Arginine

Our database includes 16 products featuring Arginine as a hero ingredient, reviewed and ranked by formulation quality, ingredient evidence, and real-world performance. Use the category filter below to narrow by product type, or explore each review for full skin-type suitability and usage guidance.

16 products with Arginine

85/100 Score
COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum 150 mL pump bottle K-Beauty Peptide Powerhouse
COSRX serum

6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum

A remarkably well-formulated multi-peptide serum that delivers six targeted peptides, niacinamide, adenosine, and a full amino acid complex at a price that makes most prestige peptide serums look embarrassed. The lightweight, everything-friendly texture and generous 150 mL size make this one of the best values in anti-aging skincare.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
4.6 (30,000)
$25.00
84/100 Score
COSRX Skin Barrier Moisturizing Body Cream 450ml tub with minimalist white packaging Face-Grade Body Care
COSRX body-care

Skin Barrier Moisturizing Body Cream

COSRX's first body cream is far more sophisticated than it needed to be — five ceramides, five hyaluronic acids, an NMF amino acid complex, and cholesterol at twenty-five dollars is face-care formulation quality at a body-care price. It's rich without being heavy, fragrance-free without being boring, and proves that body skin deserves better than watered-down formulas.

drynormal Fragrance Free
4.7 (400)
$25.00
82/100 Score
Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer jar with green and white packaging Barrier Rescue Cream
Paula's Choice moisturizer

Omega+ Complex Moisturizer

A richly formulated barrier reconstruction cream that approaches dry, damaged skin from three biochemical angles — omega fatty acids, ceramides, and amino acids — delivering the kind of comprehensive repair that single-active moisturizers can only dream about. It's too much for oily skin, but if your barrier is begging for mercy, this is the answer.

drynormal Fragrance Free
3.9 (800)
$33.60
80/100 Score
EltaMD Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer pump bottle on white background Sensitive Skin MVP
EltaMD moisturizer

Skin Recovery Light Moisturizer

A refreshingly different approach to barrier repair that trades ceramide-heavy formulas for amino acid technology, making it one of the few barrier moisturizers that acne-prone and oily skin types can actually use. Lightweight, soothing, and elegantly formulated, though the premium price and limited independent validation of the AAC system give pause.

sensitivecombination Fragrance Free
4.5 (351)
$53.00
80/100 Score
COSRX The Hyaluronic Acid 3 Serum 20ml amber glass bottle with dropper Clinical-Grade Hydration
COSRX serum

The Hyaluronic Acid 3 Serum

A hyaluronic acid serum that actually earns the word 'clinical.' The 3% concentration, barrier repair trio, and NMF complex create a hydration system leagues beyond typical HA-in-water serums. The formulation is excellent. The problem is paying twenty-five dollars for a bottle that lasts a month.

drynormal Fragrance Free
4.6 (650)
$25.00
78/100 Score
NeoStrata Glycolic Renewal Smoothing Lotion 10 AHA in a white bottle with green and blue label Body Exfoliation Workhorse
NeoStrata exfoliant

Glycolic Renewal Smoothing Lotion 10 AHA

NeoStrata's body-focused glycolic lotion brings the same pharmaceutical-grade AHA science to your arms, legs, and chest that the Smoothing Cream delivers to your face. At 200 mL for $55, it's dramatically better value than the cream, and for anyone battling keratosis pilaris, crepey texture, or years of sun damage below the neck, it's one of the most effective daily treatments available.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
4.5 (150)
$55.00
78/100 Score
Clarins Extra-Firming Energy Cream refillable jar with rosy-peach tinted moisturizer Radiance Rescue for Tired Skin
Clarins moisturizer

Extra-Firming Energy Cream

A clever dual-action day cream that delivers instant radiance through its rosy-peach tint and progressive firming through niacinamide and Clarins' proprietary \[Collagen\]3 complex. The 2024 reformulation is a meaningful upgrade, though the premium price and fragrance inclusion keep it from being universally recommended.

normalcombination Paraben Free
4.4 (982)
$105.00
76/100 Score
NeoStrata Glycolic Renewal Smoothing Cream 10% AHA in a small white jar with blue and green label AHA Pioneer's Gold Standard
NeoStrata exfoliant

Glycolic Renewal Smoothing Cream 10% AHA

NeoStrata's Glycolic Renewal Smoothing Cream is what happens when the scientists who invented AHA skincare make a product for daily use: 10% exfoliating acid that feels like a moisturizer, delivers like a treatment, and carries five decades of research behind it. The small jar and premium price sting, but the pedigree is unmatched.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
4.4 (168)
$55.00
76/100 Score
NeoStrata Face Cream Plus AHA 15 tube anti-aging glycolic acid moisturizer AHA Power Workhorse
NeoStrata moisturizer

