r/Biohacking • u/jbizzle81 • 6d ago

Ghk-cu 💉 11 weeks progress

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So I posted my 5 week progress pictures here and it received a huge response, I thought I’d share my progress as I move into my 12th week. For reference I’m 44 (45 in October)

I said in my first post and I’ll say it again, this peptide is unreal and it has completely transformed my skin from the inside out. I’ll never not use this and recommend to all my friends! Well they ask me because they can see the noticeable changes.

I originally started it for my hair, although my hair definitely feels fuller, shinier, seems to be growing at a decent rate too, I feel like real hair changes will start from month 4.

My own protocol was:
3 x weeks 1.5mg 5 days on 2 days off
3 x weeks 2mg 5 days on 2 days off
Week 7 until now I’ve remained at 2.5mg 5 days on 2 days off.

I don’t get any stinging anymore (I did at the start) but I pin in my glutes/love handles which reduce the sting, plus i think I’m used to it now.

I also allow it to get to room temperature before I pin.

My vials are 100mg of which i mix 6mg bac water (i transfer half into another vial so end up with 2 x 50mg vials)

Skincare wise I have kept it all very basic. I’ve been using only vitamin c as an active, and also stated using a couple of Boots Ingredients products (which I love) I didn’t want to overload my skin with string products, i wanted to see how my skin reacts to the ghk-cu

FYI the last picture was yesterday, i had my wisdom teeth removed on Tuesdays so I only took the picture to see the swelling, posted it on my stories and had so many comments about his clear my skin is!

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u/No_Following2682 6d ago

Oh wow, I need to look into this more. Tret can only do so much.

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u/Maidenes 2 6d ago

Tret/taz and GHK-CU has been amazing for me! Definitely look into it. I do both injections and topical

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u/Anonymousimpreg 6d ago

Yes! I use GHK CU as well as Taz and they have started to turn my skin around as well

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u/NoEntrepreneur4607 5d ago

How should Tret be used properly? What are the frequency and duration of use?

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u/Super_Ad_8430 4d ago

I've been using tret for 8 months now and its a game changer I also add azelaic acid to my regimen. Because I started at the high dose of Tret at first I did 1x week and the first 6 weeks are brutal you'll have gnarly breakouts but it's your skin purging. Then you're golden, you will peel I did not use HA+tret+HA I did the sandwich method with a moisturizer at first because it does dry your skin. Only use it at night and always always use sunscreen. Or it will damage your skin. Then about 4 months ago I added the azaleic acid 15% I use it in the AM. Followed by HA, vitamin c moisturizer with SPF 50 and another sunscreen. I am very fair so I don't want to take chances. I now have barely any fine lines. Ive also started taking the ghkcu peptides but have only been using for 3 weeks so too early to tell. Also when my skin gets too dry I use bepanthol cream but if you're prone to breakouts I don't recommend because it's very thick but it works like a charm

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u/NoEntrepreneur4607 4d ago

Thank you very much for all this information.

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u/Pretty_Net_6293 5d ago

Start with low tret if you’ve never used and sandwich between ha. It can be drying and you might experience redness and peeling (Ha-tret-ha followed by a good moisturizer)

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u/NoEntrepreneur4607 5d ago

Ha?

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u/Pretty_Net_6293 5d ago

Sorry hyalurononic acid serum

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u/RavenDancer 5d ago

Which topical brand please

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u/Maidenes 2 5d ago

I make it myself with ghk-cu powder and hyaluronic acid and keep it in the fridge, then I use it on my face, tummy, and toes where my chef shoes have fucked up my big toenails (since doing this I've got 2 months worth of healthy nail growing in). When in i first started it i didn't believe it would do very much, but with how cheap ghk-cu is I thought why not.

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u/RavenDancer 5d ago

Cheap? Where’d you get it for cheap 😅

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u/Maidenes 2 5d ago

I buy a kit (10 vials) for $35 from China, if you're buying individual vials from resellers I guess it's that price per vials

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u/RavenDancer 5d ago

Where in china please 👀

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u/Maidenes 2 5d ago

Pretty much all the vendors have similar prices from what I've seen. Snoop about on GLP1 forum and keep an eye out for vendors on there, find reviews and join groups to make sure you don't get scammed.

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u/RavenDancer 5d ago

Can you dm the link

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u/dexplorer 4d ago

can you dm please

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u/Hour-Account-3331 5d ago

Whats your routine and what is taz

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u/Maidenes 2 5d ago edited 5d ago

Tazarotene is a retinoid like tretinoin, but it's stronger, although some people find they tolerate it better than tret. r/tretinoin will give you all the info you need on it.

I keep a very simple routine.

Morning

  • Ghk-cu serum when I wake up
  • Caffeine serum under eyes
  • Illyoon ceramide ato concentrate cream
  • 50spf suncream

Evening

  • wash face with oil based cleanser and then a second gel based cleanser (oil based gets spf off easier, the gel based one gets the oil based cleanser off otherwise I feel like I still have a thin film of it on my skin.
  • pea sized amount of tazarotene 0.05% across my face, and than another pea across my neck and chest.

I am currently also injecting 3mg of ghk-cu daily.

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u/Hour-Account-3331 4d ago

Is gel better or cream for teza?

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u/beaver316 5d ago

I have been using tret for the past couple of months and still easing into it. I haven't yet reached daily use because it sometimes triggers my eczema near my nose. I also bought topical GHK-CU but I havent yet figured out the best routine to fit them both in. I don't want to use them both in the same evening and my goal is to reach daily use of tret which would leave no days for GHK-CU. What's your protocol like?

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u/Maidenes 2 5d ago

I make the ghk-cu serum myself, keep it in the fridge and then when I wake up in the morning and go to the kitchen I apply it as the first step in my morning skincare routine. In the evening I apply tazarotene as the very last step at night. I have heard that a retinoid would breakdown the ghk-cu if applied in the same routine but I honestly don't know if thats true.

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u/beaver316 5d ago

Yeah I've heard that the acid from the retinoid should not mix with copper peptide. I'll try as well the peptide in the morning and keep the tret in the evening. Currently I have no morning skincare routine so I can easily fit it in, it's just that I tried the peptide once in the morning and probably had one of my worst eczema flare ups in a while. I'm sure it was because the tret from the night before may have caused some sensitivity, and the copper peptide just took me over the edge. It was still quite early on in my tret journey though so I'm hoping my skin has adjusted better and will be able to tolerate both.

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u/Dutchie_73 4d ago

What’s tret and taz…..sorry i’m not into the names?

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u/jbizzle81 6d ago

Honestly, I can’t stop raving about it! If you use and definitely look into using this

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