Your Guide to Peptides in Skincare: The Benefits and Its Uses
Recently, peptides have been gaining traction in the skincare industry, and for good reason. Peptides offer a wide range of benefits for the skin, including the improvement of skin tone and texture, boosting hydration, and reducing the appearance of wrinkles.
In this article, we’ll dive into peptides, its benefits, and its different forms.
What are peptides?
Peptides are short chains of amino acids, which are considered the building blocks of proteins. Proteins play a vital role in our skin’s health, including collagen and elastin, which makes skin look plump and supple.
Over time, our skin produces less collagen and elastin, leading to the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and dullness. By adding peptides to your skincare routine, you can stimulate the production of these proteins to make your skin look more youthful.
What are the benefits of peptides?
As mentioned above, peptides can stimulate collagen and elastin production, making your skin firmer and healthier. It can also help restore your skin’s protective barrier thus reducing the impact of harmful substances on your skin.
Peptides are considered to be less immunogenic, which means that they’re less likely to induce allergies or immune responses when applied. This makes it a great ingredient fit for any skin type – especially for sensitive skin types. Although, we still recommend that you consult with your doctor before adding any new ingredients to your skincare routine.
What are the different types of peptides?
There are numerous forms of peptides available on the market. Some are natural and some are synthetic, but regardless, these peptides will fall into any of these four categories:
Carrier Peptides
These peptides help deliver active ingredients, trace minerals, and antioxidants into the skin. Carrier peptides also help boost your skin’s collagen production while combating signs of photoaging.
Enzyme Inhibitors
Enzyme inhibitors prevent the breakdown of collagen, elastin, and other useful proteins. These types of peptides can either be derived from rice or soy.
Signal Peptides
This type of peptide functions as a messenger to give your skin the information it needs to produce more protein like collagen and elastin.
Neurotransmitter Peptides
Neurotransmitter peptides help regulate your skin’s oil production, reduce inflammation, and lessen facial tension.
Now that you know the different types of peptides, we’ll give you a quick tip on how you can tell if an ingredient is a peptide.
Peptides have a specific naming structure, although this doesn’t apply to all forms of peptides, this tip can help you identify peptides in a pinch from an ingredients list.
The ingredient ends in ‘peptide’
The ingredient begins with ‘palmitoyl’
Aside from these, peptide ingredients usually also end with a number.
Here are some examples:
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-10
Sh-Polypeptide-121
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
Getting familiar with peptides
Different types of peptides can bring your skin different benefits. Whether the peptide is a carrier or signal peptide, you know that these short chains of amino acids will rejuvenate, refresh, and revitalize your skin.
If you’re looking to add peptides to your skincare routine, why not check out our selection of products? Here at Spalina Skincare, our specially formulated skincare products are guaranteed to bring results.
Don’t know where to start? Book a consultation with us and we’ll come up with a customized plan just for you.
