Checking My Math: GHK-Cu and SNAP-8 Serum Proportions

[john_askins]

Hi everyone - I'm putting together a serum using some ingredients I just got. Here's my current plan. Could you give it a look? (The SNAP-8 part is what's tripping me up.) I've got GHK-Cu and SNAP-8 both in bulk powder form. Based on what AI told me, SNAP doesn't behave like GHK.

Per AI:

Where the percentages come from​

Lipotec (the company that makes SNAP-8) sells a ready liquid, not raw powder. That liquid is only about 0.05% actual peptide. They say to put 3–10% of that liquid into a cream.

So the famous “10% SNAP-8” study is:

10% of a 0.05% solution ≈ 0.005% real peptide in the finished cream.

That’s 3 mg of raw SNAP-8 in 60 mL — not 60 mg, and not 1 gram.

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SNAP-8 is strong by weight. Your 60 mL bottle + 1.2 g GHK-Cu is already 2.0% GHK. SNAP-8 only needs a fraction of that.

SNAP-8 amount for 60 mL​StrengthSNAP-8 powderNotes0.05%30 mgSensible start0.1%60 mgTypical DIY “I want to feel it”0.2%120 mgStrong; more won’t act like Botox

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So my mix is:

60mL HA

1.2g GHK-cu = 2%

0.04g SNAP = 0.067%

Do those percentages look right? Am I using too much SNAP?

 

[john_askins]

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