Spotlight On: Amino Acid Peptides
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In times of injury, amino acid peptides provoke your skin to regenerate collagen. According to Audrey Kunin, M.D., dermatologist and founder of DERMAdoctor.com, amino acid peptides send a chemical message to fibroblasts, enticing them to return to the area, make collagen, and repair the wound in a process known as chemotaxis. Amino acid peptides used in skin creams are composed of the same end fragment that sends out the distress signal to fibroblasts. What is argireline (acetyl hexapeptide-3)? Is it really “an alternative to... read more




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