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Extra Firming Booster

Posted Jul 14 2010 7:05am

Extra Firming Booster

Buying collagen skin repair creams without learning about the ingredients is like playing Russian roulette with your skin's health and appearance. A collagen booster might be exactly what you need, but it could just be a waste of money. What's worse, it could cause adverse reactions and this is not the time to have that happen.

As you get older, your skin becomes thinner and more easily damaged. The damage takes longer to heal and is more likely to become permanent. Anytime that you have an adverse reaction to a skincare product, inflammation occurs. Inflammation damages the elastic fibers.

So, it is very important that any collagen skin repair cream you use is free of irritants and allergens. If the product bears a warning label that says something like "discontinue use if a rash develops, persists or worsens" don't buy it. There are enough good products on the market. There is no need to take the extra risk.

A collagen booster should stimulate the production of new elastic fibers. One of the natural ingredients that have been shown to do that is avocado extract. One study showed that it increased the amount of pro-collagen molecules present in the skin's layers.

Those pro-collagen molecules combine with other proteins and vitamin C to form the elastic fibers responsible for your skin's strength and firmness. Normally, production of elastic fibers slows down with age, which is why one might need a collagen booster in the first place.

Collagen skin repair creams should be free of artificial preservatives and added fragrances, because those are the two most likely causes of allergic reaction. Natural vitamin E is a perfectly good preservative and is also good for your skin's health. Most companies don't use the natural type, because it costs more.

You may be unaware that most companies use synthetic vitamins derived from petrochemicals. Molecularly, they are supposed to be identical to the real thing. But, there is no way to know if they are actually good for the skin or the health of the rest of your body. I think of them as "plastic vitamins". We can make plastic look identical to wood, but it is not the same thing.

So, a collagen booster should contain only natural ingredients. One of the better products on the market contains the protein keratin. It has been shown to stimulate the production of elastic fibers and increase the production of new skin cells. This action causes a thickening of the skin's layers, which smoothes out fine lines and wrinkles.

Most collagen skin repair creams contain denaturalized or hydrolyzed collagens. The skin's cells cannot use them. It's like applying silly putty or gelatin to your face. It may feel tighter for a while, but it is really doing nothing beneficial for your skin's health.

A true collagen booster provides improvement over time. When a company advertises that a collagen skin repair cream provides immediate results, the effect is purely cosmetic. Keratin provides some immediate benefit, but also repairs the skin's cells over time.

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