Buying Matrixyl Skin Care

Finding Matrixyl in the Ingredient List

Can Matrixyl anti-wrinkle products be purchased at Giants, drug stores, etc.? I live in the Wash., D.C. area.

Gloria

Absolutely!

You just have to read labels.

Many of the larger supermarket and drugstore chains have created knockoff versions of the best-known Matrixyl-containing products like Stivectin-SD, DDF Wrinkle Relax and Peter Thomas Roth Cellular Repair.

Since the scientific nomenclature has been changed to reflect recent research and a better understanding of peptides, check the ingredient list for:

• Matrixyl™; or
• Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 (previously named Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3)

If you want the more advanced Matrixyl 3000™, look for:

• Matrixyl 3000™; or
• Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 (previously named Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3) and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 (previously named Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3)

The two components of Matrixyl 3000™ have been shown to have distinct anti-aging effects.

In addition, their use in combination has synergistic anti-aging effects. In other words, is can’t be said that Palmitoyl Penta- is inferior to Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide or vice versa. Each attacks different aspects of the skin’s aging process. As an added benefit, their use in combination boosts the power of each one.

You can read more about Matrixyl here.