Collagen

Another method to combat the effects of age is to increase the amount of a protein called collagen in the body. It’s believed that this will help improve the overall structure of the body which will then help keep the skin healthy, alive and radiant. This process has been around for a number of years and seems to have worked for numerous people.
I don’t want to over simplify things here but if it didn’t work at all, it would have gone the way of the wind many years ago. It must work for some people, somewhere, because the business is alive and kicking after years of use.

How does Collagen work?

They way this supplement is intended to work is by supplementing the body with more collagen–a specific type of protein–which helps keeps strong the structural integrity of the skin. If collagen is removed or wears down (which happens overtime) then the skin can sag, or wrinkle. To make sure that doesn’t happen, a fresh supply of collagen is needed to keep these connective tissues strong.

Collagen is also a popular application during facelifts, laser treatments and dermabrasion. The collagen acts like a “glue” to keep the effects of age from happening; the more structure the skin can receive the better off it will be in keeping the skin in it’s place–as it was when you were younger. That’s how a collagen supplement is supposed to work.

Final thoughts

The debate seems less and less like an “if” question but rather a “who” and “how” question. I think time has proven it works, hard to argue with the scientific studies that claim it so. Yet, it doesn’t seem to work for everyone and unfortunately you really won’t know until you try. There doesn’t seem to be any way around that problem. You can either inject it into your skin, which for many years was the most popular way to do it, but that can be expensive and we’d hate to have you waste upwards of $400 on a treatment that doesn’t work, and could leave your skin swollen and red.

The better way may be to try the cream based treatments. These will allow you to treat specific areas without having to fork out a ton of money for it. The technology has caught up with these type of treatments to improve their effectiveness.