No independent test of Ion Peptide's Argireline yet
- Priced far below the typical rate for Argireline — a common sign of underdosing or a fake, not a deal.
- We hold no independent tests for Argireline from any maker yet — unknown stays visible.
How to verify this yourself
To verify before you buy: ask Ion Peptide for the Janoshik COA for your batch number, then paste it into Verify — VialGrade confirms it's a real, unedited lab record.
Open the Verify toolAcetyl Hexapeptide-8 (Raw) – 1g
A synthetic acetylated hexapeptide modeled on the N-terminal fragment of the SNAP-25 protein.
Observed price
Median $/mg
$1.09/mg
Range $/mg
$0.13/mg–$4.00/mg
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#1 of 4
cheapest/mg
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Compared by cost-per-mg against 4 sized listings of this compound. Real / active mg needs an independent purity test — none on record yet. Purity vs grade
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No independent test of Ion Peptide's Argireline yet
- Priced far below the typical rate for Argireline — a common sign of underdosing or a fake, not a deal.
- We hold no independent tests for Argireline from any maker yet — unknown stays visible.
How to verify this yourself
To verify before you buy: ask Ion Peptide for the Janoshik COA for your batch number, then paste it into Verify — VialGrade confirms it's a real, unedited lab record.
Open the Verify toolCompare by real cost
Every Argireline listing, cheapest per mg first
Sticker prices hide the size, so listings are ranked by what a milligram actually costs — with independently tested purity where it exists. All 6 are here: the last 2 are listings whose vendor never published a strength we can read, so they have no per-mg figure to sort on.
| # | Vendor | Size | Price | Per mg | Tested purity | Real $/active mg | |
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| 1 | Ion Peptide | 1g total1g each | $129 | $0.13/mg · too cheap? | — | — | View |
| 2 | Biotech Peptides | 200mg total | $210 | $1.05/mg | — | — | View |
| 3 | Core Peptides | 200mg total | $226 | $1.13/mg | — | — | View |
| 4 | Umbrella Labs | 10mg total | $40 | $4.00/mg | — | — | View |
| Listed, but not rankable — no published strength to price per mg | |||||||
| — | Behemoth LabzUnavailable | 1 vial | $215 | no size published | — | — | View |
| — | Purerawz | 1 vial | $215 | no size published | — | — | View |
Real $/active mg divides the price-per-mg by the measured purity — the honest cost of the actual peptide, so a 90%-pure vial isn’t compared as if it were 99%. Too cheap? flags a listing far below the market rate — often underdosing or a fake, not a deal. The crown marks the cheapest non-outlier; best value marks the lowest real cost per active mg. A vendor shown as Unavailable or Low stock is priced here but not currently buyable.
Understand this compound
What is Argireline?
Widely studieda.k.a. Acetyl Hexapeptide-8A skin-cream ingredient that works like a milder, rub-on cousin of Botox: it tells facial muscles to relax slightly so expression lines soften.
Good to know: Evidence is mixed and confounded by industry funding of the strongest positive trials, and low skin penetration limits how much active peptide reaches its target.
How does Argireline work?
The science
A synthetic hexapeptide fragment of SNAP-25 that competes with native SNAP-25 in the SNARE complex, reducing acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and dampening facial muscle contraction — a topical, non-injected mimic of botulinum toxin's mechanism.
Mechanism of action from published research — how the molecule behaves, not a claim about any product or any human-use effect.
What is Argireline researched for?
Studied as a topical cosmetic ingredient for expression-line and wrinkle reduction.
- Skin & cosmeticStudied in cosmetic and skin research — collagen, elasticity, and appearance.
How far has the research gone?
Widely studied (cosmetic literature) — manufacturer-funded trials report wrinkle-depth reduction, but an independent 2023 evaluation found no significant effect, and skin penetration is a known limitation.
Where the science stands — an approved drug is not the same as the research-grade material a vendor sells, which is unregulated regardless.
What should I check before buying?
- Independent purity. Look for a third-party COA (Janoshik or MZ) showing a measured purity — not just a number the vendor typed.
- Batch match. The strongest evidence is a certificate for the exact batch you’ll receive, attributed to this vendor — check the cross-verification on the listing.
- Vendor reputation. See how the vendor is talked about in the community before trusting a new name.
Research context only — VialGrade never gives dosing, medical, or human-use guidance.
The lab evidence
What we could verify
Each row is a separate question with its own answer — one green row never vouches for the rest.
Identity
UnknownNo independent test on record for this listing.
Measured purity
UnknownNo independent purity measurement on record.
Batch traceability
UnknownNo batch on this listing matches an independent record.
Sterility
Not testedA purity certificate doesn't measure this — no such test on record.
Dose accuracy
UnknownNot something VialGrade measures — no test on record.
No third-party testing to cross-check
This listing doesn't advertise independent lab testing, and we don't hold an independent record for Ion Peptide's Argireline. Absence of a certificate isn't proof of anything — but there's nothing here to verify.
- Independent testing. No third-party COA advertised or on record.
Cross-checks the vendor’s testing claim against independent lab records. Read from the certificate, not re-measured by VialGrade. Purity is not a grade. Never a statement that a product is safe, sterile, or correctly dosed. What “grade” actually means
Price trend
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Every observation
| Date | Observed |
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| $129.00 | |
| $129.00 |
29 checks since Sep 4, 2026. Too short a span for a 30-day change. Latest $129.00 on Oct 2, 2026.
Research-use-only — not FDA-approved
Sold “for research use only,” this compound is not FDA-approved for human use and has not been evaluated for safety, purity, or sterility in people. It is generally not a scheduled controlled substance, so buying it as a research chemical is typically not itself a drug crime — but marketing or using it as a drug is not lawful, and it is not a dietary supplement.
General information, not legal or medical advice. VialGrade sells nothing and encourages no human use.
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