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- 0:00This is not medical advice. This is strictly for informational and educational purposes
- 0:06only in the context of research in a laboratory setting. You should always consult with a medical
- 0:13care professional before starting any treatment. This is not medical advice. Now that's out of the way,
- 0:20let's get started. So if your research subject has eye bags like this comment says or any,
- 0:28you're looking for to benefit its skin conditions, skin quality, GHK-Cu is probably going to be your
- 0:37number one pick. There's also the growth hormone secretiagogues because elevated growth hormone
- 0:44improves skin quality and collagen turnover as well. So those are two options pretty much. GHK-Cu
- 0:52will be the most direct benefit to skin I would say, but growth hormone secretiagogues are also
- 0:58going to improve skin. And I'm going to pop up a study I found about GHK-Cu's impact on skin.
- 1:07So one of the other cool things about GHK-Cu is that it can be you can go either the subcue route or
- 1:13you can also use it topically and like mixed with a hyaluronic acid serum on your research subject on
- 1:20the areas that you're looking to improve. And it's also effective that way. So this study
- 1:26explores the topical use of it in 41 women with mild to severe photo sensitive damage or something
- 1:36around the eye area and their wrinkles on the face. So I'll pop it up right now. So facial cream
- 1:42with GHK-Cu applied to 71 women with mild to advanced signs of photo aging, increased skin density
- 1:49and thickness, reduced laxity, improved clarity, reduced fine lines and the depth of wrinkles.
- 1:55And also a GHK-Cu eye cream, 12 weeks, 41 women with mild to advanced photo damage,
- 2:02performed better than placebo and vitamin K cream, reduced lines and wrinkles, improved overall
- 2:09appearance, increased skin density and thickness. So the topical version is still effective.
- 2:16Subcue is also effective in the in the same regards, but it's also important to note that
- 2:22eye bags are multi factorial. So they could be from various things if you're not getting enough
- 2:29sleep, if you're not properly hydrated, they could be genetic. So it may not be something that GHK-Cu
- 2:36could treat, but it is one of the options as well as the growth hormone screwed to gogs can also
- 2:42improve collagen turnover and skin quality and lacks the filling in any wrinkles you may have.
- 2:48So those are your two options I would suggest maybe trying the topical GHK-Cu on the area
- 2:55and seeing if that works or going the sub cue route with your research subject. And if neither
- 3:00of those do anything, you could try the growth hormone screwed to gogs.
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GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper peptide with documented roles in wound repair and skin matrix remodeling, supported by in vitro and small clinical cosmetic studies. The creator discussed both topical and subcutaneous application for periorbital aging and skin quality, citing a 12-week eye cream trial and a facial cream study, but did not distinguish between the evidence quality for these two delivery routes. Growth hormone secretagogues were mentioned as a secondary skin option without direct clinical trial support for that specific endpoint.
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Ipamorelin, the first selective growth hormone secretagogue
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The growth hormone secretagogue ipamorelin counteracts glucocorticoid-induced decrease in bone formation
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The human peptide GHK-Cu in prevention of oxidative stress and degenerative conditions of aging
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- GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper peptide with documented roles in wound repair and skin matrix remodeling, supported by in vitro and small clinical cosmetic studies. The creator discussed both topical and subcutaneous application for periorbital aging and skin quality, citing a 12-week eye cream trial and a facial cream study, but did not distinguish between the evidence quality for these two delivery routes. Growth hormone secretagogues were mentioned as a secondary skin option without direct clinical trial support for that specific endpoint.
- 2 small clinical trials (71-woman facial cream study and 41-woman 12-week eye cream study) support topical GHK-Cu for photoaging signs, but sample sizes and industry-adjacent funding limit how far those results generalize.
- No published RCT directly compares subcutaneous GHK-Cu to topical GHK-Cu for periorbital or facial skin outcomes in humans.
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- 2 small clinical trials (71-woman facial cream study and 41-woman 12-week eye cream study) support topical GHK-Cu for photoaging signs, but sample sizes and industry-adjacent funding limit how far those results generalize.
- No published RCT directly compares subcutaneous GHK-Cu to topical GHK-Cu for periorbital or facial skin outcomes in humans.
- Growth hormone secretagogues have mechanistic but not direct clinical trial support for wrinkle reduction specifically; the 1990 Rudman NEJM data used exogenous GH, not secretagogues.
- Eye bags caused by fat herniation, genetics, or chronic sleep debt are unlikely to respond meaningfully to any peptide, topical or injected, a point the creator correctly acknowledged.
- Compounded GHK-Cu peptides sourced outside licensed pharmacy channels are not FDA-evaluated for purity, potency, or sterility, which the 'research subject' framing does not change.
- Topical GHK-Cu carries a lower risk profile than subcutaneous use, making it the more defensible starting point if someone is exploring copper peptides for skin quality under medical supervision.
- The creator's multilayered disclaimer did not prevent them from giving specific route recommendations and product comparisons, which sits in a regulatory gray area for telehealth-adjacent content.
Our take · Written by FormBlends editorial team · Reviewed by FormBlends Medical Team · This is not a transcript. It is our independent review of the video above.
What did @morepepsmorereps actually say?
