Aging skin--what to do about dryness?

It is the lose of collagen,

Collagen, at the skin level is naturally the occurring fibrous protein, is a primary support
structure of the skin. It gives the skin strength and suppleness as well as an inherent
ability to retain moisture, and makes up about 70% of dermal volume. With aging, and as
a result of exposure to the sun, our collagen fiber components begin to weaken, become
less pliant and more hardened. The result is the development of dry, wrinkled skin that
has lost its inherent elasticity.

Collagen is a powerful anti-ageing protein. Without enough collagen your skin & body is old, whatever your age! No Anti-Ageing system can be
effective without an adequate supply of body collagen.

Rose Sea Collagen Serum is a good stuff. I bought my mum one bottle this year. She love it.

I like to use heartbeauty's products. I can send you a link to their website if you want more info - Their products are all Paraben Free and Cruelty Free (which is important to me, as a vegan) and their Gentle Face Cream is Awesome - I make my son buy me some every mothers day

Izzy

Shshly said:

It is the lose of collagen,

Collagen, at the skin level is naturally the occurring fibrous protein, is a primary support
structure of the skin. It gives the skin strength and suppleness as well as an inherent
ability to retain moisture, and makes up about 70% of dermal volume. With aging, and as
a result of exposure to the sun, our collagen fiber components begin to weaken, become
less pliant and more hardened. The result is the development of dry, wrinkled skin that
has lost its inherent elasticity.

Collagen is a powerful anti-ageing protein. Without enough collagen your skin & body is old, whatever your age! No Anti-Ageing system can be
effective without an adequate supply of body collagen.

Rose Sea Collagen Serum is a good stuff. I bought my mum one bottle this year. She love it.

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what you have said is true. Collagen comes from a variety of sources -- cow skin which is treated to minimize allergic reactions or infections. Some companies collect it from human donors or extract cells from the patient before growing the necessary amount in a laboratory.

However - and this is disgusting -- The Guardian UK newspaper -- reported in 2005 that a Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products -- which they can manufacture the same human collagen for less than 5% of what it costs in the west. The collagen they manufacture is mainly directed towards lip and wrinkle treatment. We have no way of knowing whether a reputable cosmetic company is unknowingly buying collagen from these Chinese cosmetic manufacturers.

Sorry to spoil your day. But I am examining where my products are made.
what price beauty?

Mari said:

what you have said is true. Collagen comes from a variety of sources -- cow skin which is treated to minimize allergic reactions or infections. Some companies collect it from human donors or extract cells from the patient before growing the necessary amount in a laboratory.

However - and this is disgusting -- The Guardian UK newspaper -- reported in 2005 that a Chinese cosmetics company is using skin harvested from corpses of executed convicts to develop beauty products -- which they can manufacture the same human collagen for less than 5% of what it costs in the west. The collagen they manufacture is mainly directed towards lip and wrinkle treatment. We have no way of knowing whether a reputable cosmetic company is unknowingly buying collagen from these Chinese cosmetic manufacturers.

Sorry to spoil your day. But I am examining where my products are made.
what price beauty?

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Oh oh oh I wouldn't doubt it for a second. How disgusting!
The collagen II that is in the supplements I swallow is (supposedly) from chicken collagen. Hopefully not the criminal ones.

Juvederm and Restylane are made from hyaluronic acid, so should be safe though, right?

fawnie said:

Oh oh oh

I wouldn't doubt it for a second. How disgusting!
The collagen II that is in the supplements I swallow is (supposedly) from chicken collagen. Hopefully not the criminal ones.

Juvederm and Restylane are made from hyaluronic acid, so should be safe though, right?

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I always thought collagen came from a squeaky clean petrie dish in a lab.

Mari said:

I always thought collagen came from a squeaky clean petrie dish in a lab.

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Yeah...RIGHT!!!! Did you know the Easter Bunny is coming soon?

fawnie said:

Yeah...RIGHT!!!! Did you know the Easter Bunny is coming soon?

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Does he have collagen?

You guys are funny, LOL!!


I just wanted to give a suggestion to Butterfly girl and anyone else that may be interested.

I think you should determine wheter your skin is dry (lacks oil) or dehydrated (lacks moisture or water). Products with hyaluronic acid work great, it holds 1000x's it's weight in water which basically means it will give your potentially thirsty skin a great big drink of water and provides volume to fill those pesky lines and wrinkles.

If in fact your skin lacks oil, you should be using a cream cleanser ( I don't know if you do already or not). I know of an excellent cream moisturizer that I know you will love. It is made by Aveda and is botanically based. It includes Tourmaline which is a mineral that boosts your skin radiance and gives it that nice dewey glow. It is very emollient and is perfect for dry skin. This is a product that you will definetly use to the last drop and most certainly will not collect dust in your bathroom vanity. You can find it at your local Aveda store or spa retailer, or maybe even online. You can go in and sample it and then buy it. Let me know how you like it.

They also have what is called Balancing Infusion, try the one for dry skin. It is a essentail oil blend, customized for your skin type, in a jojoba base. It smells fantastic and a little bit goes a long way. You can use a couple drops in your cream cleanser, as a facial massage lubricant, with your favorite moisturizer or even as your moisturizer at night to nourish your skin while you sleep. I hope this helps.

Peace,
Leslie

LOL

Luckily most products use peptides of plant origin (the stuff our body/skin synthesizes protein from, for instance collagen) to boost collagen production in skin. Creme de La Mer feeds the skin with nutrients from seaweed and Strivectin uses something they call matrixyl which is consentrated peptieds also of plant origin. I don't think L'Oreal, Garnier or any of the reasonably priced brands uses any thing of animal origin. One excpetion might be lanolin (purified oil from sheep wool) but that too is not as common as it used to be.

If you want to target dryness I agree with Leslie hyaluronic acid is particularly good. It will instantly moisturize dry skin and lasts all day. Hyaluronic acid is in addition both a anti-oxidant and a participant in the synthesis of collagen.

Oils are of course a must in a cream for dry skin, a blend of rosehip, avocado and shea-butter does in my opinion sound ideal. Any thing that protect the skin aids it's natural functions and procesess will help against dryness and the effects of ageing long term.