What does Collagen do for your skin?
The bounce and firmness of our skin are because our skin has Collagen that acts like a ‘springboard’ to hold up our skin and causes it to look young and firm. When Collagen breaks down, it causes our skin to lose its firmness and bounce and causes our skin to have wrinkles, fine lines, and crow’s feet.
Collagen Is Built From Amino Acids
Genes and DNA make our bodies. However, the foundational bases of our human body system are created from amino acids, then peptides, then proteins, cells, and our body systems. Proteins in the body provide structure and chemical reactions and coordinate cell signal pathways. Furthermore, there are twenty amino acids for the skin, and they all have specific functions in our skin.
Proteins In Our Diet Breakdown To Amino Acids
Since our body and body systems are made from amino acids/proteins, we must continually load our diet with proteins to help maintain a healthy body. In addition, Protein breaks down into amino acids, which our body uses to maintain its health. For example, Methionine provides antioxidants to the body, detoxifies the body, and prevents liver damage. While Leucine helps with tissue regeneration and metabolism, heals the skin, and helps to process our cells.
So make sure you add proteins to your diet. Examples of proteins include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy foods.
Amino Acids That Build Our Collagen
1 Glycine: Glycine is the primary amino acid in skin Collagen, providing hydration to the skin.
Lysine: Lysine makes Collagen.
2 Proline: Proline makes Collagen, hydrates, and helps to firm the skin.
3 Hydroxyproline: Hydroxyproline makes Collagen and provides hydration to the skin.
Leucine: Leucine reduces wrinkles in the skin and firms sagging skin.
Arginine: Arginine produces Collagen, hydrates the skin, and reduces wrinkles.
What Does Collagen Do For Your Skin?
Collagen is an essential protein that helps to form the skin structure; it is one of the building blocks of our skin’s foundation. Unfortunately, collagen breakdown leads to fine lines and wrinkles.
How Is Collagen Formed?
Collagen is formed through an action called a fibroblast. For Collagen to develop, the skin needs amino acids (Glycine, Proline, and Hydroxyproline, which creates a peptide), and Vitamin C, Zinc, and Copper, to help make Collagen in the skin.
How To Continue Maintaining Firm Skin With Collagen
- Eat a protein-rich diet that consists of eggs, poultry, and dairy.
- Eat a diet rich in Vitamin C (bell peppers, tomatoes, cauliflower, papaya), Zinc (oysters, lamb, oatmeal, tofu, shrimp), and Copper (dark green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, beef liver, sweet potatoes)
- Also, indulge in Gelatin which is boiled down Collagen. Also, you may eat Jell-O, which is Gelatin.
- Also, eating bone broth is a nutritious way of helping your skin build Collagen.
- Maintain healthy firm skin using skincare products that help your skin produce Collagen.
- Top skincare ingredients for producing Collagen include amino acid serums, peptide serums, collagen creams, retinol, vitamin c serum, copper peptide serum, and AHA/BHA serums.
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