{"product_id":"matrixyl-3000","title":"Matrixyl 3000 Serum Booster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatrixyl 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a formulation ingredient, not a finished serum. Do not apply it directly to skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is in the bottle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINCI:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glycerin, Aqua (Water), Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalmitoyl Tripeptide-1\u003c\/strong\u003e (pal-GHK) — associated with the look of firmer, better-supported skin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7\u003c\/strong\u003e (pal-GQPR) — associated with skin that looks calmer and more even\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWater-soluble. Opaque gel. Fragrance-free, paraben-free. Made in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow much to add\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCount 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eConcentration\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInto 1 oz of base\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInto 2 oz of base\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 drops · 0.9 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54 drops · 1.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 drops · 1.5 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e90 drops · 3.0 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72 drops · 2.4 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144 drops · 4.8 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove 8 percent you are mostly adding glycerin and water to your base, and thinning everything else in it. Stay in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorking with a different base size? The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/product-instructions-for-serum-boosters\"\u003eserum booster conversion chart\u003c\/a\u003e has a calculator, plus the rates for every active we sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose a water-based serum, gel, lotion, or cream. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hyaluronic-acid-serum\"\u003eHyaluronic acid serum\u003c\/a\u003e is the usual pick — it mixes cleanly and carries well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd the drops for the percentage you want.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCap and shake well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRefrigerate. The blue glass blocks light; the cold keeps the blend stable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply the finished blend to a clean, dry face and neck, morning and night. Moisturiser over the top, sunscreen in the morning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuitable for serums, moisturizers, lotions, and eye creams. Not suitable for oil-only blends — Matrixyl 3000 is water-soluble and will not incorporate into jojoba, argan, coconut, or rose hip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy buy the raw material instead of a finished serum\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou control the number.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt goes further.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would rather not mix anything, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/matrixyl-collagen-booster-serum\"\u003e20% Matrixyl Collagen Serum\u003c\/a\u003e is already blended and the percentage is on the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBlending with other peptides\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatrixyl 3000 is compatible with vitamin C, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/syn-ake\"\u003eSyn-Ake\u003c\/a\u003e, Argireline, copper peptide, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/matrixyl-synthe-6-wrinkle-firming-filler\"\u003eMatrixyl Synthe-6\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to blending? Start with the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/matrixyl\"\u003efull Matrixyl 3000 guide\u003c\/a\u003e — usage rates, comparisons, and the questions we get asked most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStorage and shelf life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRefrigerate on arrival. 12 months from opening — the label carries an open-jar symbol with an 12 in it. Store the blended product at room temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA note from the formulator\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlend it at 8 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Kari Thomas, Founder and Cosmetic Formulator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor 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. 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