| Collagen has been widely used in cosmetic | | | | diets, fitness, sleep, etc. Ultimately any |
| surgery as a healing aid for burn patients, | | | | one of the previous will have an effect on |
| reconstruction of bone and a wide variety of | | | | the skins body and health. By using a |
| dental, orthopaedic and surgical purposes. | | | | Collagen skin care product you can be getting |
| Until quite recently Collagen as a beauty | | | | the optimum nutrition to support the skin and |
| treatment has not been widely used for | | | | body's health. |
| household cosmetic makeup. | | | | |
| | | | The Benefits of Collagen |
| What is collagen? | | | | |
| | | | * Collagen is a protein that acts as a key |
| It is probably more popularly known in the | | | | structural component of connective tissue in |
| beauty industry as being used in cosmetic | | | | skin, hair, nails and joints. |
| surgery, like lip enhancement. | | | | |
| | | | * The inner layer of the skin contains large |
| Collagen is also one of the most abundant | | | | amounts of collagen which breaks down at a |
| proteins found in mammals. Approximately one | | | | rate of 1.5% every year after the age of 25. |
| quarter of all of the protein in your body is | | | | The skin's surface becomes dull and lifeless |
| collagen. Collagen is the main protein of | | | | and the elasticity reduces over time causing |
| connective tissue. It has great tensile | | | | certain parts to sag and wrinkle. |
| strength, and is the main component of | | | | |
| ligaments and tendons. It is responsible for | | | | * Collagen has been proven to be beneficial |
| skin elasticity, and its degradation leads to | | | | for the improvement of the elasticity of the |
| wrinkles that accompany aging. Collagen also | | | | skin aiding repair and regeneration of |
| fills out the cornea where it is present in | | | | ligaments, tendons, joints and bones and |
| crystalline form. | | | | improving the connective tissue of the skin. |
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| Without getting too technical about its | | | | * In the Harvard Medical School arthritis |
| chemical make up it is a basically a triple | | | | research on collagen, up to 89.9% of those |
| helix compound with 1050 amino acids in it. | | | | tested reported a greater ease of movement. |
| Superimposition of these triple helix | | | | |
| compounds produces fibrils of collagen that | | | | The way your skin looks is directly related |
| can be stabilised. By doing this it renders | | | | to the way your skin is supported. Wrinkles |
| the collagen insoluble, buy using hydrolysis | | | | form when the natural collagen and hyaluronic |
| the collagen can be brought into a soluble | | | | acid in your skin diminish during the natural |
| form resulting in Collagen Hydrolysates. | | | | ageing process. |
| Collagen hydrolysates as a natural biological | | | | |
| cosmetic ingredient are isolated and purified | | | | * Collagen provides structure and volume to |
| using mild extraction or gentle enzymatic | | | | your skin. |
| degradation. They are dermatologically | | | | |
| compatible and free of all contaminants. | | | | * Collagen allows protein to be bio-available |
| | | | and water soluble - meaning it can be |
| Why is Collagen Good for the skin? | | | | absorbed readily. |
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| High-molecular collagen is an important | | | | * Collagen stabilises the body's immune |
| moisture retainer and is suitable for all | | | | system and helps neutralise production of |
| skin types. It has been proven that collagens | | | | abnormal molecular structures which is also |
| increase hydration, improve skin feeling and | | | | known to be a major cause of joint problems |
| decrease the extent and depth of wrinkles. | | | | and stiffness and provides the raw materials |
| | | | for cartilage. |
| Protein hydrolysates or wheat protein | | | | |
| hydrolysate due to their film-forming | | | | * Collagen to works at its optimum level |
| properties, provide additional positive | | | | during alpha sleep mode when the body's |
| effects by contributing to skin smoothness | | | | regeneration and rejuvenation mechanism is at |
| and softness. They also have a remarkably | | | | its best. Therefore it is best to take |
| high capacity for free radical capture. | | | | supplements 1 hour after eating and just |
| | | | before sleeping. |
| With the busy lifestyles most of us lead now | | | | |
| days, everything has to be done quicker. | | | | * Drinking 1 1/2 litres of water daily helps |
| Doing thing quicker often involves cutting | | | | disperse nutrients into the body and aid the |
| corners. This might be reflective in our | | | | detoxifying and regeneration process. |