Striking Multi-Peptide Serum with SmartPeptides
Reviewed by Emily
Most skin care products contain so many fillers that it is hard to discern what ingredients are actually beneficial to skin—the silicones, fragrances, and useless additives get in the way of the good stuff. So it was refreshing to test the remarkably straightforward Striking Multi-Peptide Serum with SmartPeptides. Made by bio-pharmaceutical firm Helix BioMedix, the product is all business: every ingredient works in tandem to deliver the potent peptides directly to your skin.
Peptides are one of the anti-aging ingredients that show the most promise in improving skin. A peptide is an amino acid chain that delivers messages to skin cells, encouraging them to perform certain activities that they stop doing as we grow older: producing collagen, inhibiting muscle contraction—the actions that lead to smooth, youthful skin.
Helix BioMedix holds the patent on 80 peptides, which the company puts in products no just for anti-aging, but also for acne, wound healing, and the treatment of skin fungus. The peptides used in this serum are their proprietary Hexapeptide-7 and Hexapeptide-14, which support skin renewal, boosts collagen production and improves firmness.
The product absorbed extremely quickly into my skin—it wasn’t creamy or greasy, and it left absolutely zero residue. It felt almost like I was putting on a prescription-only lotion, rather than smoothing a cosmetic on my face. And right away I felt a difference because my skin felt instantly refreshed and smoother. I liked it immediately.
After a week of continuous use, I felt a huge change in the surface of my face. The peptides worked: my skin looked firmer, the fine lines were smaller, and the wrinkles were less noticeable. Using this no-nonsense serum felt like a leap forward from the usual throng of silicone and/or chemical-enhanced anti-aging products. I’ll report back in a few weeks to let you know if this good start is sustained.
Ingredients:
Water, propanediol, pentylene glycol, trehalose, thermos ferment, palmaria palmate extract, glycerin, palmitoyl, hexapeptide-14, hexapeptide-7, phospholipids, sodium acrylates/C10-30, alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, ammonium accrylates/acrylonitrogens copolymer, disodium edta, potassium sorbate
(2 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)
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Really curious what you see after a few weeks. Can you tell me where I could get this product?
Dana, it’s fairly new and not widely distributed. Try these: http://www.normthompson.com
http://www.goldviolin.com
Marta
Didn’t you review this product and dislike it?
No I just looked at a while ago. This is the first time anyone on the team has used it.
Emily
Are you still liking the Striking serum?
Hi Kathy,
Yes, I do still like the Striking serum. I am continuing to see good results from it. Though I still like how it absorbs quickly into the skin, that same process also makes my skin feel a bit drier than normal. Of course, I use moisturizer after applying the serum every night, but I’ve been feeling lately that I need to use a heavier moisturizer to compensate. But overall, I would still recommend it.
Emily
Striking can be found at http://www.strikingskincare.com
I have tried another serum and cream very similar to this one, it is also a peptide cream…dramatic results for me in three weeks, I have insepth wrinkles and fine lines and they are now reduced by 40% at least. I have brought it off a New Zealand company called his and her anti ageing. Amazing cosmetics with fantastic results!