Comments on: The Truth About Collagen Drinks For Skin: Do They Work?

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:31:06 +0000

In reply to John P.

John, I agree. I believe your body will use the collagen in some way, but you can’t tell “pop a pimple and your skin will get firmer”. Even then it depends on the supplement, what it contains, how it’s delivered…. Best to stick to retinol and other proven collagen-boosters indeed.

By: Gio

Gio — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:28:20 +0000

In reply to Vivella. Vivella, the supplement industry is poorly regulated so it's hard to tell how effective these things are. I have collagen protein powder I sometimes add to my tea for health reasons, but I don't believe it does much for my skin. At the end of the day, your body is gonna use the collagen (and antioxidants) for whatever it needs to, not necessarily to firm your skin.

By: John P

John P — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:19:22 +0000

You can’t imagine the number of times as a community pharmacist and cosmetics formulator i have urged people to go for products that BOOST collagen synthesis like peptides, instead of anti aging products containing collagen. Collagen can have some really interesting applications, just probably not in the form we have it today. Research, as you said, is controversial at best. What little evidence there is, tends to be more in favor of oral collagen supplementation, not topical. But even then, results are not that clear. I can personally attest too, from my experience in the field, that i have seen collagen supplements work miracles in people with serious skin ailments. Most of the times however they are just a waste of money and efforts.

By: Vivella

Vivella — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 08:47:49 +0000

I recently bought powdered collagen called Lifematrix Purple Collagen, made of bovine collagen and blueberries. It claims to have 20 different antioxidants etc. I bought it for the purpose of aiding my bones, joints, skin etc. There is so much written and talked about bone broth, so I thought this may be an easier way to get the same thing! Expensive, yes, for what you get! I have no idea yet whether it is effective or not because I assume one would have to use it for several months in order to know. I see our pharmacies here in South Africa also sell collagen in capsule form, as well as Coenzyme Q10 capsules – am never totally sure if any of these are beneficial!