Copper Peptide. In a Gel. Fix beard dandruff in 24–48 hours. GHK-Cu 1 mg/mL · pH 5.5 · Fragrance None · 100 mL / 3.4 FL OZ When the blue is there, the active is there The blue you see in the bottle isn't a dye. It's the actual copper-peptide complex — copper bonded to the GHK tripeptide. As long as the formula stays blue, the active is intact. Why most copper peptide products don't work GHK-Cu is famously fragile. Two things in nearly every emulsion-based skincare product destroy it before it ever reaches your skin. Chelating agents. EDTA, disodium EDTA, tetrasodium EDTA, sodium phytate. They bind to metal ions and strip the copper away from the peptide. They're standard in creams and lotions for shelf stability. Heat. Emulsions need it to come together. GHK-Cu degrades when it's added to a formula at high temperatures. You can verify this yourself. Pick any cream-based "copper peptide" product on the market and look at the ingredient list. If you see EDTA — and you almost always will — the active has been compromised before it ever reached your skin. Skin Normalizer is built as a gel, not an emulsion. No chelating agents needed. The copper stays bonded to the peptide, all the way from the lab to your skin. Calm. Repair. Rebalance. Maintain. The four phases of what GHK-Cu does when it actually reaches the skin and stays active long enough to work. Calm. Helps reduce visible redness and irritation in the skin under the beard. Repair. Supports the skin barrier as it rebuilds. Rebalance. Supports moisture retention without the triggers most beard products carry. Maintain. Keeps the skin barrier resilient with continued daily use. How to use Apply a small amount to clean, dry skin under the beard, morning and evening. Massage gently until absorbed. Use daily — copper peptide effects compound with consistent use. Built by a chemist Skin Normalizer is the first product from Viscosity Labs, the public-facing line of Formula 117 — a working cosmetic lab. Most of what comes out of the lab goes onto shelves under other brands' names. Skin Normalizer is the first product the founder is putting his own name on. Eighteen months of formulation work went into the version shipping today. Ingredients Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Caffeine, Ectoin, Panthenol, Allantoin, Copper Tripeptide-1, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin. Specs Active: GHK-Cu (Copper Tripeptide-1), 1 mg/mL pH: 5.5 Volume: 100 mL / 3.4 FL OZ Format: Airless pump, cold-process gel Fragrance: None Distributed by: Viscosity Labs · Chicago, IL
