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Active Ingredients

Hexapeptide-12

Often labeled as: Elastin-Sequence Peptide

The "snap-back" restoring peptide.

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Overall Safety Safe
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Pregnancy Safety Safe
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Comedogenic (0-5) 0 / 5
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Irritancy (0-5) 0 / 5

๐Ÿ”ฌ How It Actually Works

A peptide that perfectly replicates a specific amino acid sequence found in human elastin. It acts as a signaling molecule to instruct fibroblasts to build fresh elastin fibers.

๐Ÿ’– Why your skin loves it

Restores skin bounce, improves elasticity, and fights deep wrinkles.

๐Ÿ’ก Pro Tip

Essential for mature skin that has lost its structural flexibility.

โš–๏ธ Myth vs. Fact

The Myth

It builds muscle.

The Science

It physically tightens the structural dermal matrix, not the underlying muscle.