🎯 At a Glance
🔬 How It Actually Works
A biomimetic peptide that mimics the alpha-MSH hormone. Interestingly, it can stimulate melanin to protect against UV damage, while preventing hyperpigmentation from inflammation.
💖 Why your skin loves it
Reduces UV-induced DNA damage, prevents premature aging, and evens skin tone.
💡 Pro Tip
Acts as an incredible biological booster for sunscreens.
⚖️ Myth vs. Fact
The Myth
It makes you tan.
The Science
While it stimulates protective eumelanin pathways biologically, it does not act as a fake tan.