Argireline

Argireline is a synthetic hexapeptide used to reduce the appearance of expression-related facial wrinkles through a mechanism that mimics botulinum toxin. There is no established community modal protocol for dosing, timing, or cycling, as human use remains entirely off-label and compounded. The evidence base for this peptide is significantly thinner than common discourse suggests, with exploratory indications largely lacking posted results and a fifty percent withdrawal rate observed across the registered trial program. Injection-site reactions, histamine responses, and systemic side effects have not been a consistent theme in the limited available data.

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Human evidence for Argireline is limited — pilot studies, withdrawn trials, or completed trials without posted results. Off-label / exploratory data exists for 4 additional indications (Wrinkles; Treatment studies). 1 trial was withdrawn or terminated — surfaced below as signal of absence, not omitted.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
--
200 mg
$99.00
$0.49/mg
2
USA
200 mg
$202.00
$1.01/mg
3
USA
200 mg
$210.00
$1.05/mg
4
USA
200 mg
$214.96
$1.07/mg
5
--
200 mg
$215.23
$1.08/mg
6
--
10 mg
$45.71
$4.57/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

No structured protocol details captured for this tier yet.

No reliable dosing information (amount, frequency, or cycle) was reported in the available trials for this peptide tier based on the identified sources.

14 sources
Clinician practice
Doctor & published-protocol guidance
Typical dose
0
200 µg
400 µg
600 µg
800 µg
1 mg
no dose captured for this tier yet

No structured protocol details captured for this tier yet.

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 reports fail to specify a precise dosage amount, a defined frequency of use, or any cycling pattern for Argireline, leaving the exact amount and schedule unspecified.