Oh Butterfly! That's my gripe too: all that advertising, packaging, dept store real estate and then the darn stuff doesn't even work! What have you tried that HAS worked for you?
Welcome!
fawnie
Welcome!
fawnie
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.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.
Oh oh ohwhat 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?![]()
I always thought collagen came from a squeaky clean petrie dish in a lab.Oh oh ohI 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?