How to Boost Collagen Production the Natural Way

Collagen is an important protein that provides the building blocks for healthy skin. When collagen starts to break down or degrade, skin loses its elasticity and thickness, leading to saggy and wrinkled skin. Collagen production naturally decreases with age, leaving older skin more prone to damage, fine lines, deep wrinkles and sagging. Fortunately, there are ways to boost the production of collagen and reduce the signs of aging.

1) Protect Skin 

Strong sunlight can have a devastating effect on the skin, accelerating the signs of aging and depleting collagen levels. Protecting your skin from the sun is essential for preserving and retaining as much collagen as possible. Always apply sunscreen before heading out, preferably choosing a sunscreen with high SPF (sun protection factor). On sunny days, wear a wide brim hat to protect the skin around your face and neck, as well as sunglasses to protect the delicate skin around the eye area.

2) Eat Antioxidant-Rich Foods 

Antioxidants neutralize the effects of harmful free radicals in the body. Eating a diet high in antioxidants helps to prevent skin damage and maintain collagen levels. Many fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants, with blueberries and spinach being the richest sources. Nuts, seeds and some oils also have a high antioxidant content. Tea, coffee, cola and other fizzy drinks can all deplete collagen, so try drinking herbal tea or fruit juice in place of your regular drinks.

3) Quit Smoking 

Smoking is one of the biggest causes of premature aging of the skin. Smoking depletes collagen, vitamin C, and other vitamins and minerals needed for the production, maintenance and repair of healthy skin cells. Quitting smoking can make a huge difference to the health and appearance of your skin.

4) Increase Vitamin C Intake 

Vitamin C is needed for the production of collagen. Inadequate intake of vitamin C makes it difficult for the body to replenish collagen in the skin. Foods like red peppers, citrus fruits and broccoli are high in vitamin C and other skin-repairing nutrients. Vitamin C supplements can also be useful, particularly if you are a smoker.

Everyday Skin Moisturising Tips for Winter

Switch to Cleansing Cream from Cleansing Gel

Cleansing cream comprises of mild cleansing agents and a higher density of emollients, eliminating the harshness of cleaning agents, along with it leaving your skin supple and soft.  It gently removes the dirt on your skin.  

 

My skin feels: In dry weather, I will use Decléor Cleansing Cream - Face & Eyes.  I love the super soothing, calming and revitalizing ingredients, Angelica and Geranium Essential Oils, which restore moisture to skin and improve the blotches caused by dryness.  I use it for wiping makeup residues and cleansing face, 1 step for a complete face cleansing.  It saves my skin from dehydration due to over-washing.

Using Lukewarm Water to Wash Face

Hot water will strip off the natural sebum protection of skin while cold water cannot soften the epidermis for an effective face cleansing.  Lukewarm water is gentle to your skin and it does not induce any undesirable reaction to skin.   Apply moisturizers to skin when your skin is still moist after washing, as water evaporates on skin and leaches the moisture from your skin.

Select skin-care with Humectants or Emollients

Always look for big words for skin moisturizing, such as Hyaluronic Acids, Collagen, Glycerine, Aloe Vera, Honey, Rose, Lavender, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Vitamin E…

SANA Uruoitaishi Moisturizing Gel creates a long-lasting moisturising effect with skin-like hyaluronic acids and collagen which attracts moisture to skin cells, imparting a moist and dewy look all day!  Lay a thin layer over your face before make-up.  It prevents your make-up to dry and irritate your skin especially in winter.

 

 

 

 

Moisturizing from the inside

Drinking an adequate amount of water helps your skin cells stay plump and hydrated.  Fruits are loaded with antioxidants, essential minerals and vitamins which help fortifying healthy skin cells.

1 week to younger looking skin - Anti-aging and Rejuvenating skin-care

Sounds incredible to have younger looking skin in 1 week!  In a long run, a proper beauty and health maintenance is the only way to turn back the time and reverse the aging process.  Taking anti-aging nutrients externally to your skin and living a healthy lifestyle create an instant effect to restore the glow and radiance to your skin.

Missha Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Ampoule

I call it miracle magic serum.  This Time Revolution Night Repair Science Activator Ampoule from Missha really surprises me!  It strengthens my skin’s original power for a prompt improvement of skin’s conditions.   The lactic acid fermented ingredients, Bifida, Lactobacillus and Lactococcus, are DNA repairing agents, eliminating accumulated cell damages and fortifying new cells to reveal younger and fresher skin. I start incorporating this ampoule into my night beauty routine to stimulate skin’s natural healing system during sleep.  My skin feels reborn in the morning!

