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PDRN skincare is the ultimate glass skin hack – but what’s salmon DNA got to do with it? (Picture: Metro/Getty)

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The glass skin trend is here to stay and PDRN is the ingredient dubbed the ultimate glass skin hack, but what exactly is PDRN and is it really made from salmon sperm?

Well…yes.

PDRN (Polydeoxyribonucleotide) is an ingredient derived from salmon DNA, or more specifically, salmon sperm. But, that doesn’t mean your skincare actually contains salmon sperm, just its DNA fragments.

How does it work? According to Melody Yuan, founder of K-beauty store Skin Cupid, PDRN ‘works by activating A2A adenosine receptors in the skin, which control...