What Is the GLOW Peptide?
GLOW is a pre-mixed blend of three peptides: BPC-157, TB-500 and GHK-Cu. It's marketed for recovery plus skin, hair and "glow" benefits, and it's searched alongside KLOW, its four-peptide cousin. None of the three components is FDA-approved, and nobody has studied the blend as a whole in a clinical trial.
Don't confuse it with the cosmetic "glow peptide" serums and creams from skincare brands. Those are topical cosmetics, which are a different category of product from injectable research-peptide blends.
This guide explains the components and the math. It isn't dosing advice. Talk with a licensed clinician before using any peptide.
What's in a GLOW Vial
| Component | What it is | Main research context |
|---|---|---|
| BPC-157 | A synthetic 15-amino-acid peptide originally isolated from gastric juice | Tendon, muscle and gut repair (mostly animal studies) |
| TB-500 | A synthetic peptide marketed as related to thymosin beta-4 | Cell migration and wound repair (Tβ4 research) |
| GHK-Cu | A naturally occurring copper-binding tripeptide | Skin, wound healing and gene-expression research, much of it topical or lab-based |
Ratios vary by seller. Some GLOW labels list much more GHK-Cu than the other two. Others split the vial evenly. Always work from your own vial's label.
GLOW Dosage Chart: What Each Draw Contains
A blend can't be split. Every draw contains all three peptides in the label's fixed ratio. For each component (U-100 syringe, 10 units = 0.1 mL):
mg per 10 units = (mg of that component ÷ mL of water) × 0.1
Example label A: BPC-157 10 mg + TB-500 10 mg + GHK-Cu 50 mg (70 mg total)
| Water | BPC-157 / 10 units | TB-500 / 10 units | GHK-Cu / 10 units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 mL | 0.5 mg | 0.5 mg | 2.5 mg |
| 3 mL | 0.333 mg | 0.333 mg | 1.667 mg |
| 5 mL | 0.2 mg | 0.2 mg | 1.0 mg |
Example label B: even split, about 3.33 mg of each (10 mg total)
| Water | Each component / 10 units |
|---|---|
| 2 mL | 0.167 mg (167 mcg) |
| 3 mL | 0.111 mg (111 mcg) |
| 5 mL | 0.067 mg (67 mcg) |
The same "10 units" gives very different amounts depending on the label. With label A, 10 units holds 15 times more GHK-Cu than with label B at the same water volume. That's the biggest source of GLOW confusion online.
These tables are arithmetic, not a schedule. There's no evidence-based "GLOW frequency chart," because no trials have tested the blend. Use the GLOW blend calculator with your own label.
GLOW vs KLOW vs Wolverine
| Blend | BPC-157 | TB-500 | GHK-Cu | KPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverine | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| GLOW | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| KLOW | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- GLOW vs KLOW: KLOW adds KPV, a three-amino-acid peptide studied for inflammation, mostly in cell and mouse models of colitis. See the KLOW guide and KLOW calculator.
- GLOW vs Wolverine: Wolverine is just BPC-157 + TB-500, without GHK-Cu. See the Wolverine stack guide.
Adding components doesn't add proven benefit. It adds more variables, and if you react to a blend, you can't tell which component caused it.
