The serum comes in a base of squalane, an oily liquid that resembles our skin’s own natural oils and is great for hydration and to offset the dryness that can come along with retinol products. The lightweight serum contains the peptide polyglutamic acid. This acid is related to hyaluronic acid but has more powerful water-binding properties. It is rich in moisturizing fatty acids like oleic acid and linoleic acid. It also contains antioxidants to protect the skin from oxidative stress. Ubiquinone is an antioxidant that increases coenzyme Q10 in the skin, which helps to reduce wrinkles and fine lines. This Drunk Elephant marula oil dupe is lightweight but deeply moisturizing and can be used on the hair as well as the skin.

The clean skincare brand, Drunk Elephant, is committed to only using natural and biocompatible ingredients that actually benefit skin health. The brand's philosophy is thinking of skincare routines as smoothies – the brand offer products that are good for the skin, biocompatible ingredients that are easy to mix, and you can change up the recipe whenever you want. Revealing a firmer, brighter, healthier complexion. Some brands seemingly blow up out of nowhere, land in hot water for one thing or another, and effectively disappear—and Drunk Elephant is one of them. The skincare brand, which debuted in 2012, has been touted by big names in the skincare world such as "skinfluencer" Hyram Yarbro and Vogue's Beauty Commerce Editor, Kiana Murden. But it's since dropped off the map, because of various controversies. What signs of aging does it target? Think fine lines, uneven skin tone, irregular skin texture, and dullness. It contains the vitamin C derivative 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, a stable and penetrating vitamin C derivative that protects the skin from free radical damage and helps to improve fine lines and uneven skin tone. Retinol is a powerful ingredient in skincare that has been proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation.Drunk Elephant A-Passioni Retinol Cream contains 1.0% vegan retinol to improve uneven skin tone and texture and reduce fine lines, wrinkles, and sun damage.

Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Physical Daily Defense SPF 30 is a broad-spectrum SPF 30 sunscreen that contains zinc oxide, a mineral sunscreen filter. Yarbro details how customers reported side effects of irritation, but the brand refused to take accountability, accusing them of lying.

Mizon Skin Power Original First Essence contains galactomyces ferment filtrate, just like Drunk Elephant, at a 94.55% concentration! This powerful combination of ingredients works to promote collagen production and improve skin elasticity while reducing puffiness and loss of firmness around the eye area. It is formulated with Olay’s Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, a fragment of collagen Type 1 that is supposed to reduce fine lines, and wrinkles and improve your skin’s texture in a similar way that retinol does.