Research area
Dermal Research
This area looks at skin, and how it changes over time.
What this area studies
Researchers here look at skin, and how it changes over time.
Skin is easy to see. It is easy to take a small sample of. So it gets studied more than most parts of the body.
Compounds we hold a record for
Appearing here means the name turns up in this field of study. It does not mean the compound does anything.
Also named in this area
Melanotan I and II
Studied in skin colour work.
SNAP-8
Made for cosmetics, not for medicine.
We do not hold a full record for these yet.
How strong is the evidence?
Read this before anything else
Results here are mixed, and we say so. One trial of a copper peptide on laser-treated skin found no real gain in wrinkles or skin quality. The lab work looks better than the human trials do.
Sources
- GHK as an anti-ageing peptide NIH / PMC
- GHK and skin repair pathways PubMed
- Copper tripeptide on laser-treated skin — no real gain PubMed
We link what we read. Where a source found nothing, we link that too — a page that only cites the positive results is not a source list, it is an advert.
This is not a shopping list and it is not advice. None of these is approved
for people to take. Talk to a doctor about your health.