In the world of skincare, few ingredients have garnered as much attention as collagen. Often hailed as a miracle-worker for its ability to promote youthful, glowing skin, collagen is a key component in many anti-ageing face creams. With so many products on the market making bold promises, are collagen face creams really worth the hype or are they just another skincare myth? In this blog, we’ll break down the science behind collagen and help you determine whether a collagen face cream is worth incorporating into your skincare routine.
What is collagen?
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, making up about 75 – 80% of your skin. It helps give your skin its firmness, elasticity, and youthful appearance. However, as we age, the natural production of collagen begins to decline, typically starting in your mid-20s. This decrease contributes to common signs of ageing such as wrinkles, fine lines and sagging skin.
If you’ve spent any time browsing the beauty aisles or scrolling through skincare websites, you’ve probably seen collagen creams promising to restore skin’s firmness, smooth fine lines, and give you that coveted youthful glow. The idea behind these creams is that by applying collagen directly to the skin, you can combat the natural loss of collagen as you age.
But do collagen face creams really live up to these claims? The answer is more complicated than you might think but here at the Natural Doctor, we’ve created a solution.
The science behind collagen face creams
One of the primary issues with collagen face creams is the size of the collagen molecules. Collagen is a large protein, which means that in most cases, it’s too big to penetrate the outer layer of the skin. This means that the collagen in these creams isn’t actually making its way deep into your skin and while this still has positive effects such as hydration, it won’t give you the long-lasting youthful glow you’re looking for.
This is why Dr Nyjon from the Natural Doctor created BioJeune™ which is a cream that forms part of the natural Face Rejuvenation programme. This involves non-toxic, non-chemical and non-surgical techniques to counteract the effects of ageing. Research shows that even when you put hormones topically onto the surface of the skin, the hormones have the same collagen-building effect as when you restore hormone levels through Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). BioJeune™ has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which helps in creating the right combination of bio-identical hormones to restore your skin back to proper youthful integrity. This will allow for long-lasting effects and not just temporary changes that fade over time.
Using this natural technique also means that you can avoid invasive cosmetic procedures such as botox. Many of these cosmetic procedures can have negative side-effects on the body and they merely mask the effects of ageing rather than actually helping slow them down and preventing ageing from the inside out. It has been shown 20.8% of botox cases result in drooping eyelids with doses of 33 units and 19% of cases develop swallowing problems. It is far better to use your body’s natural anti-ageing properties to encourage a more holistic approach to remaining youthful and BioJeune™ does just this.
We are constantly bombarded by images of what we should look like as we age and this also results in an influx of advertisements overloading us with claims of keeping us youthful. It is important to do your research and talk with trusted doctors so that you do not get caught up in the false promises of some collagen creams and cosmetic surgeries. The Natural Doctor believes in prevention and using our body’s own tools to help strengthen us against disease, illness and ageing in the most natural, non-invasive and safe way possible.
It is important that in addition to using BioJeune™, you follow a healthy and balanced diet filled with collagen-boosting nutrients such as vitamin C and zinc as well as maintaining an active lifestyle. Dr Nyjon and his team can talk you through the different options of achieving that youthful glow you may be looking for and will support you each step of the way. Contact us today to start your journey, the natural way.
References
- Better ageing and hormones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeNZdpsFmjw&ab_channel=TheNaturalDoctor
- Pullar JM, Carr AC, Vissers MCM (2017). The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health. Nutrients, 9(8):866.
- Czajka, A., Kania, E. M., Genovese, L., Corbo, A., Merone, G., Luci, C., & Sibilla, S (2018). Daily oral supplementation with collagen peptides combined with vitamins and other bioactive compounds improves skin elasticity and has a beneficial effect on joint and general wellbeing. Nutrition research, 57, 97–108.
