Paula's Choice Pro-Collagen Peptide Plumping Gel-Cream Moisturizer 1.7 oz / 50 ml
by Paula's Choice · skin_care
Editor's Take
Silky peptide plumping, courtesy of Dimethicone and real actives, but the clean-beauty shopper is paying for that polished Paula's Choice feel.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 8.5 / 10
- Modern Tech: 8.0 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 3.8 / 10
- Sustainability: 6.8 / 10
The Verdict
On performance, this lands in the High Performance band: Squalane gives fast cushion, while Tridecapeptide-1 and Oligopeptide-1 make the peptide story more than window dressing. The texture is also Highly Advanced, using Dimethicone, cationic hyaluronic acid, and quick-break polymers to make the cream feel plush without grease. The trade-off is clean alignment: Dimethicone plus acrylate polymers drag the clean score down to 3.8, even though sustainability still sits in Good territory. Worth it for a polished peptide gel-cream, not for a strict clean-beauty shelf.
Full INCI list
Water (Aqua/Eau), Dimethicone, Squalane, Glycerin, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Gigartina Stellata Extract, Acetyl sh-Hexapeptide-5 Amide Acetate, Tridecapeptide-1, Oligopeptide-1, Sodium Phytate, Propanediol, Lecithin, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Cyanocobalamin, Phenoxyethanol.