VT Cosmetics PDRN Essence Stick Balm
An oil-and-wax balm stick with Sodium DNA as the last of 27 ingredients. INCIDecoder puts it at 0.5 parts per billion.
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- 27 of 27
- 1% or less?
- Label can't tell
- PDRN source
- not DNA + DNA, source not disclosed
- Fragrance
- None listed
Where the PDRN sits on the label
- The DNA ingredient on the label: Sodium DNA (ingredient 27 of 27).
- There is no preservative with a legal 1% cap on this list to measure against, so the label alone can't place the DNA above or below 1%.
- What the brand markets as its "PDRN" includes Panax Ginseng Root Extract (ingredient 25), which is not DNA.
- No fragrance or parfum is listed.
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Our read
Balm sticks are mostly oils and waxes, and this one is no exception: octyldodecanol, sunflower oil and shea lead, and water is only thirteenth. Sodium DNA is dead last, after the ginseng extract VT calls PDRN.
As a portable balm for dry patches it does what balm sticks do: it seals in moisture. The PDRN is a label, not a dose.
Good fit if
Dry patches and on-the-go touch-ups over makeup.
Skip it if
You want PDRN from it. The balm base is the product.
We have not tested this product on skin. Everything above comes from its published ingredient list and the brand's own claims.
Full ingredient list (27)
- Octyldodecanol
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
- Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- Synthetic Wax
- Microcrystalline Wax
- Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate
- Glycerin
- (-)-alpha-bisabolol
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Adenosine
- Water
- Squalane
- Butylene Glycol
- Ceramide NP
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Copper Tripeptide-1
- Hexapeptide-9
- Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
- Tripeptide-1
- Panax Ginseng Root Extract
- Collagen Extract
- Sodium DNA
Where sources disagree
- INCIDecoder annotates the Sodium DNA as 0.5 ppb (parts per billion). We couldn't confirm that figure on VT's own page.
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Sources
- globalvt-cosmetics.com: Official 'PDRN STICK BALM': 27-ingredient INCI, 9.5g, PDRN source 'Korean Wild Ginseng Extract', no ppm claim
- sentisenti.com: Identical 27-ingredient list, 9.5g
- incidecoder.com: 28-entry variant: splits 'Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate' / 'Hexarosinate', puts it before Microcrystalline Wax, different peptide...
- vt-cosmetics.in: VT India: 0.33 oz; key ingredients only (Vegan PDRN, Collagen, Ceramide NP), not a full INCI
- amazon.com: Title 'VT COSMETICS PDRN Essence Stick Balm, 0.33 oz. | PDRN Collagen Multi Wrinkle Stick...'
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