Protini™ Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum with Lactic Acid

What it is: A mega-strength AM/PM exfoliating serum that visibly improves skin’s texture, tone, radiance, and bounce with 10% lactic acid and 11 signal peptides.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine lines and wrinkles, Dullness, and Uneven texture

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Lactic Acid (10%): Milder AHA, exfoliates skin dissolving bonds that hold dead cells together.

- Signal Peptide Complex: 11 signal peptides bind moisture to skin, plump, firm, and restore bounce.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This serum delivers the appearance of plump, bouncy skin while targeting a dull, uneven complexion. Appearance of fine lines, sun damage, and enlarged pores is improved and glow is restored. Think of this as your advanced, supercharged skin-strengthening and radiance-renewing treatment. Formulated with a pH of 3.5.

Drunk Elephant is committed to using only ingredients that either directly benefit the health of the skin or support the integrity of their formulations. The brand focuses on healthy pH levels, formulations the skin recognizes, small molecular structure that’s easily absorbed, and effective active ingredients that also support the skin’s acid mantle. All of their products are designed to be mixed together—what Drunk Elephant calls making a smoothie. (This is true for all of their products except their sunscreen, Umbra, which sits on top of the skin, protecting it from UV damage.) The result is skin that is reset to its happiest, healthiest state. Drunk Elephant is a supporter of IEF (International Elephant Foundation).

Drunk Elephant is a supporter of IEF (International Elephant Foundation) and is cruelty-free.

This product is an Allure Best of Beauty award winner.

Clinical Results: In a consumer-perception study with 58 people at 8 weeks:

-100% agreed skin texture appeared improved

-96% agreed skin appeared smoother

-90% agreed skin’s radiance appeared improved

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-Lactic Acid (10%): Milder AHA, exfoliates skin dissolving bonds that hold dead cells together.
-Signal Peptide Complex: 11 signal peptides bind moisture to skin for the look of plumper, firmer skin.
-Multi-Amino-Acid Blend: Mix of quick-absorbing amino acids that soothes, supports, and moisturizes.

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Camellia Sinesis Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Tocotrienols, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14, Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Tripeptide-1, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Adenosine, Nymphaea Alba Root Extract, Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract, Dextran, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Acetyl Glutamine, Coconut Alkanes, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Pentylene Glycol, Isomalt, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Aspartic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Phospholipids, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Chlorphenesin, Carbomer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ethylhexylglycerin.

Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category – this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytulolene (BHT) under 0.1% , Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Parrafin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos) , Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1, 4, Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1’4 Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%)

Suggested Usage:
-Shake gently before use.
-Apply to a clean, dry face, avoiding the eye area.
-May also be applied to the chest and backs of hands.
-Follow (or mix) with your choice of Drunk Elephant moisturizer.
-During the daytime, may also be combined with C-Firma™ Day Serum (sold separately) for added brightening and firming benefits.
-Follow with Umbra (sold separately).
-Protini™ Powerpeptide provides gentle chemical exfoliation on its own, so it is not necessary to also use T.L.C. Framboos™ or Babyfacial™ on the same day.