Collagen is the main building block of our skin and therefore plays a very important role in maintaining the firmness of your skin, along with elastin and hyaluronic acid. For that reason, companies around the world are coming up with all kinds of ways for you to include collagen in your cosmetic routine. Collagen injections happen to be the most expensive, while collagen creams happen to be the least ineffective. The collagen molecule is, after all, rather too large for the skin to naturally absorb. The most promising method we have today, that doesn’t involve spending insane amounts of money, happens to be collagen powders. Collagen is found in the ligaments, tendons, and the dermis (skin). There it acts as structural scaffolding, holding everything in place. It is also commonly found in nails, teeth, the discs in our backbone, our gut lining, the walls of blood vessels, cartilage, and even our eyes. What happens is that, past the age of 30, the body’s ability to manufacture collagen diminishes significantly. Collagen powders help to increase the concentration of collagen in the body, keeping our bodies and skin youthful.
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