Well studied
SH-Decapeptide-7
Neuropeptide-2, Neuromatrix
Characteristics
- INCI
- SH-Decapeptide-7
- Ru.
- Neuropeptide-2, Neuromatrix
- Functions
- antioxidant, buffering, chelating, hair conditioning, reducing, skin protecting
sh-decapeptide-7 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced synthetically to be identical to the protein, enkephalin. it contains 10 amino acids consisting of glycine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, serine, threonine and tyrosine
Description
A high-tech, South-Korean peptide that's made synthetically to be identical to the protein called Met-Enkephalin. It's a 10 amino acid neuropeptide that helps the body to regulate how it responds to harmful things (like heat, cold, cutting or irritation).
In general, neuropeptides are believed to be important in wound-healing and the manufacturer claims that Sh-Decapeptide-7 is effective for anti-aging and would-healing skincare.
Evidence & Research on SH-Decapeptide-7
Scientific publications & sources
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Textbook of Aging Skin, pp 1-14, Yun-Hee Choi, Sanghyun Moh, Ki Woo Kim, The Role of Neuropeptides in Skin Wound Healing
Products with SH-Decapeptide-7 (67 total)
Face Care
Body Care
Most often found in Pixi products (7 items)
