13 Best Skin Tightening Creams of 2025, Tested by Experts
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This luxurious multi-functional moisturiser assists not only in improving the overall appearance of your skin,but also leaves your skin feeling moisturised and looking smoother and firmer. Allure may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists. In addition to testing each and every product that’s included in each and every review, we rely on experts who shape their fields, including dermatology, cosmetic chemistry, and medicine, to help us vet the ingredients and formulas. When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you.
Best for Neck: SkinCeuticals Tripeptide-R Neck Repair
“I’ve only just started using this lightweight gel-cream, but it’s totally changed the game for me—already. Allure contributing editor Deanna Pai applying the SkinCeuticals Tripeptide-R Neck Repair “Luckily, SkinCeuticals formulated its Tripeptide-R Neck Repair to incorporate retinol in a formulation that doesn’t cause irritation or unnecessary dryness.” Contact your health-care provider immediately if you suspect that you have a medical problem.
Best Overall: Naturium Multi-Peptide Moisturizer
It absorbs quickly yet still feels nourishing, leaving skin soft and smooth thanks to those peptides, along with squalane and niacinamide. This mid-weight multitasker shines any time of day, smoothing rough texture, boosting firmness, softening the look of fine lines, and leaving skin surprisingly soft with every touch. (However, one option on this list has peptides blended with retinols to lighten their harsher effects—talk about a two-in-one!) Keep reading for eight of the very best peptide moisturizers, as suggested by dermatologists and our staffers. And for people with sensitive skin, New York City-based board-certified dermatologist David Kim, MD, says peptides are a gentler alternative to retinoids, which can be less tolerated on certain skin types. Reveal smoother, firmer skin with every use of this peptide face crea
For a hydrated, radiant glow, we love Medicube’s Collagen Jelly Cream, which hydrating peptide cream is formulated with hydrating ingredients like niacinamide and squalene. I basically forewent moisturizers on days I used this collagen cream—felt sufficiently moisturized without it.” We love its lightweight texture that truly falls in place between a gel and a cream (and it applies so smoothly as a result).
Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Blemish Patches, 30 Count
The answer to this question depends on your intentions for adding a collagen cream to your skin-care routine. Despite its rich, buttercream-like texture, it feels “cloud-like,” leaving skin deeply moisturized, smoother, and more radiant. Collagen amino acids and polypeptides help support elasticity and smooth the appearance of fine lines, while cacay oil, cupuaçu butter, and squalane nourish the skin with lasting moisture. Peptides and hydrolyzed collagen join typical chemical sunscreen ingredients to bring additional collagen-boosting benefits to the SPF-infused cream. To prolong the effects of the treatment, I stocked up on the Medicube PDRN collection, and the peptide cream is the perfect choice for everyday use to keep my skin looking plump and smoot
“…It’s light but creamy and absorbs nicely and it doesn’t irritate my skin like other cremes sometimes do.” Read more “This is a nice weight moisturizer. Feels good on my dry skin.” Read more Customers find this moisturizer effective, with one describing it as a beautiful cream. “I really like the texture of this moisturizing cream. It is not greasy and soaks in quickly. I feel like it is making a difference in my skin….” Read mo
The GH Beauty Lab has a long history of testing anti-aging face and body treatments with skin-tightening claims, including serums, neck creams and night creams. Again, a firming cream can help smooth fine lines and wrinkles and improve elasticity—as in, giving skin some bounce and suppleness—but no topical formula can actually tighten skin, which requires collagen remodeling on a much deeper level. While an in-office procedure is the only way to physically tighten your skin, the best skin-tightening creams provide a hardworking dose of sag-reducing active ingredients such as retinoids, peptides, and vitamin
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For any kind of skin-care product, Dr. Kim says to keep in mind what works for your individual skin type and sensitivities (whether that’s a texture preference or a certain base) above all, rather than just obsessing over ingredient lists. If you have especially sensitive skin, one way to determine your limits is to test-patch a peptide moisturizer over a retinol serum or after using an AHA face wash, for example, for potential irritation. Peptides are naturally found in the skin, and Dr. Kim notes they should be gentle enough to use in concert with other actives like retinol and AHAs, or as a skin-soothing stand-in on days you’re not using actives but want to maximize your skin-care routin