizer for calmer, firmer-looking skin.

What the community says

A medium-weight peptide moisturizer with multiple signal peptides, amino acids, glycerin, and sodium hyaluronate, aimed at maintaining bounce without a heavy cream finish. It suits dry, acne-prone, sensitive skin, though the price is the recurring dealbreaker.

From Reddit

Backed by 23 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/tretinoin and 5 more.

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What people love

  • Multi-peptide formula with a genuinely medium-weight finish
  • Calms redness in rosacea-prone routines
  • Works under makeup without a heavy finish

Watch out for

  • $68 price tag makes dupes tempting
  • Can feel sticky after layering multiple serums

Product details

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Real Reddit threads — 31 mentions across 23 threads

Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer on Reddit, in one place — 23 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”

Positive

“PM - Drunk elephant: protini polypeptide cream”

Positive

“His routine is above! Looks like he incorporates an arsenal of excellent products to help tret along.”

Positive

“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".”

Cautionary

“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.”

Cautionary

“They were buying Drunk Elephant products too, some of them with retinols.”

Cautionary

“YES! I use Drunk Elephant Poly Peptide cream daily and it helps”

Positive

“Collagen and peptides.”

Positive

“you need collagen and peptides”

Positive
95

“Strivectin neck cream + Drunk Elephant Protini Polypeptide”

Positive

“What helped me was Drunk Elephants Protini™ Polypeptide Firming Moisturizer!!!!! It’s expensive but worth it!”

Positive

“the protini moisturizer will come into stock online a couple times a year which makes it a bit more affordable”

Positive

“My nighttime moisturizer was rotating between the Jeju Orchid Gel Cream by Innisfree and the Peptide Cream by Drunk Elephant”

Cautionary

“which I recently stopped using because I like the gel cream a lot more”

Cautionary

“I’m preferring the Oat So Simple lately because it’s fragrance free!”

Cautionary

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