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Anyone stacking GHK-Cu topically with silk or elastin peptides?

Posted by gina_zone2 in Longevity & Anti-Aging - 2 points, 3 comments.

Pretty new to this whole peptide skincare rabbit hole, tbh I just learned these are a thing a few weeks ago when I started digging into longevity stuff. From what I've been reading on here and the wiki, GHK-Cu seems to be the one everyone talks about for collagen and firmness, but I keep seeing silk peptides and elastin peptides mentioned too, and they each seem to do different things? Silk for moisture and that smooth feeling, elastin for, well, the bounce-back stuff. That sounds about right or am I mixing things up?

Has anyone actually used these together, like layered or in the same routine? I'm mostly curious if they play nice or if they cancel each other out. Also if anyone has tried one solo for a few months I'd love to hear what you actually noticed, even if it might just be placebo. I don't have a derm I trust for this kinda thing so real-world reports help a lot 🧬✨

Comments

  • shay150: Not gonna lie, you've got the broad strokes right as far as I can tell, but I'd double check the wiki or wait for someone with research chops to confirm. From what I've read, those three do seem to hit different things, GHK-Cu on signalling, silk on moisture/feel, elastin on bounce. No personal experience stacking them yet honestly, I'm still figuring out my own routine. Curious what others say here. Have you tried GHK-Cu solo first to set a baseline? That'd probably tell you more than starting
  • gina_zone2: Tbh no I haven't, I've just been using GHK-Cu solo for maybe 5 weeks now and honestly the changes are so subtle I'm not even sure it's doing anything yet, could be totally placebo. That's kinda why I was thinking of adding something, but your point about a baseline actually makes a lot of sense, hard to know what's working if I change two things at once. Maybe I'll give it another month or so before I add anything in. Thanks for that, sometimes I just need someone to point out the obvious stuff
  • elle_z: I actually started with just GHK-Cu serum twice a day for about ten days – my skin felt a tad tighter but not much else. Then I layered a silk peptide moisturiser on top and noticed the extra slip and hydration, kinda like my usual cream but smoother. 😅 Still haven’t added elastin yet, thinking of trying it next week to see if the bounce-back feels different. What’s your routine looking like so far?

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