Blue copper peptide (GHK-Cu) has attracted much market attention and the number of related products continues to grow.

Blue copper peptide (GHK-Cu), also known as blue copper peptide and tripeptide-1 copper, is a polypeptide (tripeptide-1) composed of glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine. A complex formed by combining with copper ions. Blue copper peptides naturally exist in the human body’s blood, saliva and urine. As age increases, the concentration of blue copper peptides in the human body will continue to decrease. Blue copper peptide is a type of signal peptide and is named after its blue appearance.

With its anti-aging, anti-oxidation, wound healing, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and other effects, blue copper peptides are increasingly used in the fields of medicine and cosmetics. As a high-energy active repair and anti-aging ingredient, blue copper peptide has attracted a lot of market attention. According to user data, in 2021, among peptide ingredients, blue copper peptide ranked first in volume, with a year-on-year increase of 161.8%.

According to the “2022-2027 China Blue Copper Peptide Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center , under the beauty economy, the global anti-aging market is developing rapidly, with the market size exceeding US$214 billion in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%. my country has a huge population base, strong consumer demand for cosmetics, and the growth rate of the anti-aging market is higher than the global average. With the development of the market, anti-aging ingredients are increasingly abundant, among which blue copper peptide has outstanding anti-aging and repairing effects, and is becoming a new choice for more and more high-end cosmetic brands.

Against the background of the rapid development of the anti-aging market, the number of blue copper peptide products is also growing. According to data from the State Food and Drug Administration, as of May 2022, the number of cosmetics filings and registrations with product names containing “blue copper peptide” exceeds 2500 pieces. Copper peptides are mainly used in the field of high-end cosmetics. Related products include The Ordinary Copper Peptide Essence, Neova Copper Peptide Cream, Transelephant Copper Peptide Essence, Beast Code Smurf Essence Oil, and Spring 8 Peptide Barrier. Cream, Mibel blue bandage, etc.

Blue copper peptide was discovered in 1973 and has been on the market for a long time. However, due to the complex synthesis process, there are currently few raw material companies with the ability to stably supply blue copper peptide, and the price is expensive. In addition, blue copper peptide is easy to inactivate, Instability and difficulty in formula matching also greatly limit its application. OGP is a leader in the field of cosmetic formulation application. It uses raw materials provided by the American Active Peptide company and produces azure peptide products with a purity of over 99.0% through a liquid phase synthesis method. In addition, OGP also participated in the formulation of the first domestic azurite peptide for cosmetics. Peptide raw material group standard “Cosmetic Raw Material Tripeptide-1 Copper”.

Industry analysts said that in the beauty economy, the anti-aging market is developing rapidly, and blue copper peptide is one of the popular anti-aging ingredients. First, market demand will continue to grow. Due to its high price, difficult formulation, and insufficient supply of raw materials, blue copper peptides are mainly used in the field of high-end cosmetics. Faced with the huge anti-aging prospects, relevant companies should seize the opportunity to obtain blue water with higher activity, higher purity, better permeability, and lower cost by optimizing the synthesis process, increasing research on new processes, and structural modification. Copper peptide raw materials, thereby expanding the application scenarios of blue copper peptides.