PDRN Capsule Cream 100
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
VT Cosmetics PDRN Capsule Cream 100 is a customizable moisturizer with a gel-cream texture that feels lightweight yet nourishing, ideal for combination, dry, or mature skin. Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Sam Ellis calls it "a blow me away type of product" and notes it works well as a rich nighttime moisturizer with anti-aging peptides. Kelly Driscoll (skincare focus) adds that the gel component is refreshing and breathable, but warns it's not occlusive enough for those needing heavy moisture in warm weather.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “This is what I would consider a true anti-aging moisturizer”10:07–10:12
- “This is packed with valuable ingredients”
- “The fact that this has an incredible array of anti-aging peptides that are very evidence-based, plus it has panthanol and shea butter and hoba seed oil and squaline. It's just packed with nourishing ingredients”10:45–10:50
- “This absolutely could serve as like the most enriching, nourishing nighttime moisturizer that also has all these incredible anti-aging properties”10:58–11:04
- “This is a blow me away type of product”11:08–11:11
- “When you apply it, it almost feels like you're applying a gel cream. Like, it's quite lightweight despite all of those nourishing ingredients, but then the way it sits on your skin, it doesn't feel heavy”11:11–11:16
- “If you were to apply it at night, which is how I've been using it, when you wake up in the morning, you still feel its presence on the skin”11:20–11:28
- “For people who feel like their skin just kind of dries out at night, this is such a great moisturizer and then you have all these awesome anti-aging benefits and peptide exposures within it”11:31–11:36
- Source: My new Korean beauty must-haves - Mar 20, 2026
- “I love a good capsule cream, especially in the summer”11:28–11:35
- “Capsule creams are really made for combo skin in mind because it is the beautiful refreshing hydrating gel-like moisturizer texture with these plops of lotion capsules inside with all that moisture that your dry areas need”11:32–11:40
- “I really like how you can customize these. You can use the gel in just the oily areas. You can use the capsules in just the dry areas. You can mix them together”11:49–11:58
- “It plumps up your skin with that juicy gel moisturizer texture so beautifully”12:25–12:32
- “The capsules just really help me to control how much moisture I'm bringing into my routine without overwhelming my skin, but still giving my skin what it's craving”12:35–12:41
- “It really locks in a lot of hydration. It's not really occlusive, so if you really need a lot of occlusivity, even in warm weather, this is probably not going to be for you”13:35–13:41
- “If you like those more medium textured gel moisturizers with like a kiss of cream, this would be absolutely perfect for you”13:45–13:51
- “My skin just drank this up so much. And my makeup was going on really beautifully, and I got a little bit of that dewiness to my skin that I absolutely love”13:58–14:06
- Source: Hydrating Korean skincare for warm weather - Apr 14, 2026
- “The gel component from VT is lighter and more refreshing and more hydrating on the skin in my opinion than Medicube”13:25–13:33
- “VT is a little bit lighter. It's still very plumping. It still has a lot of hydration, but it feels like it just the weight of it on your skin is lighter”
- “I think VT is a much lighter expression”13:57–14:03
- “With the lotion capsules mixed in, you get something that is really really watery, refreshing, plumping, lightweight, breathable kiss of moisture”14:00–14:05
- “What I really like about this one is just how refreshing it feels”14:24–14:28
- “It feels so refreshing, so good in the heat and the humidity. My skin can breathe”14:38–14:43
- “VT being a little bit lighter than Medicube, definitely a choice for oily skin”
- Source: 4 Lightweight K-Beauty Moisturizers for Summer (Sensitive Skin Approved) - May 19, 2026
- “From their capsule cream, which, I mean, it's just glorious”9:09–9:13
- “This is something, especially during the summer, that I loved using”9:11–9:17
- Source: My 2025 skincare favorites - Jan 11, 2026
- “I feel like I'm trying to take a break from the VT Cosmetics PDRN products because I've tried multiple and I've loved like all of them”10:50–10:58
- “The balm really nice, the essence really nice. The mist really nice. So far, I've liked them all”11:01–11:09
- “I know it's that capsule formula that is very satisfying to look at”11:14–11:19
- Source: Best K-Beauty Deals on YesStyle - Apr 10, 2026
- “The thing is, you only need one to two balls of this on your face. The capsules are really nourishing”9:32–9:36
- “It's actually got a gel base. So, you can actually just use the gel formula if it's, let's say, like summer”9:40–9:44
- “The gel here is moisturizing enough where I don't get like little fine lines and that also sits beautifully under my makeup and foundation. So yeah, it's a perfect base”10:15–10:22
- “If you want a little boost in your own moisturizer, that's when you go in and add the balls because that's where the ceramides and the more nourishing ingredients are and I love it”10:30–10:35
- “This one because it has the gel cream and it's got the little globs of PDRN. It actually gives you the best of both worlds where the glob is more rich and the gel cream acts on its own as a more lightweight gel cream and when you mix them together, they kind of make the perfect consistency”10:58–11:03
- “Packed with peptides. There is a cocktail of different peptides and so it's also building up your skin and helping with anti-aging effects, plumping fine lines. It's like almost instantaneous”11:14–11:22
- “For the cream, very similar to the spray, it helps improve texture, heal skin barrier and improve skin tone”11:40–11:46
- Source: Under $20 Amazon faves for pores, texture & dark spots - Oct 7, 2025
- “This one's the richest and most customizable out of the five, depending on how many capsules you use”1:15–1:20
- “Another great vegan PDRN option derived from ginseng”1:20–1:24
- “It can feel hydrating and nourishing at the same time, which makes it great for combination, dry, or mature skin, especially when your barrier feels compromised”1:22–1:27
- Source: My top 5 PDRN creams for different skin types - Mar 19, 2026
- “The actual inky list both read so well”18:32–18:36
- “This is more for dry skin”
- “It still feels light”
- “It doesn't feel greasy”19:44–19:46
- “It definitely has you can tell that it'll be good for dry and mature skin”19:46–19:49
- Source: Korean skincare viral products deep dive - May 14, 2026
- “Since I am more dry, mature skin, I like VT better”
- “In terms of the capsule cream, it has like a boua and like gel together”5:52–6:00
- “Whenever I apply it, it feels really cooling”5:57–6:03
- “Compared to other like normal moisturizer, it feels definitely moisturizing pretty well”6:00–6:09
- “I think it's worth it”
- “I was kind of skeptical, capsule cream is just like too much Instagram Tik Tok style, but whenever you apply on your face, you kind of understand the hype”6:12–6:16
- Source: I tested 16 viral K-beauty moisturizers to find the #1 winner - Jan 2, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 9 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Dry skin (4) · Combination skin (2) · Fine lines & firmness (2) · Damaged skin barrier (2) · Mature skin (2)
- Features
- Vegan (1) · Hydrating (6) · Lightweight (5) · Nourishing (4) · Plumping (3)
Product details
Details
- Type
- face cream
- Finish
- dewy
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- PDRN, Panthenol, Shea Butter, Squalane, Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic Acid, Peptides, Adenosine, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Sodium DNA
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