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The miracle they've been sitting on for 50 years
bright blue bombshell
Pull up a chair. This is kinda dense.
Remember how I said we needed a repair guy for our damaged hair follicles?
Well, his name is GHK-Cu.
(That's glycine-histidine-lysine copper peptide, for my fellow nerds.)
This tiny peptide was discovered back in 1973 by Dr. Loren Pickart, who found it naturally occurring in human plasma.
What he discovered it could do was nothing short of miraculous:
This little peptide can activate over 4,000 genes involved in tissue repair and regeneration.
A universal “on-switch” for self-healing.
Since then, there have been more than 300 peer-reviewed studies on GHK-Cu, linking it to:
Accelerated wound healing
Reduced inflammation
Increased collagen production
Enhanced stem cell activation
Improved tissue regeneration
DNA repair
Anti-aging effects
And yes... hair growth.
A naturally occurring, miraculous healing compound we’ve known about for over 50 years.
So why haven't you heard about it from your doctor?
Why isn't it prescribed for every condition involving tissue damage?
cue conspiracy music
Follow the money, my friends.
GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring peptide. You can't easily patent it (though many have tried by slightly modifying it).
No patent = no billion-dollar blockbuster drug = no pharmaceutical company pushing it to doctors.
Therefore, most doctors don’t know about it.
Instead, it's been quietly researched and used in high-end skincare products for decades, with skin scientists raving about its benefits while the mainstream medical establishment turns up its nose.
As I began researching GHK-Cu, I found several high end, hyper niche topical products that featured this bright blue bombshell.
Usually in the form of a “scalp serum.”
Offerings ranged from $40 up into the hundreds of dollars for a 30 day supply.
Many customer testimonials claimed that they worked, but results seem to be inconsistent. They didn’t work at all for some people. (Same story for minoxidil and finasteride, by the way.)
I dug deeper, both into the products and the research.
Because of it’s relatively small size, GHK-Cu has the potential to penetrate the outer layers of the skin, which is necessary for it to work on follicle cells.
But it’s still large enough that penetration is inefficient and takes time.
And this is one of the main reasons people see drastically different results.
Two ways that topical products address this is either creating an “ionic liquid microemulsion” or by using a skin-penetrating solvent in the serum.
Both techniques allow GHK-Cu to penetrate the skin more quickly and efficiently.
But here’s the thing.
-Ionic liquid microemulsion products tend to be more expensive, because they are more difficult to manufacture. These are the $100+ per oz products.
-Skin penetrating solvents like propanediol or DMSO are cheaper, but they do not discriminate what they help to pass through the skin.
That includes all the toxic preservatives, parabens, phthalates, and other questionable ingredients in your shampoo, conditioner, styling products, the GHK serum itself, and even environmental contaminants that might be on your scalp.
It's like opening the castle gates to let in Gandalf, but inadvertently letting in all the Uruk-hai at the same time.
Not exactly a safe solution to the absorption problem.
Oh, and have I mentioned the pH stability issue? GHK-Cu is a little Diva when it comes to pH stability. It must remain between pH 5.5 - 6.5 or it starts to fall apart. If the serum doesn’t include a buffer system, it’s probably worthless by the time it reaches your medicine cabinet.
And if the serum DOES include a buffer system, now it absolutely REQUIRES a preservative, because many nasty little disease-causing molds and microbes love pH 5.5-6.5.
But don’t worry…
There’s a simple solution to the GHK-Cu application problem.
But I have to warn you, you probably aren’t gonna like it.
In fact, when I reveal it tomorrow, most of you will simply leave.
It will be too much to bear.
I know you were hoping for a Magic Bullet, and this still sorta is.
But sometimes, Magic Bullets must draw blood.
Hoping you keep an open mind,
Greg
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