The Power of Peptides!
Peptides are a popular active ingredient in many high end skincare lines. Peptides are chains of amino acids, but doesn’t that sound a lot like a protein? Actually, peptides and proteins are basically the same macro molecules. In technical terms, peptides are usually less than 50 amino acids long, and proteins are greater than 50 amino acids. In our nightly renewal, we pack it full of peptides to increase collagen production. The peptide featured in our Nightly Renewal is Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17. Peptides are most commonly used in anti-aging products and are touted as being able to boost collagen production. When collagen degrades, it breaks