Reading Time: 11 minutes Move over expensive cosmeceuticals and supplements- what you routinely eat can also enhance your skin’s collagen. Here we look at the evidence in favour of tweaking your intake of protein, carotenoids and antioxidants for your skin.
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Reading Time: 11 minutes In the hunger for collagen replenishment, numerous botanicals have been added to skincare products or recommended for consumption. These have the appeal of being natural… but just how reliable are they as safe and effective collagen boosters?
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Reading Time: 8 minutes When oestrogen levels are low, skin collagen is lost at an increasingly dramatic rate. Phytoestrogens offer a potential way to slow down ageing.
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Each season brings along its own pleasures and health risks. Here we look at the impact the climatic changes of summer and winter bring, and what you can do to stay healthy.
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Replenishing collagen is a common goal of anti-ageing skincare. Products containing vitamins C (± E) and B3 are promoted for their ability to do so… but what is the evidence?
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Reading Time: 9 minutes Retinoids have potential to tackle the loss of collagen from ageing skin. Here we examine the relative merits of different type of retinoid cosmeceuticals.
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Reading Time: 6 minutes The amount of collagen in the skin decreases with time, and this is responsible for vsible aging. Several supplements and skin care products are designed to deliver collagen back to the skin; but how well do they work?
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Anecdotally, seawater is believed to provide many benefits to health. What is the actual evidence for seawater and skin, upper respiratory tract infections, immunity, musculoskeletal conditions and mood?
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