Face Cream Plus AHA 15

A veteran glycolic acid cream from the brand that invented AHA skincare — no trends, no gimmicks, just 15% glycolic in an emollient base that has quietly delivered results for users who've stuck with it for a decade or more. Not for beginners, but for experienced acid users, this is the real deal.

normaldry Fragrance Free
4.6 (300)
$50.00
75/100 Score
Torriden CELLMAZING Firming Cream 60ml glass jar collagen moisturizer K-Beauty Collagen Cream
Torriden moisturizer

CELLMAZING Firming Cream

CELLMAZING Firming Cream is Torriden's collagen play — a thoughtfully layered cream stacking five forms of collagen, hexapeptide-2, a full amino acid panel, and functional niacinamide inside a fragrance-free base. It delivers genuine acute plumping and good everyday hydration, though the long-term firming story leans more on marketing than on what topical collagen can actually accomplish.

normaldry Fragrance Free
4.4 (2,100)
$30.00
72/100 Score
Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser in a blue-green squeeze bottle Gentle Acne Routine Foundation
Paula's Choice cleanser

CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser

A sensibly gentle acne-focused cleanser that prioritizes not making things worse over flashy active delivery. The 0.5% salicylic acid is a supporting player rather than a headline act, but the mild surfactant system and conditioning ingredients make this an excellent foundation for an acne routine built on leave-on treatments.

oilycombination Fragrance Free
4.2 (1,000)
$24.00
71/100 Score
DHC Coenzyme Q10 Cream 1 oz glass jar with yellow and white label J-Beauty CoQ10 Classic
DHC moisturizer

Coenzyme Q10 Cream

A richly satisfying Japanese CoQ10 cream that pairs ubiquinone with olive oil, tocotrienols, and a minimal fragrance-free base — one of the more thoughtfully formulated CoQ10 options on the market. At $54 for 1 oz it's expensive, and the formula is too rich for oily skin, but dry and mature skin users who want a well-built anti-aging cream with j-beauty sensibilities will find a lot to like.

drynormal Fragrance Free
4.5 (2,200)
$54.00
65/100 Score
Peter Thomas Roth 10% Glycolic Solutions Moisturizer in a dark tube Clinical Glycolic Pioneer
Peter Thomas Roth exfoliant

10% Glycolic Solutions Moisturizer

A clinical-grade 10% glycolic acid leave-on moisturizer from the brand that helped pioneer AHA skincare in the 1990s. Now discontinued, it remains a reference point for potent yet wearable glycolic acid treatment — effective for texture, fine lines, and dullness, with good supporting ingredients to mitigate the high acid concentration. A loss for the glycolic acid devotees who relied on it.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
4.2 (400)
$45.00
63/100 Score
Youth to the People Kombucha + 11% AHA Exfoliation Power Toner in a frosted glass bottle with minimalist label Clean Exfoliant Cult Favorite
Youth to the People exfoliant

Kombucha + 11% AHA Exfoliation Power Toner

A smartly engineered dual-AHA exfoliant that delivers genuine resurfacing power with a clever time-release mechanism, though the price asks a lot for what's ultimately a short ingredient list. Best suited for oily-to-normal skin types chasing a weekly glow-up.

oilycombination Fragrance Free
$38.00
63/100 Score
Exuviance Performance Peel AP25 at-home chemical peel box with individually wrapped activator and neutralizer pads Derm-Developed Peel Pioneer
Exuviance exfoliant

Performance Peel AP25

A pedigreed at-home peel that delivers genuine clinical-grade exfoliation thanks to its three-acid formula and built-in neutralizer system. The results — smoother texture, brighter tone, tighter pores — are real, but the per-treatment cost and irritation potential keep it firmly in the enthusiast lane rather than the everyday essentials drawer.

normalcombination Fragrance Free
4.3 (1,500)
$86.00
50/100 Score
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting BHA 9 Treatment in a small opaque bottle Nuclear Option for Stubborn Pores
Paula's Choice exfoliant

BHA 9 Treatment

A precision weapon for stubborn blackheads, milia, and clogged pores that laugh at standard 2% BHA — devastatingly effective on the right targets but far too potent for casual use. The tiny bottle and premium price demand that you have a specific, persistent problem before investing.

oilycombination Fragrance Free
$46.00
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