Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Serum
Why we chose it
Grown Alchemist, the Melbourne brand, builds its formulas mostly from plant-derived ingredients, and this one pairs its peptides with hydrating plant sugars and camellia oil. It’s for anyone starting to notice lines that stay put after the expression has gone.
The detail
A 30ml serum built around two peptides (including acetyl octapeptide-3), with polysaccharides to draw in moisture, camellia, grape seed and sea buckthorn oils, and vitamin E. It’s richer than a watery serum, closer to a light lotion, and Grown Alchemist suggests massaging a little in morning and night, after any oils and before moisturiser. Peptides take weeks rather than days, so give it time. The catch: it contains lavender, rosemary and camphor oils plus fragrance allergens, so sensitive or reactive skin should patch test first.
Best for
Mature skin · Dewy finish · Hydrating
