Ingredient glossary
Rigin
On your shelf ✓What Rigin does for your skin, who it suits, and what to watch for.
INCI: Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 · Also: Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3
In short: Rigin delivers anti inflammatory and anti-aging support, suits most skin types, and the evidence behind it is limited.
- What it does
- Anti inflammatory, anti aging
- Best for
- Most skin types
- Evidence
- Limited
The molecule
The Glow take
Nice to have, and nothing to overthink.
Rigin plays a quiet supporting role, rounding out a formula rather than being the reason you buy it.
— Maya
What it does
- anti inflammatory
- anti aging
weak evidenceReviews of the published work find a single human study and no randomised controlled trial; the rest is in vitro cytokine data from Sederma, which sells it as half of the Matrixyl 3000 pair.
Who it's for, and who should skip it
Tends to suit
- normal
- combo
- photoaged
Approach with care
No specific group flagged to avoid it.
- Clogs poresLow
- Irritation riskLow
How it fits each skin type
- DrySuits
- CombinationSuits
- OilySuits
- SensitiveSuits
Often chosen for photoaged.
Where it fits in your routine
Plays well with
- other peptides
- humectants
Rigin, answered
Is Rigin safe during pregnancy?
Yes. Rigin is considered safe to use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. As with anything, if you are unsure it is worth a quick word with your doctor or midwife.
Who should avoid Rigin?
No specific group is flagged to avoid Rigin. It is well tolerated by most skin. Still, introduce anything new one product at a time.
What concentration of Rigin actually works?
Its concentration is rarely printed on the label, so use the ingredient list as your clue: near the top third it is likely doing real work, near the bottom it is more of a sprinkle.
Compare Rigin with
- Niacinamide
- Vitamin C (LAA)
- Retinol
- Retinal
- Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate
- Retinyl Palmitate
- Retinyl Acetate
- Retinyl Propionate
- Retinyl Retinoate
- Succinic Acid
- THD Ascorbate
- Ascorbyl Glucoside
- Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
- Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
- Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
- GHK-Cu
- Argireline
- Bakuchiol
- PDRN
- Zinc PCA
- Tea Tree Oil
- Adenosine
- Tetrahydrocurcumin
- Leuphasyl
- Matrixyl Synthe'6
- Syn-Ake
- Hypochlorous Acid
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