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Copper tripeptide-1

Is Copper tripeptide-1 legal in the US?

No prescription; it is a cosmetic ingredient.

CAnimal and cell studiesCosmetic ingredientas of 2026-10-26

Copper tripeptide-1 is a cosmetic ingredient and sits outside FDA drug approval; no copper tripeptide-1 or GHK-Cu product is approved by the FDA as a drug for any use. Injectable GHK-Cu sold online is not approved and is sold as a research chemical. 1

Not as a drug. In cosmetics it is an ingredient that does not need approval. Injectable GHK-Cu has no approval and is sold as a research chemical. 1

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Citations

  1. Pickart 2015, BioMed Res Int: GHK peptide as a modulator of cellular pathways in skin regeneration, review doi.org
  2. Pickart 2017, Brain Sci: GHK gene-expression analyses, review doi.org
  3. Pickart 2008, J Biomater Sci Polym Ed: the human tripeptide GHK and tissue remodeling doi.org
  4. 2006, Arch Facial Plast Surg: topical copper tripeptide complex on CO2 laser-resurfaced skin, randomized trial doi.org
  5. Park 2016, Oncotarget: GHK-Cu in lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice doi.org

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