15/03/2023
With the market flooded with collagen-based products, both cosmeceuticals and nutritional supplements, one wonders - What is the difference between topical and oral collagen, and which is more effective?
First, let’s understand collagen.
Collagen makes up to 80% of your skin’s structure, giving it elasticity and strength but with the ever-increasing exposure to stress, pollution, and UV rays, our skin is bearing the damage by ageing quicker. On top of that, after 25, collagen production starts to slow down, resulting in multiple visible changes such as pigmentation, dullness, and fine lines.
We cannot control the reduction of natural collagen, we can, however, control replacing it with newly synthesized collagen, which begs the question - collagen creams or collagen supplements?
Any collagen that you apply topically, maybe a cream, lotion, or serum, isn’t nearly as effective because collagen molecules are too big to pe*****te the epidermis (outer layer of the skin), therefore, unable to stimulate collagen production on a cellular level in the way that oral supplements can.
Topical collagen can make your skin feel softer and smoother, but can it help build collagen? Not really.
Collagen supplements, on the other hand, stimulate collagen production on a cellular level, and these results are long-lasting and skin-deep, as compared to the superficial and temporary effects of topical collagen. Most clinical data also support the benefits of oral ingestion.
However, even within oral collagen supplements, the source and the quality of collagen matter. For instance, the skin is made up of 2 types of collagen, type 1 & 3, but most collagen supplements only contain type 1 collagen.
TrueBasics Collagen Skin is a scientific blend that contains both type 1 and type 3 collagen, with Glutathione, Hyaluronic Acid, and Vitamin C & E to proactively boosts your skin health from within.
To know, click the link in the bio.