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How To Firm Your Skin With Peptides
Tori Douglas
Global Digital
3 min read
What do peptides do? A spotlight on the potent ingredient that powers our firming skincare collection.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as the building blocks of proteins crucial to maintaining skin's texture, strength, and bounce. As we age, there is a natural reduction in these essential skin proteins, while external factors such as UV radiation and pollution accelerate their degradation. This is where the topical application of peptides comes in.
What are peptides?
What do peptides do for the skin?
Peptides are a key ingredient for firm, radiant, healthy-looking skin. There are thousands of peptides made from different combinations of amino acids, and each one can have a different effect and benefit on skin. Incorporating peptide-powered skincare can help to increase moisture for dehydrated skin, restore skin's firmness, smooth wrinkles and fine lines, or strengthen the skin's barrier depending on the type of peptides.
How do I incorporate peptides in my skincare routine?
Testing out a new ingredient or product can be scary, whether you are a skincare newbie or a seasoned aficionado. With this in mind, we have curated a list of skincare products with peptides that are suitable for all skin types and all skin tones.
Black Tea Age-Delay Eye Serum
Our fan-favorite eye serum contains an eye-defining peptide, which helps to reduce the look of eye bags, fine lines, and crow's feet while visibly increasing luminosity. Enriched with our potent black tea complex to improve elasticity, goji fruit extract to improve firmness, and uji tea extract to comfort, this eye serum is essential in protecting the delicate skin around the eyes.
Black Tea Firming Peptides Serum
This face serum contains two firming peptides to help the skin look tighter and younger. The elasticity peptide acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester promotes skin's bounce for a more lifted and sculpted look, while the density peptide palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 provides a volumizing effect to keep skin looking plump and smooth. The fast-penetrating formula also contains our potent black tea complex and honeysuckle extract to provide antioxidant protection and support skin's resilience for a firmer look.
Black Tea Corset Cream Firming Moisturizer
This firming face cream delivers 24-hour hydration while improving skin's elasticity and firming the face and neck. The cushiony formula is enriched with elasticity peptide acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester to improve bounce, squalane to moisturize, goji fruit extract to improve firmness, and our potent black tea complex to provide antioxidant protection.
Black Tea Firming Overnight Mask
This rich overnight face mask intensely moisturizes while firming and smoothing skin overnight. Powered by elasticity peptide acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester—which improves skin's elasticity by promoting bounce—and moisturizing hyaluronic acid, this sleeping mask works with your skin's natural overnight recovery process to reduce signs of tiredness.
Discover our collection of skincare products with peptides that are perfect for any skincare routine.
Written by Tori Douglas for Fresh. Tori is a NYC-based digital and brand strategist. Tori has worked for various publications and brands such as Kiehl's, The Body Shop, Deux Hommes Magazine, and Elite Daily with her expertise lying in the fashion & beauty space.
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