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APotentially durableStandard research/education caution
CMP-0099
Cosmetic ingredient
Octapeptide-2 / Prohairlin-β4
Cosmetic / Hair growth
May support hair growth and wrinkle/hair-follicle cosmetic outcomes
Reading this compound Reference only
Information below is educational. Dosing, mechanisms and status fields are compiled from the source list at the bottom of this page — always verify against a licensed clinician before use.
Reference-only summary of publicly discussed or source-listed patterns. Not medical advice and not a personal recommendation.
Mechanism & Use
- Compound type
- Cosmetic peptide
- Primary mechanism
- Thymosin β4-derived keratinocyte/hair-follicle signaling peptide
- Primary market use
- Hair/skin
Pharmacology
- Molecular weight (Da)
- 945.01
- Oral bioavailability
- N/A (topical cosmetic)
- Half-life
- N/A / not established for topical cosmetic use
- Route tags
- SubQ; Injectable; route-dependent
- Evidence level
- Cosmetic/Preclinical
- Clinical status
- Cosmetic ingredient
- Value-for-money score
- 5 / 10
Reported protocol signal
No clean popular protocol found in uploaded sources; create as research/reference entry and verify before public protocol display.
For orientation only. See disclaimer — always consult a licensed clinician before use.
Notes
Supplier MW may vary by salt/form; PubChem lists 945.0 while some datasheets list ~1017