All About Collagen
Introduction
Let’s face it, in an age of social media, selfies, and filters, wave all felt the pressure to present a flawless face to the world. A Gorgeous Glow, Clear Complexion and smooth skin is with no doubt on each & every person’s list!
Your Body has been marvelously created to take care of itself, we are naturally born with a very smart protein, produced by our own body, accounts for 80 % of our skin, and helps wards off wrinkles & fine lines maintaining the skins elasticity. Collagen it is!
What is collagen?
Collagen is a protein that serves as one of the main building blocks for your bones, skin, hair, muscles, tendons, and ligaments, its primary functions is providing elasticity and maintaining hydration to the skin.
How does collagen work?
Within the skin, elasticity comes from bundles of collagen called fibrils, which are what allow the skin to resist the pull of gravity. When there is less support from collagen fibrils, this results in increasingly deep wrinkles around the eyes and mouth as we age
Once you turn 25 years old, your body starts to produce less and less collagen. It’s natural. But this causes wrinkled and saggy skin. More importantly, lowered collagen production means weaker cartilage in your knees, for instance.
Types of collagen
Though there are twenty-eight known types of collagen, we will only look into the five important types of collagen;
Type I; Account for 90 % of all types, MAJOR One!
- Responsible For Improving Skin Quality , Reducing Cellulite in Women & wound healing
Type II; Mainly Responsible for promoting joint heath
Type III; supports intestinal health, & muscle growth
Type IV; the less common type of collagen which aids in kidneys and other organs
Type V; fiber – like collagen which supports neonatal development.
Benefits of collagen
- Deals with Dryness
- Improves Tired, Hollow Eyes
- Smooth’s Noticeable Lines
- Gorgeous Glow
- Plump, Supple Skin That Bounces Back
- Itch & Scale Free Scalp
- Helps relieve joint pain
- Boosts muscle mass
- Promotes hearts health
What causes collagen loss and how to boost it?
Age, Smoking, Stress, Sugar & sun damage leads to collagen loss, Vitamin C is vital to this process. If you have a vitamin C deficiency, your collagen production will likely suffer.
How to Boost?
eat and aply vit c
stop smoking and drink more water
SUN PROTECTION]
TAKE A RETINOID
TAKE A COLLAGEN SUPPLEMENT
DECREASE YOUR SUGAR
When it comes down to “what is the best collagen for your face?” type I wins, hands down.
Collagen has been & will always be a gold standard in skincare , we are blessed enough to produce it by our own body , but there no harm in boosting its action , taking care of your skin is a long lasting investment , filters may be great , but a good skin ? MUCH Better.
