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Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2Active
A lab-made peptide added for a proposed skin-renewal effect. Independent human trials of it are limited.
What it does
It’s added because supplier research says it boosts the cells that renew skin, through an immune-signaling route. Independent human trials of it are limited. It’s a lab-made chain of four amino acids, based on a protein piece from the thymus.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a skin conditioner, its general term for an ingredient that keeps skin in good condition.European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
uplevity, thymulen-4
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