A Peptide is any group of organic compounds comprising two or more amino acids which react by forming a link or peptide bond. Amino acids, the building blocks of protein, are reduced to protein fragments or peptides and communicate or interact with target molecules in your body to prompt or start an activity your body has slowed or stop performing.

In the past, the molecular size of amino acids could not easily pass through your skin rendering the product ineffective; altering the amino acid to a peptide fragment solved the issue. Specific active peptides target and regulate cell function, maximize collagen production by stimulating the growth of collagen cells resulting in the reduction of fine lines, increasing skin firmness and tone. Previously, researchers formulated skin care products to replace low levels or deficient components of the skin, now peptides can intervene during the aging process signalling the skin to repair itself. Proteomics, the study of proteins emerged from the human genome research unlocking the encoded genetic information of amino acids and the body. The sequence of these amino acids in the protein peptide determines the shape, properties and biological role of the peptide, some examples are stimulating hormonal activity or body repair.