The creator recommended GHK-Cu, a copper-binding peptide, as their "number one pick" for skin quality and eye bags, citing a study on 71 women using a GHK-Cu facial cream and a separate 12-week eye cream trial in 41 women. They also flagged growth hormone secretagogues as a secondary option for collagen turnover. Crucially, they noted that eye bags are "multi factorial" and may not respond to any peptide at all.
They discussed both subcutaneous injection and topical application as delivery routes, and they stopped short of recommending specific doses or protocols. The disclaimer framing, research subject language, was thin cover for what amounts to practical usage advice aimed at a human audience. That tension between the legal disclaimer and the actual content of the video is worth naming directly.
Does the science back this up?
Partially, yes. The GHK-Cu topical data is real and reasonably solid for what it is. Two Pickart-era studies, along with more recent independent work, do support improvements in skin density, fine line reduction, and collagen synthesis with topical GHK-Cu. But the evidence base has meaningful limitations the creator glossed over.
Pickart and Margolina (2018, Cosmetics) reviewed GHK-Cu's wound-healing and skin-remodeling mechanisms, showing it activates collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycan synthesis. The 71-woman facial cream study the creator references matches Leyden et al. work on copper peptide cosmetics, though the journal pedigree on some of these trials is cosmetic dermatology, not high-impact randomized controlled trial territory. Effect sizes tend to be modest. The 12-week periorbital cream trial showing improvement over placebo and vitamin K cream is a real finding, but "performed better than placebo" in a cosmetics trial is a low bar. On growth hormone secretagogues improving skin, there is supportive mechanistic logic, but direct RCT evidence for skin outcomes specifically is thin.
What did they get wrong (or right)?
They got the multi-factorial nuance right. Saying eye bags "could be from various things" including sleep, hydration, and genetics before recommending GHK-Cu is exactly the caveat most peptide creators skip. That earns genuine credit.
What they got wrong, or at least incomplete: they presented the topical study results as if they cleanly transfer to subcutaneous GHK-Cu for periorbital use. The mechanisms overlap but are not identical. Systemic GHK-Cu from subcutaneous injection distributes differently than a cream applied directly to periorbital tissue. Conflating the two delivery routes as producing "the same regards" of benefit is an overreach not supported by head-to-head data.
They also described growth hormone secretagogues as filling in wrinkles, which is a stretch. GH-axis peptides like CJC-1295 and ipamorelin may improve skin thickness over time through IGF-1 mediated collagen synthesis (Rudman et al., 1990, NEJM, though that was exogenous GH), but "filling in wrinkles" overstates the cosmetic literature on secretagogues specifically.
What should you actually know?
GHK-Cu is one of the better-studied peptides in cosmetic dermatology, which is a lower bar than it sounds. The topical evidence is real but comes largely from industry-adjacent research with modest sample sizes. If you are looking at this purely from a topical skincare angle, the risk profile is low and the data is at least directionally positive.
Subcutaneous GHK-Cu for skin outcomes is a different question with far less direct evidence. The safety profile in humans is not well characterized through large-scale clinical trials. Compounded peptides sourced outside licensed pharmacy channels carry additional quality and sterility risks that no amount of "research subject" framing eliminates.
- GHK-Cu topical: some real evidence, modest effect sizes, reasonable safety profile for cosmetic use
- Subcutaneous GHK-Cu for skin: extrapolated from topical and in vitro data, not directly RCT-proven for periorbital improvement
- Growth hormone secretagogues for skin: mechanistically plausible, clinically thin for cosmetic endpoints specifically
- Eye bags: the creator is correct that they are multi-factorial. Peptides are unlikely to fix eye bags caused by fat herniation, genetics, or chronic sleep deprivation
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About the Creator
MorePepsMoreReps · TikTok creator
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Replying to @……. #greenscreen all in the context of research and education, not medical advice nor intended for human application
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers based on this video and our medical team review.
What does the video say about 2 small clinical trials (71-woman facial cream study?
2 small clinical trials (71-woman facial cream study and 41-woman 12-week eye cream study) support topical GHK-Cu for photoaging signs, but sample sizes and industry-adjacent funding limit how far those results generalize.
What does the video say about no published rct directly compares subcutaneous ghk-cu to topical ghk-cu?
No published RCT directly compares subcutaneous GHK-Cu to topical GHK-Cu for periorbital or facial skin outcomes in humans.
What does the video say about growth hormone secretagogues have mechanistic?
Growth hormone secretagogues have mechanistic but not direct clinical trial support for wrinkle reduction specifically; the 1990 Rudman NEJM data used exogenous GH, not secretagogues.
What does the video say about eye bags caused by fat herniation, genetics,?
Eye bags caused by fat herniation, genetics, or chronic sleep debt are unlikely to respond meaningfully to any peptide, topical or injected, a point the creator correctly acknowledged.
What does the video say about compounded ghk-cu peptides sourced outside licensed pharmacy channels?
Compounded GHK-Cu peptides sourced outside licensed pharmacy channels are not FDA-evaluated for purity, potency, or sterility, which the 'research subject' framing does not change.
What does the video say about topical ghk-cu carries a lower risk profile than subcutaneous use,?
Topical GHK-Cu carries a lower risk profile than subcutaneous use, making it the more defensible starting point if someone is exploring copper peptides for skin quality under medical supervision.
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