Idealift (Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester)

Idealift, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester powder

Idealift is the trade name for Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, a lipopeptide made of a dipeptide with a cetyl ester tail. The INCI is Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester and the CAS is 196604-48-5. This listing is the dry powder, sold from a 1 g pack. An older catalog field listed Acetyl Hexapeptide-38 for this trade name; that INCI belongs to Adifyline, not Idealift.

A lipopeptide for contour stories

Idealift is bought for products about lifted looking facial contours. Contour creams, neck creams, firming-look serums and night creams are the product types that suit it best, and the lipophilic cetyl tail helps it sit well with skin lipids.

Working with the powder

Weigh the powder on a calibrated balance and dissolve it completely in a small portion of the batch before it meets the rest, then add that premix at cool-down, below 40 °C. Check that the premix is fully clear before you continue. The cetyl ester grade is often handled with a suitable co-solvent rather than cold water alone, so follow the CoA for solvent guidance.

Level and compatibility

Take the use level from the supplier documentation for your lot. Keep it away from strong oxidizers and systems very rich in salts; a mild, water-rich base is the safest home.

Solution or powder

If you would rather not weigh dry peptide, Calmosensine carries Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester in a ready solution. For a firming duo, the Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 Powder adds a palmitoyl peptide, and OVALISS suits the same contour brief. Compare dry options in our peptide powders.