Peptides

What Are Peptides and How Can They Serve Your Skin?

Naturally occurring in your skin, peptides are amino acids. Also known as polypeptides, they are part of specific proteins your skin needs. Collagen, for example, is made from three polypeptide chains. By adding peptides to your skincare regimen, you can encourage your skin to make more collagen and hence, look younger!

You may want to start adding peptides into your routine right away, but first, you should know exactly how these amino acids can work for you!

What Are the Benefits of Peptides?
If you didn’t already know, collagen is far too large of a molecule to be absorbed through your skin. To boost collagen production, you’ll want to get it through the foods you eat and use peptides topically as those are small enough to soak down where skin needs it most.

Peptides provide your skin with plenty of benefits to reveal a beautiful complexion.

Stronger Skin Barrier
Your skin serves as the first line of defense for your body. It protects you from UV rays, toxins, bacteria, and pollution. But with over-exposure to these elements as well as too much exfoliation or too little sleep, the protective skin barrier becomes less effective. Using peptides helps strengthen it up.

Smooth Away Wrinkles
When you use peptides, they help your skin make more collagen. This leads to plumped up, firmed up skin, making those little lines and wrinkles less visible.

Better Elasticity
Peptides do more than promote more collagen in skin. They also make up elastin fibers, another type of protein which helps skin stay firm and tight.

Calms and Clears
Another thing peptides do so well is tame inflammation. Angry, agitated skin is soothed by peptides, and some of them can even kill the bacteria that causes acne. Peptides work to repair your skin and keep it calm for a more even and harmonious appearance.

Since peptides can get through the outer layer of your skin, they are able to sink down to the deepest layers. They then send signals to your skin cells, commanding them to create more collagen and elastin.

Using peptides in your skincare is a great way to see a difference in your skin, though you should choose wisely. Peptides will do their best work the longer they come into contact with your skin. That means choosing a serum or moisturizer rather than something you wash away.

Additionally, peptides play nicely with some other skin-loving ingredients like vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and other antioxidants. However, they become less effective when used with an AHA.

When peptides are at the top of the ingredient list, that’s the best sign of all. You may see them on there as ‘palmitoyl’ when you check for products to use. Whole Beauty Skincare makes it easy to find products with peptides to nurture your skin for an ageless look that brings your confidence back!