The Best Collagen Treatments

I don’t know a think about you, but if you’re interested in the best collagen treatments, in terms of safety, effectiveness and affordability, then this article is for you.  While it’s true that the vast majority of collagen skin care creams are worthless, there are a few products that are actually worth the investment.

As you might guess, it’s the ingredients that set them apart, making them better than all the rest.  So, it just makes sense to shop for specific ingredients, rather than falling for the advertising hype or a celebrity endorsement.

The ingredients that make effective collagen treatments include:

1. Avocado oil
2. Bioactive keratin
3. Antioxidants

Those compounds have been shown in clinical studies to stimulate the production of new elastic fibers or increase the skin’s collagen content.

The skin’s elastic fibers are responsible for its strength and firmness.  The average collagen skin care cream contains gelatin derived from collagens or other proteins.  The gel creates a shiny layer that seems to fill in wrinkles and fine lines, but it is simply a cosmetic effect.

The compounds listed above actually improve the skin’s health on a molecular level, which improves firmness and reduces wrinkles in a relatively short period of time.  The results are not immediate, but when a manufacture claims that a collagen skin care product provides an instant or immediate effect, it will not be long-lasting.

Collagen treatments containing avocado oil are generally used at night to support the skin’s natural rejuvenation processes.  Studies have shown that the use of avocado oil increases the skin’s collagen content, possibly due to the antioxidants and other nutrients in the oil.

Keratin is a protein that makes up the majority of the skin’s outermost layer, which we refer to as the epidermis.  “Bioactive” means that the protein has not been denaturalized by heat or harsh chemicals.  The skin’s cells can pick it up and use it.  Collagen skin care creams containing bioactive keratin have been shown to increase the skin’s firmness by over 40% after only 18 days of use.

The best collagen treatments contain a variety of different antioxidants, because they repair molecular damage that results in:

1. Wrinkles
2. Age spots
3. Sagging
4. Roughness
5. Excessive dryness

Moisturizers containing coenzyme Q10, for example, an antioxidant that is naturally present in all of the cells of the human body, have been shown to repair sun damage, reverse wrinkles, improve softness and improve the skin’s moisture content after six weeks of use.

It takes four to six weeks for any collagen skin care cream to provide long-lasting results.  The reason is this.

The epidermis is completely replaced every four to six weeks.  The younger you are, the less time that it takes.  But, even in a much older person, the replacement process still occurs.  It’s just a little slower.

Make no mistake about it.  Cell rejuvenation technology is the study of what stimulates the production of new cells and fibers.  Scientists are learning more about it every day.  Manufacturers that make the most effective collagen treatments make use of that technology.  You might want to learn more about it.

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