Is Collagen Skin Repair Fact Or Fiction?
Are you at risk of being sucked into the whirlpool of advertising over the use of collagen based creams and lotions. The implication being that should you apply them, they will breathe new life into your skin removing those wrinkles and fine lines. Or to put it another way it is suggested that these creams and lotions will repair your damaged skin. The questions that need to be asked are, is there such a thing as collagen skin repair and what are collagen boosters and do they work? The dermis which is your second layer of skin contains the most important structural elements including collagen and elastin. As we age so the amount of these proteins decrease, but age is not the only culprit. Pollution, alcohol, smoking, stress and the UV rays of the sun all have an affect on these levels. Our ability to replace this lost protein is reduced and your facial skin starts to sag and the lines and wrinkles start to appear. The idea of a collagen skin repair from a cream or lotion is quite appea
