@user3nv5vcjkzm: Six months on GHK. A full extended run start to finish. Here is what actually held up over the long haul. โ 1. The real change came after month two Most people judge it on the first few weeks. The compounding effect starts far later. ๐ The first stretch is setup, not payoff ๐ The visible change stacked hardest between months two and four ๐ Anyone quitting at week eight leaves the best part behind โ 2. Skin thickness came back in a way I did not expect The change past three months went beyond glow into something structural. ๐ Fine lines softened rather than just being masked ๐ Skin held its shape better and looked firmer overall ๐ The kind of change you cannot fake with any product โ 3. Tracking made the whole thing possible Six months is far too long to hold accurately in your head. ๐ Logged everything in Dosely on the App Store from day one ๐ Photos side by side across the whole run told the story clearly ๐ Without a record I would have quit convinced it plateaued โ 4. Hair thickened as a bonus The one nobody talks about that shows up consistently. ๐ Hair density improved noticeably by month two ๐ Shedding dropped, thickness came back where age had thinned it ๐ A quiet win most people credit to something else entirely โ 5. SPF made a bigger difference than I expected Ran the first two months slack on it. Locked it in and results restarted. ๐ UV breaks down collagen at the same rate GHK builds it ๐ Skipping SPF cancels half of what the compound is doing ๐ Daily minimum, non negotiable for the whole run โ 6. Sleep was the real multiplier The months where sleep was solid produced far more than the ones where it was not. ๐ Skin repair happens overnight during deep sleep ๐ Poor sleep undoes half of what GHK is doing quietly ๐ Fix sleep first or the whole run underperforms โ 7. Diet was upstream of everything Ultra processed food and seed oils drive inflammation that shows on your skin. ๐ Cleaned up the food and the visible results doubled ๐ Cannot out supplement a poor foundation ๐ Skincare is downstream of what you eat โ 8. Cycling long term made a difference Ran continuously the first four months chasing more results. Backwards. ๐ Structured on and off periods produced better long term results than continuous use ๐ Continuous use dulled the effect fast ๐ The break is part of the protocol, not a pause from it Save this if you are planning a long GHK run or already deep in one because the second half is a completely different game. What changed most for you across a full run? ๐