Peptide Escence

The Active Peptide Ingredients Include Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, Alpha Peptide, Copper Peptide, Dipeptides, Hexapeptide-3, Neuropeptides, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Polypeptides, Tripeptides, EGF, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 (Argireline), Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 (Matrixyl).

Natural Active Peptides is a mix of small size (below 5,000 MW) peptides derived from marine collagen. They will help with moisturizing and supply your skin with amino acids that will be used in collagen synthesis. They are also likely to work as "matrikins," making your skin cells synthesize new collagen just as when the skin is damaged.

Copper Tripeptide-1: Utilized by every cell, assisting in tissue repair and stimulating new collagen formation. It is the third most abundant trace mineral element in the body. (NuGene creams contain Copper Tripeptide-1)

Acetyl Hexapeptide-3: Acetyl Hexapeptide 3 (also known as Argireline)
It is a non-toxic amino-peptide developed specifically to reduce wrinkles and the signs of premature aging. Acetyl Hexapeptide 3 is a cost-effective alternative to injections and surgical procedures. Acetyl Hexapeptide 3 temporarily limits the overproduction and release of neurotransmitters that initiate and control the intensity of facial muscle contractions. This reduction in intensity reduces and prevents the formation of dynamic wrinkles that make your skin look aged. This powerful ingredient reduces muscle contractions in a non-paralytic fashion and without toxic side effects. It is naturally derived and non-irritating to the skin. Attaching the hexapeptide to the fatty acid, acetyl, allows the resulting amino-peptide to be easily absorbed into the skin.

At a 10% concentration, Acetyl Hexapeptide 3 has been shown to reduce the depth of wrinkles up to 30% after 30 days of trial use. (source: International Journal of Cosmetic Science, Vol. 24, No 5, p.303, October 2002). Currently, doctors are beginning to recommend use of Acetyl Hexapeptide 3 skin serums in conjunction with paralytic injections to prolong those results. (NuGene creams contain Acetyl Hexapeptide-3).

PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4 (also known as Matrixyl)
This peptide restores the dermal matrix by the development of new collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans in the dermal layer of the skin. In a 12-week double-blind, placebo-controlled, split-face, left-right randomized clinical study of 93 Caucasian women aged 35�55, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4 provided significant improvement versus placebo control for reduction in wrinkles/fine lines by both qualitative technical and expert grader image analysis.