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Acetyl octapeptide-3

Is Acetyl octapeptide-3 legal in the US?

No prescription; it is a cosmetic ingredient.

CAnimal and cell studiesCosmetic ingredientas of 2026-10-26

Acetyl octapeptide-3 (SNAP-8) is a cosmetic ingredient. The FDA does not approve cosmetic ingredients before sale and regulates products containing it as cosmetics provided they claim only to improve appearance; it is not an approved drug for any use. 23

No. It is a cosmetic ingredient, and the FDA does not approve cosmetic ingredients. A product that claimed to change muscle function would be regulated as a drug. That claim would no longer be about appearance, so the product would need approval. No SNAP-8 product has it. 23

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Citations

  1. Wang 2013, Am J Clin Dermatol: argireline (acetyl hexapeptide-8) for peri-orbital wrinkles, randomized placebo-controlled study doi.org
  2. FDA: how cosmetics are regulated but not approved fda.gov
  3. FDA: is it a cosmetic, a drug, or both? fda.gov
  4. Shin 2024, Ann Dermatol: dissolving microneedle patch containing acetyl octapeptide-3, split-face placebo-controlled study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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