Glow Recipe

Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum.

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About this product

A peptide face serum from Glow Recipe, formulated with pomegranate, copper peptides and hyaluronic acid to hydrate, plump and firm skin as part of a daily routine.

Full ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, Glycerin, Acacia Senegal Gum, Pullulan, Squalane, Copper Tripeptide-1, Sr-Hydrozoan Polypeptide-1, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Fruit Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Elastin, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Engelhardtia Chrysolepis Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Trihydroxystearin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dilauryl Citrate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Rhizobian Gum, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Sorbitan Laurate, Glucomannan, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid

Guru Score

65%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Hydration is the headline: this pomegranate and hyaluronic acid serum leaves skin plump, with a creamy, moisturizing feel that fans say suits normal, dry and sensitive skin. It's described as mild and non-irritating, with copper peptide and antioxidants, and a suggestion to try peptides if retinol doesn't agree with you. The skeptics say it mostly hydrates, and that The Ordinary and Neostrata pack in more anti-aging ingredients.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take March 2025

What they liked

Hydrating and plumping texture
Non-sticky, layers well under makeup
Works alongside retinol

What they flagged

Expensive for the peptide concentration
Hydration without noticeable firming results

Best for

Mature skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin EPeptides Squalane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Nipun Kapur

412k subs

~Yay

"This is a very mild serum, mild, non-irritating and hydrating. [...] The Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide is so beautiful. Skin normal to dry, sensitive, they are going to absolutely love it. It is one kind of copper peptide within two weeks you will see some great results."

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"Glow Recipe pomegranate peptide, you have copper peptide in a good concentration but it's not as important as, you know, the Ordinary one."

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James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Yay

"I fell in love with the Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum within a month's usage. It's a great peptide serum, plumping and firming, but also just a great daily use serum with some great antioxidants and hyaluronic acid. It just makes your skin look pretty great."

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"It's an antioxidant as well. And then Hyaluronic Acid in here. So it's a really good kind of everyday use, morning, evening, helps hydrate, helps firm. My skin just really, really enjoys this. I think for me the hydration, the moisture of this serum is what keeps bringing me back to it. And the added benefit of Peptides which I hope using it as a preventative measure, I will see the benefits of in five years time."

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"If you're not really getting along with retinols try and get into peptides and see how you get on because I'm really enjoying this so far. I f*cking love this so much. So, so much."

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"Glow Recipe's Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum, this is my fifth bottle of this. It has copper tripeptide 1, hydra peptide, poly peptide 1 alongside hyaluronic acid and pomegranate, an antioxidant, so you get this plumping, firming, hydrated skin."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Nay

"This is the Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum, and I'm so grateful I only picked it as a Sephora sample. It looked nice initially with ingredients like copper peptide, [...] but I can't help but feel like this was released just because peptides were popular at the time rather than any real innovation. For me it didn't deliver on any of the benefits I've seen from peptides, it just hydrates and that's about it."

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

~Yay

"Another great anti-aging serum that doesn't contain retinol or alpha hydroxy acid is from Glow Recipe their Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum. It's beautifully packaged with a magenta red color. [...] It contains a few different ingredients that can help target fine lines and wrinkles."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Nay

"I feel like the ordinary and Neostrata are formulated perfectly. I have seen the best results with those and for the price point I much prefer to use those. The one from the ordinary and from Neostrata, they contain more anti-aging ingredients and so I just feel like to spend $61 on this, it's just not worth it for me. But I do think it's a great option if you love this brand and you want something that has that creamy texture, something that is a little bit more moisturizing on the skin."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Peptides

Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum?

A peptide face serum from Glow Recipe, formulated with pomegranate, copper peptides and hyaluronic acid to hydrate, plump and firm skin as part of a daily routine.

Is Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum worth it?

The gurus are split. 3 of the 5 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 65%.

What is Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum's Guru Score?

Glow Recipe Pomegranate Peptide Firming Serum holds a Guru Score of 65%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.