Hyaluronic Acid Ampoule 5ml

• The only ampoule here with peptides — the other seven hydrate too, but none adds a collagen-signalling step.
• Signals, not scrubs — peptides work by messaging skin cells, so there is no exfoliation, no acid and no shedding phase to sit through.
• Slow on purpose — the hydration shows within a day, the peptide work takes months, and knowing which is which prevents disappointment.
• Ten ingredients, no fragrance — a short list with nothing added for smell, which matters if scent is what usually irritates your skin.
• Fits under the stronger ampoules — no active here competes with retinol or vitamin C, so it can go underneath either without a clash.

If this is not your concern, buy something else. Pigmentation and dark marks belong to the vitamin C ampoule. Overall tone belongs to the L-Glutathione ampoule. Texture, pores and lines you can already see are retinol’s job, not a peptide’s — that is the retinol ampoule. This one is for hydration now and firmness later.

As a hydrating hyaluronic acid serum, this is the plainest thing in the range. That is the interesting part — there is nothing else in the bottle for the peptides to hide behind.

• Sodium Hyaluronate — The one ingredient in all eight Face Fresh ampoules. Here it is the carrier, not the point of difference.
• Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 — A signal peptide shaped like a fragment of broken collagen. Skin reads that fragment as damage and answers by building more.
• Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 — Works the other end of the problem, easing the inflammatory signalling that quietly breaks collagen down.
• Propanediol — Second on the list. A light solvent that dissolves the peptides and leaves less tack than the propylene glycol used elsewhere in the range.
• Copolymer — Listed without a full name, which is unusual. It is a film former, and the vagueness is worth naming rather than glossing over.

Full ingredient list: Water (Aqua/Eau), Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Copolymer, Hyaluronic Acid, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1.

1. Cleanse and leave the skin slightly damp.
2. Press three or four drops over face and neck. Press rather than rub.
3. Wait about a minute, until the surface stops feeling wet.
4. Follow with a moisturiser. This ampoule holds water; the cream is what stops it leaving.
5. Sunscreen every morning. UV takes collagen apart faster than any peptide rebuilds it.

What is a peptide serum?

A watery treatment built around peptides — short chains of amino acids that act as messengers. They are not acids and they do not exfoliate. They carry instructions to the cells that make collagen and elastin. This one holds two, in a base of hyaluronic acid and glycerin.

What does a peptide serum do?

It tries to change what your skin produces rather than what sits on top of it. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 prompts collagen building. Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 eases the inflammation that degrades it. One pushes production up, the other slows the losses. Neither happens quickly.

When should a peptide serum go on  before or after everything else?

Early. Peptides need to reach skin, not sit on a layer of cream, so this goes on straight after cleansing and before anything thicker. If you are using an ampoule from the full line-up alongside it, the thinner one always goes first. Order matters more than time of day here.

Should I buy this or the Collagen Booster Ampoule?

Different approaches to the same goal. The collagen booster puts collagen into the bottle, where it mostly works as a surface humectant because the molecule is too large to travel far. This one skips collagen and sends a signal to make your own instead. The signal route has better evidence behind it.

Are two peptides enough?

Honestly, it is a modest formula. Serums built around peptides often carry six or eight, and the research on this particular pairing is largely funded by the companies that supply it. What you get here is a real but small effect, in a product priced and sized as an entry point rather than a treatment course.

Does it work on wrinkles I already have?

Set lines will not disappear. Fine dry lines look softer almost immediately, but that is water in the skin rather than structural change, and it goes when you stop. The peptide side works on firmness over months, and it works better as prevention than as repair.

Why is hyaluronic acid in every Face Fresh ampoule?

Because it is the base most water-based serums are built on — it gives them body and a comfortable finish without adding an active that might clash. Worth knowing when you compare: hydration is not what separates these products. Why this molecule holds water so well is a longer story.

Why does it feel tacky for the first minute?

That is the hyaluronate holding water at the surface before it settles. It should pass within a minute. If it stays sticky you have used too much — three or four drops is the whole dose, and extra does not hydrate more. It just sits there under whatever goes on next.