Hot topic: does collagen powder improve your skin? from freemexy's blog
In case you missed it, collagen powder is having a mega moment. Celebs
love it! People I know love it! Would I love it? I mean, I didn’t want
to miss out, so I decided to give it a try.
Before we get to my experience, here’s the quick scoop on naturally occurring collagen: “It’s the most abundant protein in the body,” says Dr. Lisa Kellett, dermatologist with DLK on Avenue in Toronto. “It makes up about 25 to 30 percent of our body’s total protein content.”CAD-31 powder
Collagen plays many roles in the body. It’s good for joints, bones, muscles and, what my 39-year-old self is most interested in, skin. As we’ve all heard, collagen production slows as we age, so the idea of mixing an odorless, flavorless collagen powder into my coffee to improve my skin’s appearance sounded pretty good.
There are many types of collagen powders out there, these days. Most are made from animal parts (and as Dr. Kellett says, you can never quite be sure what you’re getting) or fish scales.
After a bit of research, I ordered two months’ worth of marine-sourced collagen powder. The company lists the following as benefits of ingesting collagen:
My notes over eight weeks
Day 1: Too excited to wait for January 1, I mix a scoop of the fine white powder into my morning coffee on December 30 and add my International Delight Fat-Free Vanilla Creamer, cause I’m classy like that. It dissolves in seconds and though I don’t notice a change to my coffee’s texture, I do notice a difference in taste. Is it bad? No, just different.
Can’t wait to look 10 years younger. (Jokes.) (But not really.)
Day 3: Does Baileys in coffee negate collagen’s anti-aging benefits? I hope not.
Day 21: A friend tells me my skin looks amazing. Do we thank collagen or the new facial mask I used the night before?
Day 33: I am tearing off broken nails at the same rate as usual. Which is to say: quite often. My skin is clear but I can’t say I notice much difference in lines around my eyes.
Eight weeks: I ingest my last scoop of TruMarine and realize it’s been a while since my last update because nothing needs updating. My hair, nails and skin look the same.
Before we get to my experience, here’s the quick scoop on naturally occurring collagen: “It’s the most abundant protein in the body,” says Dr. Lisa Kellett, dermatologist with DLK on Avenue in Toronto. “It makes up about 25 to 30 percent of our body’s total protein content.”CAD-31 powder
Collagen plays many roles in the body. It’s good for joints, bones, muscles and, what my 39-year-old self is most interested in, skin. As we’ve all heard, collagen production slows as we age, so the idea of mixing an odorless, flavorless collagen powder into my coffee to improve my skin’s appearance sounded pretty good.
There are many types of collagen powders out there, these days. Most are made from animal parts (and as Dr. Kellett says, you can never quite be sure what you’re getting) or fish scales.
After a bit of research, I ordered two months’ worth of marine-sourced collagen powder. The company lists the following as benefits of ingesting collagen:
My notes over eight weeks
Day 1: Too excited to wait for January 1, I mix a scoop of the fine white powder into my morning coffee on December 30 and add my International Delight Fat-Free Vanilla Creamer, cause I’m classy like that. It dissolves in seconds and though I don’t notice a change to my coffee’s texture, I do notice a difference in taste. Is it bad? No, just different.
Can’t wait to look 10 years younger. (Jokes.) (But not really.)
Day 3: Does Baileys in coffee negate collagen’s anti-aging benefits? I hope not.
Day 21: A friend tells me my skin looks amazing. Do we thank collagen or the new facial mask I used the night before?
Day 33: I am tearing off broken nails at the same rate as usual. Which is to say: quite often. My skin is clear but I can’t say I notice much difference in lines around my eyes.
Eight weeks: I ingest my last scoop of TruMarine and realize it’s been a while since my last update because nothing needs updating. My hair, nails and skin look the same.
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