High Concentrate Coenzyme Q10 Moisture Cream

After the ampoule is deeply absorbed, applying the face cream with different kinds of anti-aging nutrients for a diverse collection of anti-aging properties.  I choose High Concentrate Coenzyme Q10 Moisture Cream which contains an effective dose of CoQ 10 protecting collagen and elastin from free radicals and resulting in an outstanding face lifting.  In the morning, I integrate this cream with sunscreen for a better sun protection.  CoQ10 helps neutralize skin oxidation caused by UV rays.

EVE LOM Rescue Mask

 

For a weekly intensive facial treatment, EVE LOM Rescue Mask is my favorite!  All the naturally occurring minerals work the best to draw out the impurities from skin and meanwhile to soothe sensitive, dry and reddish skin.  One of specialties of this mask is that it wakes up your tired eyes.  Just use it as a normal wash-off eye mask.  One of the active ingredients, Camphor, stimulates blood circulation, eliminating dark circles and bags under your eyes.  For the best rejuvenating result, having a regular deep clean enhances the skin’s absorption of nutrients and thereby anti-aging nutrients can permeate much effectively into clean skin. 

Take charge of your skin’s age!  Age is nothing but a number.  As long as you aspire to maintain your beauty and health, you can be an ageless beauty.  Not forgetting, anti-aging nutrients need to be taken externally and internally.   

Beautify from inside out!

Our latest obsession at Cosme-De.com is beauty supplements. Almost every woman in this universe aspires for a clear, smooth skin. The firmer your skin, the younger the appearance. For gaining that radiant beauty, women get luxurious skin care treatments. Cosmetic world brings ample of treatment options which are costly as well. In the quest of less costly options, women are showing their interest on various effective beauty supplements.

Cosme-De.com offers a whole range of beauty supplements from leading Japanese beauty brands such as Shiseido, FANCL and DHC. Find our recommendations for different purposes below!

Collagen

Meiji Amino Collagen Premium, US$50 for one month's supply:

Meiji Amino Collagen Premium is a superb combination of the latest trend of most needed beauty ingredients including Hyaluronic Acid (for daily moisture) and Coenzyme Q10 (to support energy for easy absorption). It is one of the best-selling collagen products in Japan and is great for women who is seeking firmer, more elastic and radiant skin.

Shiseido The Collagen Enriched, US$124 for two months' supply:

 

Shiseido The Collagen Enriched uses fine fish collagen, along with eucommia leaf, ginseng, lotus germ, Indian gooseberry, hyaluronic acid, coenzyme Q10 and other high-quality ingredients in this patented luxurious blend to give you younger, better-looking, more resilient skin. Create beauty from within with this collagen and hyaluronic acid supplement.

Whitening

FANCL White Advanced, US$32 for one month's supply:

FANCL White Advance is a daily inner whitening care that nurtures skin fairness from within for a healthy and even skin tone. It encourages the production of fair melanin and suppresses the production of dark melanin over a sustainable period. It's formulated with Oleuropein, an Olive Leaf Extract derivative, it prolongs the whitening effects of Hydroxytyrosol to lighten dark melanin for lasting skin luminosity.

Weight Loss:

FINE Metabo Coffee (Diet Coffee), US$14 for one to two months' supply:

 

FINE Metabo™ Coffee is made from quality Brazilian coffee beans and it includes 3 weight-losing ingredients:

• Chlorogenic Acid - It is clinically proved to have a significant effect on the absorption and utilization of glucose from the diet. If used for an extended time, may result in reduced body mass and shown to have an effect on weight loss.
• L-Carnitine tartrate - an amino acid that assists the body to burn fat all day long. Accelerates metabolism
• Fructo-oligosaccharide - Reduces the level glucosein blood. Improves the level of triglyceride. Contains botanical fiber to enable better intestinal movement to prevent constipation.

 BO Fixer

DHC Bulgarin Rose, US$24 for one month's supply:

 

DHC Bulgarin Rose can effectively modify body smell.This product includes DHC Rose oil that has a mixture of Citronellol, Geraniol and Linalool. This can remove unpleasant odour.