ION BLUE RESEARCH DIRECTORY

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Antimicrobial Peptides

Short, often naturally occurring host-defense peptides studied for interactions with microbial membranes and roles in innate immunity and wound-healing research — for example, the human cathelicidin LL-37. Most evidence is preclinical; regulatory and safety status differs by compound and is noted per entry.

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Copper Peptides

Peptides that complex with copper ions (or the copper-free forms of those sequences), the best-known being GHK / GHK-Cu. Studied in laboratory, cell, and some human cosmetic research for roles in skin and connective tissue; evidence varies by endpoint and is summarized per entry rather than as a category-wide claim.

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Emerging Research

Peptides with preclinical or early-stage evidence — many sold as research chemicals — that are not established for the uses people commonly seek them for. Grouped here for honest documentation and evidence-grading, not endorsement.

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Growth Factor Mimetic Peptides

Peptides, or peptide fragments of signaling proteins, used in cosmetics to reference growth-factor pathways such as EGF — for example, oligopeptide-1, the INCI name for human epidermal growth factor. Controlled human evidence is limited and is summarized per entry; grouping here is descriptive, not an endorsement.

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Neurotransmitter-Inhibiting Peptides

Cosmetic peptides marketed in relation to the appearance of expression lines, proposed to interfere with nerve-to-muscle signaling in facial muscle contraction (a topical, non-injected mechanism distinct from botulinum toxin and not a substitute for it). Includes Argireline (acetyl hexapeptide-8) and SNAP-8 (acetyl octapeptide-3). Cited human improvements are often from patch or combination delivery; see each entry.

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Signal Peptides

Cosmetic peptides designed to act as messengers to skin cells — for example, to modulate extracellular-matrix proteins such as collagen. Includes the palmitoyl 'Matrixyl'-type peptides. Much of the cited human data comes from multi-ingredient formulations, so effects cannot be attributed to the peptide alone; see each entry for specifics.

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