All Hail the Seven-step PDRN Routine
It’s only fitting that 10 years after K-beauty introduced the seven-step skin care routine to the Western beauty lexicon, the category is yet again responsible for beauty’s newest mass fixation.
Polydeoxyribonucleotide, or PDRN, a salmon sperm DNA extract known for its regenerative properties, has emerged as skin care’s latest “It” ingredient, making its way into everything from medical-grade treatments to topical serums and beyond.
Said to stimulate collagen and give skin a youthful boost, PDRN is something of a “turbo-charge repair kit” for skin cells, board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Diane Alexander previously told WWD. The ingredient’s host of benefits also include anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and wound-healing properties.
While PDRN is traditionally extracted from salmon sperm, a slew of plant-based alternatives are more recently cropping up, extracting similarly skin-boosting DNA fragments from rice, rose and other vegan-friendly — and wallet-friendlier — sources.
So popular has the ingredient become that, should you wish, each step of your beauty regimen can be a PDRN step, including your…
1. Lip Balm
Haruharu Wonder Rose PDRN Peptide Glowy Balm, $14
Combining rose-derived PDRN with peptides and a dose of lactic acid, this balm aims to keep lips looking and feeling plush.
2. Facial Mist
Biodance Caviar PDRN Jelly Serum Mist, $19
Meant to offer glass skin in spritz, this jelly mist pairs 76 percent caviar water with salmon PDRN to refresh the complexion.
3. Facial Serum
Inmi Seoul Rice PDRN Serum, $35
Powered by rice PDRN and hyaluronic acid, Inmi Seoul’s debut serum was found to refine skin texture by 14 percent after one use during a clinical study.
4. Eye Serum
Point of View Snatch It Eye Serum, $38
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Brought to you by mega-influencer Mikayla Nogueira, a cream-to-serum offering that taps salmon PDRN and ceramides for a lifted eye look.
5. Moisturizer
Dr. Melaxin Cactox Pore Dual Capsule Cream, $27
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The trick to this dual formula is to apply the pink cactus PDRN capsules first, and follow with the green, which lock in hydration and soothe the skin.
6. Scalp Serum
VT Cosmetics PDRN Reedle Shot Hair Ampoule 100dL, $25
With ginseng-derived PDRN, caffeine and micro-exfoliating “reedle” spicules, a scalp serum that looks to simultaneously cleanse and stimulate the scalp.
7. Body mist
Knock, Sunny Glow Shaking Serum Mist, $20
For an allover skin benefit, Knock’s Sunny Glow body mist pairs PDRN with glutathione and vitamin D for a hydrating infusion.
