What Is It?
I thought there were too many products on the market, claiming a lot, delivering nothing. Ranging from $100-$400+... something didn't add up.
...So decided to make our own.
The goal with this serum is that it's the last serum you will ever need.
Manufactured in a top-of-the-line facility, by two chemists who have been focused on skin care for the last 25+ years. It is loaded to the gills with top-of-the-line, 'therapeutic-dose'-'at-spec ingredients.
No fluff. It just works.
This is far from average. You're very early.
What's In It?
All of the good stuff. But first, science:
Aging in our skin occurs as our skin slows its 28-day renewal process and damaged skin occurs more frequently due to weakened cells.
Peptides are one of the most popular active ingredients for repairing damaged and aging skin today.
Peptides trigger increased collagen production, enhance antioxidant defense, and improve cellular repair —all of which result in skin that is softer, smoother, and more radiant-looking.
GHK-Cu
GHk-Cu is the star of the show.
Using 0.68% concentration of 99% purity, this is the most potent copper peptide in a serum available on the market - we've tested them all. No really. It's all smoke-and-mirrors out there... people won't share their concentrations... because they are not proud of them. Others claim exaggerated quantities. We decided to be extremely transparent.
The human copper-binding peptide GHK-Cu (glycyl-l-histidyl-l-lysine) is a small, naturally occurring tri-peptide present in human plasma that also can be released from tissues in case of an injury. Since its discovery in 1973, GHK-Cu established itself as a powerful protective and regenerative ingredient, which is currently widely used in skin and hair products.
- Up-to-date, it is established that GHK-Cu is able to:
- Tighten loose skin and reverse thinning of aged skin
- Repair protective skin barrier proteins
- Improve skin firmness, elasticity, and clarity
- Reduce fine lines, depth of wrinkles, and improve structure of aged skin
- Smooth rough skin
- Reduce photodamage, mottled hyperpigmentation, skin spots and lesions
- Improve overall skin appearance
- Stimulate wound healing
- Protect skin cells from UV radiation
- Reduce inflammation and free radical damage
- Increase hair growth and thickness, enlarge hair follicle size
Yes, this is a skin serum, but if you wanted you could put it on your hair... but don't worry... we're working on the hair too :)
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What Else is in There?
Glycoaminoglycans are an effective and proven way to aid in the skin aging process; better known as GAGS, they have widespread functions within the body. They play a crucial role in the cell signaling process, including regulation of cell growth, proliferation, promotion of cell adhesion, anticoagulation, and wound repair.
Research
Palmitoyl hexapeptide-12, is known as a lipopeptide molecule and a mesogenic (signal communication) peptide. Unlike water-soluble peptides, palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 is highly biocompatible with skin natural structure. It boosts natural productivity level and is considered to be one of the most natural and powerful anti-agers. Palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 is a signal peptide belonging to the Matrikine series, which is particularly involved in repairing age-related skin damage and promoting dermal fibroblast migration, proliferation, and matrix macromolecular synthesis (eg, elastin, collagen, etc.). It provides support for the skin. It also induces fibroblasts and monocytes to specific locations for wound repair and tissue renewal.
Acetyl hexapeptide-37 is a four amino acid, that copies a growth factors to boost the production of key components of the dermal-epidermal junction (the place where the top two layers of the skin meet). These key components are important skin-structure giving proteins such as collagen VII, laminin-5, and fibronectin.
The clinical study had 27 volunteers who used a with acetyl hexapeptide-37 formulation twice a day and the researchers measured a 16% percent reduction in fine lines and wrinkles after 28 days. In mature volunteers (aged 50-65), the improvement continued to a reduction of 27% after 56 days.
Acetyl tetrapeptide-2 mimics the action of the body’s own natural youth hormone, thymopoietin. Thymopoietin is a polypeptide hormone secreted by the thymus that affects the rate at which your skin ages. Normal aging causes significant atrophy of the thymus gland, resulting in diminished production of thymopoietin. As a result, it helps trigger cellular reactions and reparative processes that are usually only seen in much younger skin. By mimicking thymopoietin, this anti-aging peptide helps to rejuvenate facial skin by improving skin tone and texture.
Caprooyl tetrapeptide-3, an anti-wrinkle peptide, a reaction product of caproic acid and tetrapeptide-3, comprised of four amino acids, is a peptide based on the structure of transforming growth factor (TGF-β), a growth factor that plays an important role in maintaining the extracellular matrix. It is a white crystal and has good solubility in water, which is always an active ingredient added into the production process of cosmetics at the final stage. Owing to its special and perfect properties of anti-wrinkle and anti-aging, now, it has become a popular cosmetic material and attracts much attention of researchers.