๐ฏ At a Glance
๐ฌ How It Actually Works
A synthetic peptide that mimics a transforming growth factor. It upregulates the expression of specific "clock genes" in the skin, helping cells repair themselves during sleep.
๐ Why your skin loves it
Prevents collagen degradation, stimulates ECM (extracellular matrix) proteins, and repairs photo-aging.
๐ก Pro Tip
Best utilized in nighttime repair creams.
โ๏ธ Myth vs. Fact
The Myth
It makes you sleepy.
The Science
It regulates the local cellular rhythm of the skin cells, it does not enter the brain.