Trans Dermal Collagen Gel Remedy - Help Or Hype?
Recently, someone asked me about a trans dermal collagen gel remedy.
And though I didn't expect to find anything, I did the research anyway.
I learned some interesting things, and as I expected, collagens do not penetrate the skin.
In recent years, there have been numerous studies showing that trans-dermal delivery of amino acids, antioxidants, proteins, peptides and glycol-proteins increase the synthesis of collagens.
In other words, when these nutrients are applied topically, the production of collagens increases.
There are many different types of collagens, and there is a difference between the protein molecules that exist in the cells, called pro-collagens, and the tropo-collagens that combine to form fibrils.
The difference has to do with the length of the amino acid chain.
One of the reasons that a trans dermal collagen gel remedy cannot exist is that the amino acid chain is too long to penetrate.
The gelatin would simply sit on top of the skin, until it dried up.
The gels are often advertised as moisturizers, and while they may contain some other moisturizing ingredients, like maybe glycerin, collagens are not moisturizing.
The skin's natural moisturizer is called sebum; it is composed primarily of different types of fat, not protein.
To enhance moisture content, you need fats, but we usually call them oils.
A keratin-rich cream has been shown in clinical studies to increase the skin's moisture content by about 25%.
That's five times as effective as glycerin, which was previously known as the best moisturizer.
Researchers also noted an improvement in the skin's ability to retain moisture over an 18 day period and concluded that the cream increased firmness by as much as 42%.
Unlike a so called trans dermal collagen gel remedy, keratin is absorbed by the cells of the epidermis, because that is what they are composed of.
It provides additional benefits because it is a protein-peptide and an antioxidant.
Researchers found that it increased skin cell proliferation by as much as 160% in as little as three days.
Of course the volunteers were older, and their skin was in pretty bad condition.
Someone with healthier skin might not see a huge improvement immediately.
It's not uncommon to see a product advertised as a trans dermal collagen gel remedy that also contains some of the common antioxidants, such as vitamin E.
But if the antioxidants are not formulated properly, they won't penetrate through many of the skin's layers.
Finely emulsified coenzyme Q10 and natural vitamin E have been shown to penetrate through all of the layers of the epidermis, as well as the dermis, thus neutralizing any free radical molecules that they run into along the way.
Most of us are used to taking health supplements every day, but you might not have thought about skincare as a matter of health.
While there is no such thing as a trans dermal collagen gel remedy, there are many things that you can do to protect and improve your skin's long-term health as well as your appearance.
And though I didn't expect to find anything, I did the research anyway.
I learned some interesting things, and as I expected, collagens do not penetrate the skin.
In recent years, there have been numerous studies showing that trans-dermal delivery of amino acids, antioxidants, proteins, peptides and glycol-proteins increase the synthesis of collagens.
In other words, when these nutrients are applied topically, the production of collagens increases.
There are many different types of collagens, and there is a difference between the protein molecules that exist in the cells, called pro-collagens, and the tropo-collagens that combine to form fibrils.
The difference has to do with the length of the amino acid chain.
One of the reasons that a trans dermal collagen gel remedy cannot exist is that the amino acid chain is too long to penetrate.
The gelatin would simply sit on top of the skin, until it dried up.
The gels are often advertised as moisturizers, and while they may contain some other moisturizing ingredients, like maybe glycerin, collagens are not moisturizing.
The skin's natural moisturizer is called sebum; it is composed primarily of different types of fat, not protein.
To enhance moisture content, you need fats, but we usually call them oils.
A keratin-rich cream has been shown in clinical studies to increase the skin's moisture content by about 25%.
That's five times as effective as glycerin, which was previously known as the best moisturizer.
Researchers also noted an improvement in the skin's ability to retain moisture over an 18 day period and concluded that the cream increased firmness by as much as 42%.
Unlike a so called trans dermal collagen gel remedy, keratin is absorbed by the cells of the epidermis, because that is what they are composed of.
It provides additional benefits because it is a protein-peptide and an antioxidant.
Researchers found that it increased skin cell proliferation by as much as 160% in as little as three days.
Of course the volunteers were older, and their skin was in pretty bad condition.
Someone with healthier skin might not see a huge improvement immediately.
It's not uncommon to see a product advertised as a trans dermal collagen gel remedy that also contains some of the common antioxidants, such as vitamin E.
But if the antioxidants are not formulated properly, they won't penetrate through many of the skin's layers.
Finely emulsified coenzyme Q10 and natural vitamin E have been shown to penetrate through all of the layers of the epidermis, as well as the dermis, thus neutralizing any free radical molecules that they run into along the way.
Most of us are used to taking health supplements every day, but you might not have thought about skincare as a matter of health.
While there is no such thing as a trans dermal collagen gel remedy, there are many things that you can do to protect and improve your skin's long-term health as well as your appearance.
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