Drug Class
Cosmetic peptides
Topical cosmetic peptide
About the Cosmetic class
14 peptides on PeptideHelper.org are tagged with this class.
Class assignments are editorial; some peptides span multiple mechanism classes. Most peptides catalogued are not FDA-approved for human use.
Peptides in this class (14)
- AHK-Cu , Copper tripeptide (cosmetic) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 5 citations
- Argireline , Cosmetic peptide; SNAP-25 inhibitor · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 92 citations
- SNAP-8 , Cosmetic peptide; SNAP-25 inhibitor · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 75 citations
- Matrixyl , Cosmetic signal peptide; collagen stimulator · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 75 citations
- Syn-Coll , Cosmetic lipopeptide (collagen) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 41 citations
- Tripeptide-29 , Cosmetic tripeptide (collagen) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 19 citations
- Pal-GHK , Cosmetic lipopeptide (collagen) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 37 citations
- Pal-AHK , Cosmetic lipopeptide (hair) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 4 citations
- Palmitoyl Dipeptide-6 , Cosmetic lipopeptide (retinol-mimic) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic
- Pentapeptide-18 , Cosmetic peptide; enkephalin mimetic · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 39 citations
- Rigin , Cosmetic lipopeptide (anti-inflammatory) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 95 citations
- Syn-Ake , Cosmetic peptide (snake-venom inspired) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 15 citations
- Vialox , Cosmetic peptide (Botox-like topical) · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 77 citations
- Decapeptide-12 , Cosmetic peptide; tyrosinase inhibitor · Cosmetic Clinical Studies · Cosmetic · 18 citations
Frequently asked questions
What is a Cosmetic peptide?
Topical cosmetic peptide
Which peptides are in the Cosmetic class?
14 peptides catalogued on PeptideHelper.org are tagged Cosmetic: AHK-Cu, Argireline, SNAP-8, Matrixyl, Syn-Coll, Tripeptide-29, Pal-GHK, Pal-AHK, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-6, Pentapeptide-18, Rigin, Syn-Ake, Vialox, Decapeptide-12.
Are Cosmetic peptides FDA-approved?
Most Cosmetic peptides catalogued on PeptideHelper.org are not FDA-approved for human use; many are research compounds or compounded preparations only.
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