It has also been studied for gastrointestinal healing (e.g
In another trial, 41 women with mild to advanced photodamage applied GHK-Cu eye cream for three months and saw reduced lines and wrinkles, improved skin density, and increased skin thickness better than both placebo and vitamin K cream.3 Similarly, in a pilot study investigating copper tripeptide topicals for aged skin, experts found that they increased skin thickness and elasticity, improved hydration, and boosted collagen synthesis.3 Hair growth In a review from 2023, experts explained that GHK-Cu may promote hair growth in a few different ways
During wound healing, it can be removed from existing extracellular proteins by proteolysis and used as a chemical attractant for inflammatory and endothelial cells It can increase the production of messenger RNA in collagen, elastin, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in fibroblasts
The well-formulated serums name multiple fractions, often expressed as low-MW HA, hydrolyzed HA, sodium hyaluronate, and sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer