In Search of The Perfect Collagen Face Cream

With collagen face cream being increasingly popular, you’d be forgiven to think that it is the holy grail of anti aging skin care. However, it may not be as simple as all that.

Let’s take a quick look at some basic facts, and then show you the actual solution you should be looking for.

So, exactly what is collagen?

It is a protein, one of the crucial components of the connective tissue in your body. For your skin, which is our focus here, more collagen means firmer and more elastic skin.

So what are the real benefits of collagen?

By making the skin firmer and more supple and elastic, your skin is more wrinkle resistant. Basically it forms a decent barrier against the aging process.  Over time collagen degrades, and when this occurs you’re stuck with a situation where your skin will increasingly show the signs of aging.

Well, then I must have a collagen face cream!

Not so fast. Exactly what does “collagen face cream” mean to you?

You could be talking either about a cream that contains collagen as an ingredient, or about a cream that contains ingredients that help your skin produce more collagen.

The latter is the one you’re looking for. Unfortunately, many so-called collagen skin products get it wrong.

You see, collagen cannot be absorbed through the skin. So, a cream that contains collagen (usually derived from bird and cattle sources) won’t give you the benefits you’re looking for.

What ingredients should I look for that will help the skin produce more collagen?

A favorite ingredient for this is retinol. It’s a type of vitamin A that is commonly used in skin creams. While there are many ingredients on the market that claim to stimulate collagen production, retinol is perhaps the most well known.

A well formulated retinol cream makes for a great collagen face cream. Be careful not to start with too high a concentration when picking a retinol cream, as it can irritate sensitive skin.

A great retinol cream to start with is the Roc Retinol Correxion daily moisturizing cream. Sitting pretty in the budget price range for facial creams, this is a great way to help your skin produce more collagen and fight wrinkles and other signs of aging. It is also friendly to sensitive skin, so you should be able to use it without fear of irritation.

For a stronger alternative that will really kick your skin into motion, try the Afirm range of retinol products. The strongest of these is the Afirm 3X, which you should only start with if your skin is used to retinol products. If not, start with the 1x and work up from there.

A cream containing retinol is the perfect collagen face cream, stimulating the skin to produce its own collagen instead of ineffectively trying to supplement it.

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