Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum

Editor's Take

Among resurfacing serums, this earns its shelf space: 10% lactic acid handles texture while the 11-peptide complex and squalane make the treatment unusually well considered.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 9.2 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 9.5 / 10
• Clean Standards: 7.9 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 8.7 / 10

The Verdict

This is more than an acid serum with peptide garnish. The 10% lactic acid does the resurfacing, while biomimetic lipids and a targeted delivery vehicle give the 11-peptide complex credible support. Its clean profile is good rather than purist, and the formula maintains strong environmental footing despite some synthetic support materials. One of the category’s most convincing choices for serious resurfacing with barrier support built in.

Is Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum clean?

DARE scores Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum by Drunk Elephant 7.9 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum?

The formula leads with Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Sodium Hydroxide. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum by Drunk Elephant scores Performance 9.2 / 10, Clean Standards 7.9 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 9.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.7 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

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.