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These are the musings of Carmine Montalto, NYC-based writer, skincare junkie and brand guru. The former copywriter at Kiehl’s, Carmine has more than 25 years of experience in beauty. Through the Skincarma Blog, he puts all of his product wisdom to work demystifying the ever-evolving world of skin care. 

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PRODUCT REVIEW: THE INKEY LIST PEPTIDE MOISTURIZER – ONE OF THE BEST AFFORDABLE ANTI-AGING CREAMS

PRODUCT REVIEW: THE INKEY LIST PEPTIDE MOISTURIZER – ONE OF THE BEST AFFORDABLE ANTI-AGING CREAMS

THE INKEY LIST | PEPTIDE MOISTURIZER

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This review was originally part of my blog article titled, Summer Moisturizers Part I – Some of the Best Lightweight Face Creams for Oily Skin and All Skin Types in Hot Weather. You can catch the full piece here.

I’m a day-one fan of The Inkey List and no blog article on my summer moisturizer faves would be complete without a selection from the breakout democratically priced brand. In fact, Inkey’s $10 Snow Mushroom Hydrating Gel Moisturizer was featured in Part I of my summer moisturizers last year!

The Inkey List has been an innovation machine over the last 12 months but especially since the beginning of this year.

The brand has introduced several terrific products, four of which I reviewed in a recent blog article titled, Dope New Facial Skincare Products from The Inkey List That Caught My Eye! (You can catch it here.)

In it, I featured one of my favorite new cleansers — Inkey’s Oat Cleansing Balm. Man, that stuff is nirvanaaaaah.

While Inkey has been on a hot streak introducing cool, new products every month, the brand has also been hard at work cleaning up its act. This summer, all of Inkey’s formulas — old and new — are now categorized as clean. Bravo, guys!

Among their cool product innovations is the brand’s new Peptide Moisturizer. It’s a nice, lightweight moisturizer for all skin types — but with a little anti-aging kick. The $15 Peptide Moisturizer is formulated with two forms of peptides.

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The first is a 2% concentration of Royal Epigen P5, which purportedly “helps to even skin tone and delay the aging of skin cells.” This intriguing, new peptide mimics the epigenetic activity of royal jelly — the nutrient-rich secretion that supports the development and ultimate lifespan of the queens in a beehive.

Long live the queen!

Studies have shown that Royal Epigen P5 may help activate skin cells function, stimulate skin regeneration and wound healing, and improve and unify skin tone.

I told you Inkey was bringing it with the innovation!

Peptide Moisturizer also contains a one-percent concentration of what the brand terms a “hydrating peptide solution” to help fortify the skin barrier against moisture loss.

Are you sensing a theme here — summer is all about giving your skin what it needs to hold onto as much moisture as it can.

Inkey’s vegan formula is refreshingly lightweight and silky — a touch heavier than a gel-cream. It’s not an overly complex formula; but it’s a nice option for summer and at just $15, you can’t go wrong.

SHOP THE BLOG: Purchase The Inkey List Peptide Moisturizer for $14.99 here.



The Ingredient List of the Organic the New Beauty 1% Mastic Cream:

Hover the mouse over an ingredient for short explanation. Read more on INCIDecoder.

PRODUCT REVIEW: FIRST AID BEAUTY ULTRA REPAIR WILD OAT HYDRATING TONER – ONE OF THE BEST TONERS FOR DRY SKIN

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PRODUCT REVIEW: PAULA’S CHOICE OMEGA+ COMPLEX SERUM - THE BEST ANTI-AGING SERUM FOR FACE

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