Peptide guides
Short guides for the people who buy, test, store and formulate with peptides in Egypt: purchasing managers, laboratory staff and cosmetic formulators. Most begin where buyers begin, with the types of peptides and the rules that apply to each. Every guide lists its sources at the end.
Three types of peptides, three sets of rules
"Peptide" names a structure, not a kind of product. In Egypt a peptide reaches a buyer as one of three things:
- a medicine registered with the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) and dispensed by a licensed pharmacy;
- an ingredient in a cosmetic product that its brand has registered or notified with the EDA;
- a research material, sold to laboratories and businesses for experiments and not for use in people.
We supply cosmetic ingredients and research materials, to businesses and institutions only. We do not supply individuals, and nothing in these guides is advice on use in a body.
The law in Egypt
- Are peptides legal in Egypt?The answer by category, what the EDA warned about in 2026, and how to check a registration.
- Research use only, explainedWhat the label means, what it does not permit, and the declaration a research buyer signs.
- Peptide injections and research peptides: the differenceTreatment comes from a doctor and a licensed pharmacy; a research supplier offers none.
- Where to buy peptides in EgyptThe lawful route for each kind of buyer, and what to ask any supplier.
The science
- What are peptides?Amino acids, the peptide bond, peptides against proteins, and how a sequence is written.
- Amino acid codesThe 20 standard amino acids with their codes, residue formulas and masses.
- How to read a certificate of analysisEach line of a peptide certificate, with a worked example.
- Peptide purity explainedHPLC purity and net peptide content, and why a batch needs both figures.
Cosmetic ingredients
- Copper peptides: a guide for formulatorsCopper tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu) as a cosmetic raw material: INCI name, grades, published use levels and documents.
- Cosmetic peptides: an ingredient glossaryThe peptides used in skincare, by INCI name and trade name.
- Registering a cosmetic product in EgyptWhat a brand files with the EDA, by route, and what the ingredient supplier provides.
Laboratory handling
The tool
The peptide list
The guides explain; the catalogue lists. Our full peptide list, with each product's identity data and documents, is in the catalogue.