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Will Eating Collagen Help Your Skin?

Consuming collagen has been proved to increase the body's formation of collagen. Given that the substance acts as a support structure for the skin, it can benefit the skin and bones. Nevertheless, it is not thought to prevent wrinkles.

  1. Considerations

    • According to the cosmetics critic Paula Begoun, collagen breaks down into gelatin when it is consumed. Although pure collagen is used in cosmetics for skin hydration purposes, eating gelatin does not mean that it will be distributed directly to collagen in the skin.

    Types

    • There are twelve types of collagen. The most abundant types of collagen in the skin are the types found in tendons and bones and a type of collagen common in fast growing tissue. Collagen supplements can help to boost the formation of these types of collagen, thus helping the skin, thought not necessarily preventing wrinkles.

    Significance

    • Eating collagen may not reduce the appearance of wrinkles nor tighten the skin. Nevertheless, consuming collagen is not without benefits, since it is proven to increase the body's overall production of collagen, thus promoting healthy skin.

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