Peptides!!! What are they and how can they reduce my scars, stretch marks, or spider veins?

Many people generally know what peptides are, but can you explain this to clients in terms they can understand? I'm going to try.  Peptides are chains of two or more amino acids. Naturally occurring in the body and vital to everyday cellular processes, it is the order of the amino acid chain that creates different results or responses in the skin.

Peptides can target a specific skin concern like loss of elasticity or firmness that results from aging and sun damage. They can also help with the unevenness of skin tone that can appear as darkened areas or rough patches of skin.

Peptides that help to build collagen or restore elasticity to skin can also help reduce the appearance of stretch marks or scars. It is important that look at the color of the scars and stretch marks and inform you (the client) that red or purple stretch marks can be lightened and the ridges that appear from stretch marks can be reduced with products using specific peptides. Older, silver stretch marks and scars can also benefit from products with peptides.

During a massage, products with peptides can be used in treatments in a variety of ways. Peptide creams can be incorporated into the treatment while massaging areas of concern and applied as a booster. They can also be used as an after-treatment product to help enhance areas that were massaged artfully for reduction of the appearance of stretch marks or scars.  Unfortunately these products are more expensive and I do not typically use them in my practice, but can offer up great product advice.  If you bring your own peptide products, I'm more then willing to use them during your session!

Whether you are looking for firmer skin or lightening darker areas of hyperpigmentation, peptides can provide that initial surge of interest for you while in the treatment room. Peptides will not show their results immediately, but over time stretch marks and scars can lighten and start to smooth when using products with specific peptides.

If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them!  Just comment below or use social media/email and I will get back to you!  Any questions you may ask in private I may post answers to on the blog b/c it may be an answer someone else is afraid to ask.  I will keep all information given to me in private confidential!