Drunk Elephant D-Bronzi™ Bronzing Drops with Peptides
by Drunk Elephant · skin_care
Editor's Take
Lovely glow, real skin-care extras, but the slick feel comes from Hydrogenated Polyisobutene as much as Marula oil, so the clean halo has limits.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.4 / 10
- Modern Tech: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 6.1 / 10
- Sustainability: 4.0 / 10
The Verdict
For efficacy, this lands in the high-performance band: Mica gives the instant bronze, while Marula oil, Cocoa extract, and Acetyl Tetrapeptide-17 make it more than tinted shine. The technology is Modern too, with Colloidal Platinum [Nano] and a cream-gel pigment suspension doing real formulation work. The trade-off is the base: Hydrogenated Polyisobutene and an acrylic polymer provide the elegant glide, but they keep the clean score modest and sustainability Mixed. Worth it as a glow booster to mix into moisturizer, not as a clean-beauty trophy.
Full INCI list
Water, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Mica, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glycerin, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Lecithin, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-17, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Sorbitan Isostearate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Glutamylamidoethyl Imidazole, Colloidal Platinum [Nano], Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Boron Nitride, Hexylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Ethylhexylglycerin, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate