While many anti-aging products offer retroactive solutions to aging, few ingredients on the market today reach below the surface to offer real skincare solutions. Like putting a bandaid over a bullet hole, many anti-aging products fail to truly address the issues that cause skin to lose volume and firmness as we age. However, this isn't the case with Matrixyl®, a recently discovered peptide that addresses your skin's needs at its root and de-aging skin from the inside out. In this article, we'll learn what Matrixl® is and how adding it to your routine can take years off your skin.

How Matrixyl® Is the Perfect 'Hack' to Boosting Collagen

Matrixyl® is a trademarked peptide discovered by a French company in the late 1990s when Scientists made a breakthrough discovery while researching ways to heal wounds.1 While improving wound healing, researchers discovered they were able to build a peptide (or chain of proteins) that could also flip a switch in the skin and kick collagen-production into overdrive.

Matrixyl® is the skincare hack of your dreams - literally. The peptide works by 'hacking' into our body's natural repair system. When applied to the skin, peptides in Matrixyl® known as 'matrikines' signal to your body's skin cells that repairs in the skin are needed.2 Your skin cells then get to work producing skin-healthy compounds like collagen and elastin. Over time, Matrixyl® kicks your skin health into high gear, helping to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, improve skin texture, and restore a youthful glow. It's like giving your skin a wake-up call to start behaving like it did in your younger years!

The Benefits of Matrixyl®: How this Peptide Creates Youthful Skin From the Inside Out

Matrixyl® is a bio-hacking peptide that is becoming known in the skincare world for being able to build younger skin from the inside out. By stimulating collagen and elastin production, Matrixyl® plumps aging skin, making wrinkles and fine lines dissipate.3 Over time, Matrixyl® can help you turn the clock back to the youthful, resilient skin you remember having years ago.

But beyond anti-aging, Maytrixl® has additional benefits, especially related to healing and smoothing damaged, uneven skin. By promoting the renewal of skin cells and the production of healthy proteins, Matrixyl® contributes to a softer, more even skin surface.4 Over time, Matrixyl® can help to minimize uneven skin that's been affected by acne scarring or pore enlargement.5 Even old scars can benefit from the healing effects of Matrixyl®! And unlike other potent anti-aging treatments that can be harsh or irritating, Matrixyl® is known for being gentle on the skin. It's suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin, making the peptide an easy addition to skincare routines without causing irritation.

How My Derma Dream's No-Tox Skin Serum Makes the Most Out of Matrixyl®

From our research, we at My Derma Dream have concluded Maytrixl® is one of the most well-rounded anti-aging ingredients on the market today. So, to bring this powerful healing ingredient to customers, we've included Maytrixl® as one of the four main components of our best-selling No-Tox Serum, the Botox-in-A-Bottle serum.

No-Tox is our revolutionary skin serum that harmoniously blends the collagen-boosting effects of Maytrixl® with other anti-aging compounds, such as hyaluronic acid, Argireline®, and Stay-C®.6 Hyaluronic acid is a hydrating compound renowned for its ability to help the skin retain up to 1,000 times its own molecular weight in water, known to help smooth over fine lines and wrinkles.7 No-Tox is also blended with Stay-C®, an antioxidant found to brighten skin and fight free radicals.6 No-Tox also incorporates Argireline®, a peptide found to relax facial muscles similarly to Botox, without the need for painful injections.6

By combining Matrixyl® expertly with these advanced skincare compounds, No-Tox Serum is meticulously crafted to deliver comprehensive skincare benefits in one potent formula. In pairing these cutting-edge ingredients, we've created a solution that not only tightens and firms but also brightens and protects your skin. For more information, or to treat yourself to plumper, younger-looking skin, check out No-Tox "Botox In A Bottle" Serum here.

FAQ's: What Else Do You Need to Know About Matrixyl®?

Q: Who is able to use Matrixyl®?

A: Unlike some other heavy-handing anti-aging ingredients on the beauty market today, Matrixyl® is considered safe to use on all skin types. While its anti-aging properties make it especially helpful for more mature skin, the soothing properties of Matrixyl® are excellent for other ages as well. Overall, whether you have an oily, dry, normal, or combination skin type, Matrixyl® should work well with your skin. Though, as always, I recommend patch-testing any new products on your skin before adding them to your daily skincare routine.

Q: How many times a day can I use Matrixyl®?

A: Like other ingredients in the No-Tox Serum, I recommend using Matrixyl® no more than three times a day. Firstly, Matrixyl® is best used in the morning and evening as a daily skincare. Using Matrixyl® daily will help build up the skin's collagen and elastin over time, improving the results you see. Secondly, Matrixyl® can be used within an activator serum for an at-home spa device. Activator serums help at-home spa devices run smoothly across the skin, and also help to rehydrate the skin following a treatment. Matrixyl® works especially well alongside devices like our MicroscultTM, which also works to lift and tighten skin.

Q: How long do the effects of Matrixyl® last?

A: You should notice the immediate hydrating and smoothing effects of Matrixyl® within hours of application. However, for people looking to achieve firming skin and long-term results, I recommend using Matrixyl® for at least six weeks. After six weeks of consistent use, you should start to notice a visible difference in your skin. Typically, however, within four to six months, people report the most dramatic results and improvements in their fine lines.

Conclusion

Many skincare products are eager to tell you they can remove your fine lines and get rid of wrinkles. Unfortunately, however, most products don't really address the core processes your skin must undergo to really fill in fine lines. Matrixyl®, however, does just that, and works with your body's cells to give you younger, plumper, more elastic skin. I hope this article helped introduce you to this fascinating compound, and got you curious about what Matrixyl® can do for you. If you've noticed your skin looking tired and worn out, Matrixyl® might be the best way to kick your collagen back into gear!

References

1. Study describing the basic history and definition of Matrixyl®: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.2c02592.
2. Study that explains how peptides like matrikines are fragments of extracellular matrix proteins, which play a significant role in cell signaling and cellular activities such as proliferation and migration to promote skin repair: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0369811414000297?via%3Dihub.
3. Study that found Matrixl promoted collagen and elastin production: https://www.walshmedicalmedia.com/open-access/effects-of-ghkcu-on-mmp-and-timp-expression-collagen-and-elastin-production-and-facial-wrinkle-parameters-2329-8847-1000166.pdf.
4. Study which suggests substances that can improve the skin's extracellular matrix (like Matrixyl) and boost the production of new collagen and elastin can result in smoother, more elastic skin: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Extracellular-Matrix-Modulation%3A-Optimizing-Skin-Widgerow-Fabi/cf31dd0cb3df5e157c22e686830db8153affcdbb.
5. Study discusses how the use of matrikines (peptides derived from ECM proteins) like those in Matrixyl can promote collagen and elastin production, which are critical for skin repair and regeneration which is important for healing acne scars: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27050707/.
6. My Derma Dream's No-Tox Skin Serum: https://shop.mydermadream.com/products/timeless-skin-serum.
7. Article stating hyaluronic acid can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/8/1800.