Matrixyl 3000 Serum Booster is the raw peptide complex, undiluted, in a blue glass dropper. You blend it into your own base at 3 to 8 percent. Nothing is added to stretch it and nothing is hidden — the full INCI is printed below. This is a formulation ingredient, not a finished serum. Do not apply it directly to skin. What is in the bottle INCI: Glycerin, Aqua (Water), Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 That is the complete list. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 was called Palmitoyl Oligopeptide until the INCI name changed in 2016 — if you see the old name on another label, it is the same thing. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 (pal-GHK) — associated with the look of firmer, better-supported skin Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 (pal-GQPR) — associated with skin that looks calmer and more even Water-soluble. Opaque gel. Fragrance-free, paraben-free. Made in the USA. How much to add Count the drops. It is the quickest way to do this at home and it is how most people blend our boosters. Grams are there too, for anyone who wants to reproduce a formula exactly or scale a batch up. Concentration Into 1 oz of base Into 2 oz of base 3% 27 drops · 0.9 g 54 drops · 1.8 g 5% 45 drops · 1.5 g 90 drops · 3.0 g 8% 72 drops · 2.4 g 144 drops · 4.8 g Above 8 percent you are mostly adding glycerin and water to your base, and thinning everything else in it. Stay in the range. Working with a different base size? The serum booster conversion chart has a calculator, plus the rates for every active we sell. How to use it Choose a water-based serum, gel, lotion, or cream. Hyaluronic acid serum is the usual pick — it mixes cleanly and carries well. Add the drops for the percentage you want. Cap and shake well. Refrigerate. The blue glass blocks light; the cold keeps the blend stable. Apply the finished blend to a clean, dry face and neck, morning and night. Moisturiser over the top, sunscreen in the morning. Suitable for serums, moisturisers, lotions, and eye creams. Not suitable for oil-only blends — Matrixyl 3000 is water-soluble and will not incorporate into jojoba, argan, coconut, or rosehip. Why buy the raw material instead of a finished serum Two reasons. You control the number. Most finished products naming this ingredient will not tell you how much is in them. When you blend it yourself, you know — because you counted it in. It goes further. One 15 ml bottle blends about ten 1 oz serums at 5 percent. You are buying the active, not the water it usually comes packaged in. If you would rather not mix anything, the 20% Matrixyl Collagen Serum is already blended and the percentage is on the label. Blending with other peptides Matrixyl 3000 is compatible with vitamin C, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, Syn-Ake, Argireline, copper peptide, and Matrixyl Synthe-6. A common pairing: Matrixyl 3000 for the look of firmness across the whole face, Matrixyl Synthe-6 on the specific lines. Apply two minutes apart so each absorbs. New to blending? Start with the full Matrixyl 3000 guide — usage rates, comparisons, and the questions we get asked most. Storage and shelf life Refrigerate on arrival. 8 months from opening — the label carries an open-jar symbol with an 8 in it. Store the blended product cold too. A note from the formulator I have been formulating with this ingredient for most of my twenty years at the bench, and I sell it raw for the same reason I put percentages on every label: you should be able to find out what is in what you are using. Blend it at 5 percent into a hyaluronic acid base and you have made a better serum than most of what is on the shelf, for a fraction of what it costs — and you will know exactly what is in it, because you put it there. — Kari Thomas, Founder and Cosmetic Formulator For external use only. Cosmetic grade. Do not apply undiluted to skin. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult your professional skin care provider. California Prop 65: this product is not known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
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