The number nobody shows you
You can't tell which is which. The label says "proprietary blend," and the real percentage is buried on page four, if it's published at all. You've been asked to trust a number you were never allowed to see.
STET prints it instead. Every active, every percentage we're allowed to disclose, on the front of the box, before you buy.
The category's quiet trick
A brand names a star ingredient, then adds a fraction of the amount that was studied. Enough to print the name, not enough to do the work. Or it hides the amount in a blend you can never check. The label still gets to say the word.
The lab report
Read the serum the way you'd read a lab sheet. Every active, its INCI name, the percentage, and how settled the science behind it really is.
| Active | INCI | % | What it does | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexapeptide-11 | Hexapeptide-11 | 2.0% | Supports the look of firmness and elasticity1 | Emerging |
| Ginkgo | Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract | 1.0% | Antioxidant defense against daily stress4 | Emerging |
| Hyaluronic acid | Sodium Hyaluronate | Full INCI | Holds water for a plumper, smoother look2 | Proven |
| Moisture factor | Sodium PCA | Full INCI | Part of the skin's own hydration system3 | Proven |
How it works
A messenger peptide that supports your skin's own firmness and elasticity signalling, so skin looks tauter over weeks of daily use.1
EmergingPulls water into the upper layers. Fine lines look softer because the skin around them holds more water.2
ProvenA moisturising factor your skin already makes. It locks that water in, so the plumper look lasts through the day.3
ProvenThat's the whole mechanism. Support, measured, and labelled proven or emerging.
What the studies show
Every claim on this page points to a published study. The numbers are the study's own, including the strength it was tested at.
Volunteers applied a toner with 2.8% Hexapeptide-11 to one side of the face and a toner without it to the other, twice a day. After four weeks, the treated side showed significantly better elasticity. In skin cells, the same peptide switched on the cell's own repair and antioxidant systems.1
Women with wrinkles around the eyes used a hyaluronic acid cream on one eye and a placebo cream on the other, twice a day for 60 days. Every hyaluronic acid cream improved hydration and elasticity. The lighter forms also reduced wrinkle depth.2
Researchers identified it as a natural humectant in the skin's outer layer. The more PCA a skin sample held, the more water it could bind.3
Three steps on the counter. Every number on the label.
The First Proof Set
Two pumps on clean, dry skin, face and neck. Press it in.
A rice grain, tapped along the orbital bone. A little goes far.
Face and neck to seal everything in. In the morning, finish with SPF 30 or higher.
The honest timeline
Hydration shows up first. The firmness support builds with daily use. It's a routine, not a one-night fix.
The label test
| What you check | STET | The $90 jar |
|---|---|---|
| Active percentages | Printed on the front | "Proprietary blend" |
| What you pay for | The formula | The jar and the ads |
| The claim | Supports firmness, measured | Erase, reverse, miracle |
| Evidence | Labelled proven or emerging | Implied, rarely shown |
| Price | $78 for three steps | $90+ for one |
| Guarantee | 60 days, keep the bottles | Varies |
Why STET exists
"I started STET because I was tired of paying for the jar. Every cream promises the same thing, and not one will tell you how much active is inside."
So we built the opposite. Every active, every percentage we're allowed to print, on the label. No miracle words, because skin in its 40s was never a problem to fix.
We're new. There's no wall of paid reviews here and no stock photos pretending to be customers. Just the formula, the numbers, and a 60-day guarantee that puts the risk on us. Read the label. Decide for yourself.
Made under proof
The proof is the certificate behind the logo, and it's available on request.
Founding batch · first run
Three peptide steps for skin in its 40s: treat, eyes, seal. Here's exactly what you get.
Just starting? The serum alone is $42.
The empty-bottle guarantee
Not for you? One email and you get a full refund. You keep the bottles. The number on the label is the number in the bottle, and that's the whole promise.
Questions
That's exactly why the guarantee exists: 60 days, full refund, and you keep the bottles. Everything we can prove without a customer is already on this page: the full INCI, the printed percentages and the certifications.
You're paying for the formula. Not the jar, the celebrity or the "proprietary" mystery. Same class of actives, printed percentages, honest price.
Hydration looks better within days. The firmness support from the peptide builds over four to eight weeks of daily use, morning and night.
The active has promising evidence that isn't settled yet. We'd rather tell you that than dress it up as proven.
Yes. Retinoid at night goes first, then the serum. Vitamin C in the morning goes first, serum after it. With exfoliating acids, use them on alternate nights if your skin is sensitive.
Start with the serum if you want to try one step for $42. The set gives you the whole routine, serum, eye and cream, for $78.
This one hides nothing. The whole routine, every number on it, for $78.
