SH-Decapeptide-13 is a 10 amino acid recombinant human peptide which is synthetically produced and identical to the protein epimorphine. The following amino acids are structurally integrated: aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, isoleucine and serine.
SH-Decapeptide-13 is used in cosmetic formulations. The compound acts as a hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).