Multi-Peptide Repair Treatment Advanced Anti-Aging Barrier Repair Cream with CHA-Peptosome Technology Ceramides & Panthenol Smooth Fine Lines, Strengthen Skin Barrier Korean Skincare (20ml)

For anti-aging skincare, I definitely prefer retinoids as they provoke faster skin responses and are backed by larger research evidence. Recently, peptides are starting to be trendy as a gentle alternative to retinoids, like signal peptides provide message to skin cells also calling for repair and collagen production. To get benefits of both, retinoids and peptides can be used together separated as night and morning application. Personally, I like to use peptide creams in specific target areas like crow feet near eyes and smile lines near mouth, which I normally avoid during my PM tret application as for me these zones react quickly to tret with visible appearance of dry patches and skin peeling. Thus, peptide creams can work much better for me in these sensitive/reactive zones.The product description says that Multi-Peptide Repair Treatment is the advanced Korean cream designed to strengthen the skin barrier, improve hydration, and visibly smooth fine lines. The ingredient list is long and impressive, it includes 17 peptides and good set of functional ingredients for skin barrier support (ceramides, cholesterol and panthenol). The product also includes several silicones, which are typically used to create light occlusive film preventing water loss from the skin, along with fast visual effect as they add the cream that silky glide and make the skin appear plump and very smooth as silicones fill wrinkles and pores giving instantly a nice-looking finish. There is no fragrances/scents added.There is only 20 ml of cream in a very small tube (~11 cm total length) with a narrow nose, construction more typical for eye creams than facial creams. Direction says that the product should be applied evenly to targeted area -- that suggests that cream is only for application of wrinkles and fine lines (not to spread around the entire face). The cream has nice thick consistency, white color, silky touch. Very small amount is needed to fill crow feet areas, pea size is enough for my eye and smile areas. The cream can be applied easily, it glides nicely, it fills the fine lines like a silicone primer, so I won’t downplay a role of silicones in these fast visual effects. The cream provides good moisturizing effect in the zone of application. The resulted finish is smooth and soft, you can proceed with makeup right away -- thus for me, it is an ideal daytime eye cream that features a great cocktail of peptides.Before first opening, try to keep the tube vertically (nose up) for some time, as cream can pop up with large quantity after opening (pressure release?).20 ml, plastic tube, Made in KoreaPrice point (near $39 at the order time) for 20 ml seems to be at the higher end of price range.