You can find 15% Matrixyl in our Anti-wrinkle firming serum and our Wrinkle Eraser Serum. We also use Matrixyl in both of our moisturizers When skin is wounded, tiny cells called fibroblasts change their characteristics and help to repair the damaged tissue and assist in the process of forming new tissue. Part of their job is to manufacture new collagen, an important component of connective tissue.

Matrixyl, also known as PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-3 OR (PAL-KTTKS) is a lipopeptide that stimulates the matrix molecules in the skin, particularly collagen and fibronectin. Simply, it sends a chemical message to the cells to make new collagen.( Collagen is a protein - through the natural processes of aging, collagen in the skin is lost resulting in wrinkles) Matrixyl is a fatty acid mixed with amino acids. The active ingredient in Matrixyl is called Micro-collagen which is a peptide, when applied to the skin penetrates the deeper layers of the skin.  After a wide range of tests, studies found that Matrixyl (Pal-KTTKS) with Micro-collagen contributes to the characteristics of younger, smoother, less wrinkled skin.

Fibroblasts never completely lose this ability to create more collagen, even in mature skin.  But as you grow older, your collagen levels dwindle, and your firm, moist skin dries out and wrinkles. "Wrinkles are nothing more or less than the depletion of collagen in the skin," according to Robert Garonne, Professor of Cell Biology at 
Lyon University in France."