It is a water-soluble vitamin that cats, like humans, need to obtain from external sources such as their diet or supplements
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Add in the potential for an itchy, inflamed scalp, a greasy finish, and the reality of long-term dependency to maintain results, and its easy to see why some people abandon the treatment before it starts working
A practical routine: Morning: Cleanser Copper peptide serum (GHK-Cu) Vitamin C + antioxidant Moisturizer + SPF Evening: Cleanser Nanoretinol (retinoid pathway activation) Moisturizer with ceramides Separating copper peptides (AM) from retinol (PM) avoids any theoretical interaction between copper ions and retinol stability, while ensuring both pathways are activated daily
Additionally, under normal conditions, mitophagy helps suppress PCD by clearing damaged mitochondria
However, when LGSH accumulates, the reactive lactyl group within its thioester bond can undergo a direct nucleophilic attack by lysine residues