| If you are like me you probably did not know anything | | | | make the body produce collagen by helping us |
| about collagen until you started researching skincare | | | | determine what kind of substances when applied to |
| products. If you are reading this then you probably are | | | | your skin actually get your skin to naturally produce |
| also looking for more youthful skin and less wrinkles, | | | | collagen. |
| and you know collagen is the key. | | | | One common ingredient is called CoEnzyme Q10 or |
| Collagen is a protein responsible for the firmness of | | | | CoQ10. I refer to it as a common ingredient because I |
| your skin. Your body slowly looses collagen as you get | | | | have actually seen it listed as an ingredient in lotions |
| older. Less collagen means that your skin is not as | | | | and creams found in my local supermarket. Studies |
| elastic or able to hold its firmness, causing wrinkles and | | | | have shown that when it is absorbed into the skin it |
| stretch marks to form. | | | | promotes the natural growth of collagen. |
| While to most people is may seem to make sense to | | | | CoQ10 is a vitamin-like substance, which is present in |
| have collagen in some form listed as an ingredient in | | | | every cell of our bodies that also is depleted as we |
| any skincare product designed to increase firmness or | | | | age. You will find it as a dietary supplement, but the |
| remove wrinkles, there is one problem. Because | | | | key we are looking for is that is also listed as an |
| collagen molecules are too big to pass through your | | | | ingredient in many skincare products. |
| skin, a skincare product that is applied topically to your | | | | If you continue your research you will also find |
| skin can not help. In other words, collagen topically on | | | | products with less common ingredients that have been |
| your skin can not increase the collagen in your skin. | | | | shown in studies to also promote collagen growth. |
| This makes me wonder if companies are trying to be | | | | Some less common ingredients like cynergy TK, |
| misleading or just listing collagen as an ingredient | | | | phytessence wakame and something called |
| because it sells products. | | | | Nano-Lipobelle H-EQ10 are often not found in at your |
| Therefore, since we cannot add collagen to the skin, | | | | local stores in any of the skincare products. I have |
| we need to know how to make the body produce | | | | seen them in products sold on the web, but in studies |
| collagen. Studies have shown that increasing the | | | | all three ingredients promote the growth of collagen |
| collagen in your body by promoting collagen growth | | | | protein in the skin and should be added to our |
| within your skin does reduce wrinkles and does | | | | knowledge of how to make the body produce |
| restore a more youthful appearance. | | | | collagen. |
| The good news is that these studies tell us how to | | | | |