The power of peptides has increasingly been acknowledged by beauty as the wonder ingredient continues to grow in popularity, with 2026 marking the start of a new era of peptide formulations spanning all corners of the industry’s offering.
First popularised in the early 2000s, these short chains of amino acids are hailed for their anti-ageing skin care properties.
By communicating with skin cells and instructing them to behave in specific ways, the ingredient provides a plethora of skin care benefits, including increased collagen production and calming inflammation.
As the star ingredient looks set to surge once again in 2026, read on to discover the best new launches powered by peptides, from day and night creams by Dior to SPF-infused colour cosmetics from Naked Sundays.
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Dior
The luxury brand’s Capture Crème range comprises both day and night creams, combining peptides and biotech-derived actives with Dior’s OX-C Treatment technology to optimise oxygen transport to the skin.
For day time, consumers can choose from two formulations – The Soft Creme, which has a lighter texture; and Rich Creme, which has a velvet finish.
Both are formulated with lily extract to revitalise skin, a densifying dipeptide and pair of plumping hyaluronic acids.
The Night Creme also contains lily extract, dipeptide and hyaluronic acids, in addition to prolatonine – a floral extract combined with postbiotic ferment to help reduce key density marker aggression during the night.
From £99 to £199, dior.com
Alta Marea
La Seta Sheer Sun Silk SPF 50 is a weightless, silky body SPF formulated with an advanced peptide complex to redu
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