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Palmitoyl hexapeptide-12

Is Palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 legal in the US?

No prescription; it is a cosmetic ingredient.

CAnimal and cell studiesCosmetic ingredientas of 2026-10-26

Palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 is a cosmetic ingredient and is not approved by the FDA as a drug for any use. Cosmetic ingredients are regulated but not pre-approved. 3

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Citations

  1. Ligorio 2025, ACS Appl Bio Mater: noninvasive monitoring of palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 in human skin layers doi.org
  2. Cosmetic Ingredient Review 2018, Int J Toxicol: safety assessment of tripeptide-1, hexapeptide-12, their metal salts and fatty acyl derivatives, and palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 pure.psu.edu
  3. FDA: how cosmetics are not FDA-approved but are FDA-regulated fda.gov

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