Does Collagen Really Help Your Skin?

Feb 15

For many, it feels like there is always a new and groundbreaking trend. Whether it’s a lifestyle change to help you become your dream weight or product for whiter teeth, it’s hard to know what to believe. Not to mention what is worth investing your time and money in.

With many years of combined experience, our team of beauty and skincare experts have navigated a wide range of products, treatments and lifestyle changes, gaining a better understanding of what truly works.

One area that we see lots of interest in and hear many questions about, is collagen. Is it a trend? Should I be taking supplements? How do I achieve a boost in natural collagen production? If you’ve thought about it, we have likely heard it.

In this article, we’re going to take a closer look at collagen and the connection to your skin. From what collagen is to the effects it can have on your skin, read on!

What is Collagen?

Collagen is a protein that is naturally produced within your body. It serves to promote the growth, maintenance, elasticity, and repair of your skin, hair, bones, nails, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Collagen is what helps to maintain the firmness and youthfulness of your skin, keeping it from sagging or appearing wrinkled.

The Truth About Collagen and Your Skin

As we age, our body gradually reduces the amount of naturally-produced collagen. This often starts in our 20’s and really declines when a woman enters menopause.

Many aim to combat the physical effects of aging by incorporating a collagen supplement. This is often in a powder, capsule or liquid.

The most important thing to remember when you are taking a collagen supplement is to ensure that it is high quality! We have many options for you to shop from at our spa!

With this approach gaining popularity in recent years, more and more studies are working to watch the effects of these products and supplements long-term. At this point in time, it is difficult to say if they truly do work or not.

In saying that, many people who use collagen supplements have given glowing reviews and truly do stand behind the effectiveness, citing the following results:

Stronger bones
Thicker hair
Healthier nails
Reduced muscle pain
Boost in muscle mass
Skin hydration and elasticity

While on your health, wellness and anti-aging journey, you may want to try collagen products to see if they work for you. At Bare Ur Beauty, we believe that there is nothing wrong with trying an approach to see if it’s right for you!

Without a little trial and error, we wouldn’t know what works for each individual on their journey! As always, it is recommended that you speak with your physician first before implementing any new health or wellness products.

How to Care for Your Skin

There are many proven products, approaches and treatments that can help to promote the long-term health and youthful appearance of your skin.

Let’s take a closer look at our top five favourites!

1. Skin Care Routine

Committing to a skin care routine can be beneficial to the health and appearance of your skin. Your perfect skincare routine will include a combination of treatments and approaches that are performed on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

Daily Skin Care: cleansing, toning, targeted serums and moisturizing

Weekly Skin Care: exfoliating and using a purifying mask or hydrating mask, depending on your skin type

Monthly Skin Care: checking your skin, looking for expiry dates and contacting your Bare Ur Beauty to arrange for future treatments.

Quarterly Skin Care: attending appointments for specialty treatments, or treatments that are more “aggressive” or may have down time. This can also include treatments that are specific to certain seasons, for example peels or IPL at your local medical spa.

For help creating your perfect skin care routine, take a look at this helpful article!

2. Retinol, Tretinoin and Vitamin C

Topical treatments, such as retinol and tretinoin, have been scientifically proven to help boost the natural production of collagen within your skin.

To further promote healing, incorporating antioxidants such as Vitamin C can help to reverse and reduce inflammation within your skin, which can result in lasting damage if not treated appropriately.

3. Skin Protection

Did you know that ultraviolet light can actually break down collagen in your skin? For this and many other reasons, is why it’s so important to protect your skin from the effects of the sun.

To help protect your skin from sun damage, it’s recommended that you apply sunscreen regularly, wear loose-fitting long sleeved clothing, spend time in the shade, and hydrate often. Especially when spending time outdoors in the summer months!

One particularly easy way to protect your skin from sun damage is using an SPF facial moisturizer 365 days a year.

4. Healthy Diet

Committing to a long-term healthy diet can have a positive impact on your health and lifestyle in many ways. From a boost in energy and proper digestion, to aiding in weight maintenance, reducing your risk of certain health conditions and diseases and more, a healthy diet can benefit you in many ways.

Eating foods that are high in antioxidants can contribute to the health and appearance of your skin. These antioxidants, often found in most fruit and vegetables, can help to keep you hydrated and prevent the breakdown of collagen.

Along with a healthy diet, comes drinking water! How much water you need to drink on a daily basis to maintain good health can depend on a number of personal factors, such as your age, weight, height, lifestyle, and whether you are male or female.

Drinking enough water each day can help to keep your body hydrated, resulting in skin that appears more youthful, clear and healthy.

5. Skin and Beauty Treatments

With the right team of professionals, you can take a strategic approach to anti-aging and promoting overall skin health. There are certain skin treatments and services to help boost the natural production of collagen, among a number of other factors that can lead to healthier and more youthful skin.

Contact Bare Ur Beauty Today

At Bare Ur Beauty, our team of medical aesthetics professionals can work closely with you to establish your health, skin and overall beauty goals. Together, we can discover a series of treatments to help you achieve your goals, long-term.

To help boost collagen production and achieve youthful looking skin, we may suggest one or a combination of the following treatments: