How Important is Collagen in a Skin Cream?
Collagen is an important component of the skin's tissue. This dermal protein is the fibrous material of the skin that actually "holds the skin together." In younger skin, the connective tissue contains mostly flexible collagen which enables good moisture absorption capacity keeping the skin plump and less wrinkled. |
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However, when the amino acids in the skin's protein oxidize the molecules become displaced and cross- linked resulting in "insoluble collagen" which is inelastic and cannot absorb moisture very well. The result is the formation of increased lines and wrinkles in the skin. So the answer to the question, "Is collagen important in an anti-aging creme?" is YES, as long as it is in a bio-available form, which means it is effectively absorbed into your skin molecules, and if is combined with pure, all natural ingredients that inhibit oxidation and enable moisture absorption.
This brings up four facts to remember when choosing "anti-aging" skin care products.
1. The first is the importance of the source and form of the collagen they contain. Is it bio-available, in a form that can be recognized and used by your body?
2. The second is the presence of antioxidants in the product.
3. The third is it's absorption capacity.
4. And, the fourth is the contents of ingredients to stimulate collagen production in the skin's tissue. For as we age, the importance of collagen-stimulating ingredients increases.
The natural secretions of the snail Helix Aspersa Mόller contain collagen & elastin (the skin's own ingredients), allantoin (which triggers new cell formation), vitamins (antioxidants and anti-inflammatory), enzymes (which gets rid of dead cells), and natural antibiotics (which provide the optimum healing environment for the skin), combined in one protein substance by nature's wisdom itself.
Our skin is a barrier for the exterior environment and does not let substances such as most cosmetic ingredients or airborne pollutants into our body. The truth is that our skin acts as a filter to assess and determine the relationship the user-friendliness, if you will to the interior body itself. The skin is a very accommodating organ. It is built to adapt to the environment so it can help to keep us alive in any given climate. The most immediate environment to our skin is what we put on it topically. Yes, the skin care and cosmetics we select.
The skin's natural filtering system decides to accept or reject those products. Is it "skin-friendly" or is it toxic? The best accepted products are those that contain natural constituents - - - the skin's own ingredients.
Collagen helps improve the tissue's underlying foundation and it contributes to hydrate it, promoting a youthful tone and moisture carrying capacity. It also keeps those "growing older" signs at bay.
Elastin fibers are responsible for elasticity, improved tone and moisture carrying capacity of your skin.
Glycosaminoglycans is a substance which triggers new collagen cell formation, shrinks damaged tissues and stimulates the replacement of old fibrous collagen. It has been termed a cell proliferant, an epithelization stimulant, and a chemical debrider in texts such as the "United States Dispensatory", "Merck Index", and "British Pharmaceutical Codex". It is said to clean away necrotic tissue, hastening the growth of new healthy tissue (epithelization). Since Glycosaminoglycans stimulates new and healthy tissue growth, healing epithelization may take place. Glycosaminoglycans, together with the vitamins contained in the snail's secretions, also protects your skin from free radicals. In fact the FDA OTC Panel has recognized Glycosaminoglycans as a skin protectant.
So when purchasing facial cremes and body moisturizers look for the aforementioned components: antioxidants and bio-available ingredients that stimulate collagen formation.
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NATURE'S Bioskincare not only provides the normal ingredients which may be deficient in the skin, but also restores the skin renewal process by stimulating the germinal cells. The result is a healthier appearance of the skin with more thickness, a normal skin color, normal skin texture and normal skin tissue turgor.
