The ingredient, explained
Sh-decapeptide-7
sh-Decapeptide-7 is a single chain recombinant human peptide, produced synthetically to be identical to the protein, Enkephalin. It contains 10 amino acids consisting of glycine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, serine, threonine and tyrosine
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Antioxidant
- Limits oxidation, including deterioration of formulation ingredients. This label alone does not show a clinical antioxidant effect in skin.
- Buffering
- Helps resist changes in a formula's pH.
- Chelating
- Binds metal ions that can affect product stability or appearance.
- Hair conditioning
- Improves cosmetic hair properties such as softness, shine or combability.
- Reducing
- Chemically changes another material through reduction.
- Skin protecting
- A technical role associated with protecting skin from external factors.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
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Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- SH-DECAPEPTIDE-7
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026