Korea has long been a leader in skincare innovation, with the K-beauty industry setting global trends, such as sheet masks and snail mucin serums. One of the latest and most talked-about ingredients in the Korean skincare scene these days is PDRN. Specifically, PDRN injections have gained so much popularity that many people are even flying to Korea to experience this advanced anti-aging procedure firsthand. But what exactly is PDRN?

PDRN (Polydeoxyribonucleotide) is a natural compound derived from salmon DNA (more specifically, from salmon sperm). It is used in skincare treatments primarily for its regenerative and healing properties, which come from the fact that it is so similar to the human skin. PDRN stimulates cell growth and tissue repair, which in its turn improves skin elasticity, reduces fine lines and wrinkles, and promotes overall skin rejuvenation.

The most typical way of using PDRN in skincare is injections like Rejuran skin boosters. This kind of facial treatment becomes more and more popular and even Hollywood stars like Jennifer Anniston are known to have tried it and remained satisfied. It's particularly popular in anti-aging treatments because of its ability to regenerate skin and accelerate the healing process.

ⓒ Genabelle (PDRN Rejuvenating Full Set)

Rejuran injection (also known as salmon injection) is a procedure of injecting polynucleotide into the skin. It requires around 700 shots and it is quite painful. But on the other hand, such injections stimulate the natural production of collagen and enhance a few other very important benefits. 

Main benefits

•   Collagen production (skin elasticity, firmness, and texture)

•   Anti-aging (reduces fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging)

•   Skin hydration (dewy glow, glass skin)

•   Skin healing and repair (e.g., from acne scars or other skin conditions)

•   Improved skin tone and brightening (reduces pigmentation)

•   Minimal recovery time

ⓒ Rejuran (REJURAN Skin Booster)

However, if trying a painful facial treatment is too extreme for you, there is always some skincare options with PDRN ingredient that enable a topical application. This kind of skincare products penetrates the skin safely without an injection. Recently, such products with PDRN ingredients have received as much attention as salmon injections. Of course, they cannot keep up with the facial treatment effect, but people claim that you can definitely see a noticeable anti-aging effect.

ⓒ medicube (PDRN Pink Peptide Serum) 

For example, serums like medicube PDRN Pink Peptide Serum help boosting skin elasticity and building skin barrier, reduce fine lines, even skin tone and calm irritation. All this is possible thanks to the PDRN ingredient. Salmon DNA can be found in all kinds of topical Korean skincare these days. For example, serums, sheet masks, creams, wrinkle balms, toners and so on. Here are a few highly recommended products with this incredible ingredient:

ⓒ Anua (PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum)                                                           ⓒ medicube (PDRN Pink Collagen Gel Mask)

ⓒ medicube (PDRN Pink Glutathione Serum Mist)                                                       ⓒ Vividraw (Black Olive PDRN Repairing Marble Gel Mask)

The global beauty market is getting increasingly interested in science-backed skincare ingredients, like PDRN so it is predicted that this kind of facial treatments and skincare products will get even more attention with time. Most probably in the future it will be combined with other science-based ingredients to boost the effect even more. Don’t miss out on this K-beauty trend, because it is popular for a scientific reason!