A synthetic peptide based on a human protein sequence, listed as a skin-conditioning and skin-protecting ingredient.
What it is
sh-Decapeptide-5 SP is, according to CosIng, a synthetic human peptide of 10 amino acids (arginine, asparagine, cysteine, glutamine, lysine, tryptophan and tyrosine), made to be identical to a portion of eosinophil cationic protein, a human protein of up to 160 amino acids. CosIng lists it as a skin-conditioning and skin-protecting ingredient.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The prefix sh in the INCI name marks a peptide made to be identical to a human sequence; the name does not show how much is used.
Functions
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- Skin protecting
- Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (6)
- Kojąca maska do twarzy, szyi i dekoltu, 10% kompleksu hydroepidermalnego, 0,05% czystego peptydu łagodzącego, witamina B12, Łagodzenie i Wyciszenie · BasicLab
- Zestaw wygładzające kremy na dzień i serum z czystym peptydem miedziowym · BasicLab
- Aktywnie wygładzający krem na dzień do twarzy, szyi i dekoltu 0,3% czystego peptydu miedziowego, Ujędrnienie i Elastyczność · BasicLab
- Antyoksydacyjne serum wzmacniające 1% ergotioneiny, 10% kompleksu diglukozydu kwasu galusowego, 3% kompleksu senolitycznego, EGCG, Blask i Elastyczność · BasicLab
- Antyoksydacyjne serum wzmacniające 0,5% ergotioneiny, 5% kompleksu diglukozydu kwasu galusowego, EGCG, Blask i Elastyczność 15 ml · BasicLab
- Lash & Brow LAB serum do brwi i rzęs zagęszczające multipeptydowe · Bielenda