Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
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Official INCI name
The peptide sold as Argireline, marketed as a cream alternative to wrinkle-relaxing injections. Evidence is modest; it's gentle and well tolerated.
What it does
Active. Does something to the skin: exfoliating acids, retinoids, vitamins, peptides, soothing agents.
Also written as
Scans recognise it under every one of these names.
Acetyl Hexapeptide-3Argireline
“Acetyl Hexapeptide-8” is its name in the EU glossary of common ingredient names (no. 656), the names labels in the EU must use. © European Union, EUR-Lex.