Argireline

Argireline is a hexapeptide that mimics botulinum toxin by competing for SNARE complex formation, reducing neurotransmitter release to relax facial muscles and diminish expression wrinkles. Community use centers on topical application once or twice daily for wrinkle reduction and skin rejuvenation, with doses inferred from product concentrations ranging from 50 mcg to 2000 mcg per application. The strongest signal from the evidence is a 50% withdrawal rate across the registered trial program.

Half-life~4 h

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Measured on 5 of 6 axes

Research Evidence

Evidence shape

Human evidence for Argireline is limited — pilot studies, withdrawn trials, or completed trials without posted results. Off-label / exploratory data exists for 4 additional indications (Wrinkles; Treatment studies). 1 trial was withdrawn or terminated — surfaced below as signal of absence, not omitted.

Depthhow much
2 registered trials
1 completed
Breadthhow many areas
5 indications mapped
4 thin / exploratory · 3 single-trial long-tail
Qualityhow rigorous
Highest tier: Phase 3
50% withdrawal rate
Breadth and depth20 rows captured
Human
direct clinical signal
16
Animal
translational support
0
In vitro
mechanistic support
4
HighMediumLow

Anecdotal efficacy

Argireline side effects

Clinical research side effects

Grouped from 8 published human studies — weighted by study count, not incidence (the papers report no rates).

Anecdotal side effects

1
USA
200 mg
$202.00
$1.01/mg
2
USA
200 mg
$210.00
$1.05/mg
3
USA
200 mg
$214.96
$1.07/mg
4
--
200 mg
$215.23
$1.08/mg
5
US
5 mg
$30.00
$6/mg
6
GB
10 mg
$92.60
$9.26/mg

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Argireline dosing & protocol

How Argireline is dosed across research, clinician, and community sources — each evidence tier kept separate so the dose range, frequency, timing, and cycling stay visible without flattening different levels of evidence.

Research trials
Published clinical-trial protocols · n = 14
Typical dose
—
0
200 µg
400 µg
600 µg
800 µg
1 mg
no dose captured for this tier yet
Frequency
daily
Route
topical

Research trials of Argireline used a topical formulation applied daily, but the studies did not provide a consistent or reliably extracted dosage amount.

14 sources
Clinician practice
Doctor & published-protocol guidance
Typical dose
0
typical
0
200 µg
400 µg
600 µg
800 µg
1 mg
single reported dose

No structured protocol details captured for this tier yet.

The clinician practice tier lists a typical dose of 0 mcg, with no frequency, timing, route, or cycle specified information.

Anecdotal
Community-reported real-world use
Typical dose
—
0
200 µg
400 µg
600 µg
800 µg
1 mg
no dose captured for this tier yet
Frequency
unspecified
Route
topical

Community users typically apply Argireline topically once or twice daily, with the amount per application inferred from product concentrations that range from about 50 µg to 2000 µg.