When most skincare brands launch, they introduce a signature serum, moisturizer, or a small collection designed to establish a foothold in the market. render. took a different approach. The direct-to-consumer skincare brand launched on August 6, 2026, with 25 formulas spanning face, body, and hair care, creating a complete ingredient-focused product system from day one.
The brand’s mission is straightforward: “render. exists to make clinical actives usable. We formulate around the ingredient instead of the marketing, keep it stable until it reaches skin, and price it so it can be part of an everyday routine rather than a special occasion.”
Founded by Ben Criss, Hack Smith, Adam Rego, and Derek Pruski, render. comes from the peptide research world rather than traditional beauty. Ingredients such as GHK-Cu, PDRN, NAD+, exosomes, and SNAP-8 have become increasingly familiar in conversations surrounding modern skincare formulation. render. has built its collection around clearly identifying those ingredients rather than hiding them behind proprietary-sounding names.
“We put the ingredient on the front of the bottle, because that is what people are actually buying,” says the render. founders.
The Capsule Cream System
One of the defining features of the render. collection is its capsule cream system, a two-texture approach designed to bring concentrated cream and gel together at the time of application.
Each capsule cream contains 60 soft cream beads suspended throughout a botanical gel base. Unlike hard capsules, the beads are designed to smear and fold into the gel as they are spread across the skin. Users scoop the gel and cream together and blend them during application.
The format is available in five variants, each built around a different ingredient focus: GHK-Cu, PDRN, Centella, Retinol & Collagen, and Astaxanthin.
The GHK-Cu formula centers on copper peptide skincare, while the PDRN version features salmon-derived PDRN. The Centella option incorporates the botanical ingredient into the capsule cream format, while Retinol & Collagen is designed for nighttime use and focuses on the appearance of fine lines and skin texture. The Astaxanthin formula rounds out the collection with an ingredient commonly associated with antioxidant-focused skincare.
The result is a format that makes the product’s two textures visible before application, giving consumers a different way to interact with an active-focused cream.
Ingredient Transparency at the Center
Ingredient transparency is another defining part of render.’s approach. Rather than relying on proprietary blend names that can make formulas difficult for consumers to understand, the brand publishes its ingredients in plain language on its website.
That philosophy extends across the broader 25-product catalog. GHK-Cu, for example, appears in multiple products across face, body, and hair care rather than being limited to a single formula.
The wider collection includes serums, capsule creams, body products, sheet masks, eye masks, shampoo, and conditioner. The Hair Density Shampoo and Conditioner are each 250 ml (8.5 oz), while the GHK-Cu and PDRN sheet masks come five to a box. The Multi-Infused Eye Mask contains 60 masks.
For consumers interested in ingredient-led skincare, the naming strategy offers a straightforward starting point. Instead of decoding a proprietary product name, shoppers can see the featured ingredient and research it before deciding which formula fits their routine.
A Different Position on Beauty Marketing
render. is also direct about what it is not. The brand does not position itself as vegan, natural, clean, or chemical-free. Some formulas contain honey, tallow, and salmon-derived PDRN, information the company makes available through its FAQ.
That transparency is part of the brand’s larger philosophy. Rather than attempting to create a universal formula identity designed to appeal to every consumer, render. focuses on communicating what is actually in its products and allowing shoppers to make informed choices based on their individual preferences.
In a skincare category where ingredient terminology can sometimes be buried beneath marketing language, that approach gives the brand a distinctly ingredient-first point of view.
Designed Around Practical Routines
render. products are designed for daily skincare routines, with many formulas intended for morning and evening use. The capsule creams can combine the moisturizing and active-focused portions of a routine into one application, while additional serums can be incorporated according to individual preferences.
The brand’s philosophy also challenges the idea that a more complicated routine is automatically a better one. Rather than encouraging consumers to build an extensive lineup of products, render. focuses on recognizable active ingredients and straightforward product selection.
With 25 formulas spanning skincare, body care, and hair care at launch, the collection is designed to function as more than a single standout product. It gives consumers multiple ways to explore an ingredient-focused approach while maintaining a consistent philosophy across the line.
For beauty editors, ingredient-focused buyers, and consumers following the expanding conversation around peptides and emerging skincare ingredients, render. offers a distinctive launch story. It is not simply another skincare brand introducing one new product. It is a complete collection built around ingredient visibility, a novel capsule cream format, and a commitment to making the formulation itself part of the conversation.
About render.
render. is a direct-to-consumer skincare brand built around clinical actives. Launched in 2026, the line spans 25 formulas across serums, capsule creams, body care and hair care, formulated around ingredients including GHK-Cu copper peptides, PDRN, NAD+, exosomes and SNAP-8. Its capsule creams suspend soft beads of concentrated active cream through a botanical gel base, blended together at the moment of application. Every ingredient in every formula is published in plain language on the brand’s site. render. products are sold at skinbyrender.com and on TikTok Shop and ship within the United States.
Written in partnership with Tom White
