I became interested in copper peptides when I was surfing around looking for what the benefits of hyaluronic acids were in skin care products for anti aging and wrinkle reduction, and came upon copper peptides as a complementary treatment to skin care products that strip away the outer layers of skin to achieve brighter, newer skin with less fine lines and wrinkles.
It was mentioned a few times that copper peptide based products were good at wound healing, and they actually sped up the healing process of the skin because of their ability to sort of “rebuild” the vital protein building blocks that make up the skin’s surface and under layers. The first time I heard of copper peptides being used in skin care products for anti aging and wrinkle reduction was when I saw a Neutrogena ad a few years back featuring the gorgeous Angie Harmon, formerly of Law and Order, and currently starring as the wife of a famous professional football player and in some other Oxygen channel show.
I remember it because I had never heard of a “metal” being used in a skin care product, so it piqued my interest, but I never really followed up because at the time my skin wasn’t really showing the signs of aging as it is now. So, what are copper peptides, and what can they do for your skin? Well, copper peptide is a combination of copper molecules with peptide molecules.
They combine well because copper molecules are apparently very attracted to peptides, which are essentially incomplete proteins. They form one bigger molecule, and are supposedly great at helping to mend wounded skin, as well as to help “fill” wrinkles in by making the skin thicker. Thin skin is especially susceptible to wrinkles, and that is why depending on your nationality, your skin may show wrinkles at an earlier age than if you were a nationality with notoriously thicker skin.
It’s basically the difference between European fair complexions, which tend to be thinner skin and more pale, and African American skin which tends to be thicker and more resillient, hence the reason african american women’s skin looks amazing well into their later years.
Here’s what skin care products with copper peptides in them can supposedly do for your skin :
Make it smoother in appearance
Improve texture of the skin
Improve wrinkles and fine lines
Help speed recovery of skin that has been abraded or stripped away, such as with hydroxy acids or microdermabrasion
Thicken the skin
Help improve sun damage
