Why do we lose collagen?
Determine if you have a deficiency of collagen is very simple: it is enough to slightly pinch the skin of the upper eyelid. If it is slowly smoothed out, then it's time to take action. The decrease in collagen production is directly related to age-related changes: the metabolism slows down, the collagen decay aprocesses predominate over its synthesis. All this affects not only the elasticity of the skin, but also on the face oval. However, aging is not the only reason.
Hormonal factor. An important role in the formation of collagen is played by male and female hormones, testosterone and estrogen. In men, testosterone levels go down slowly, due to this they have a longer bone density, muscle mass and they look younger than women. In women, on the contrary. During menopause, the estrogen level drops sharply, and because of this, the production of collagen also decreases. This is explained in appearance. To avoid this, you can undergo hormone replacement therapy. It is prescribed by a gynecologist and endocrinologist, after a full medical examination.
Nutrition. Food is also important for the normal production of collagen. It is necessary to obtain a sufficient number of amino acids that are formed in the resultant protein splitting from food. If you do not have at least one amino acid, the process of protein formation is disrupted, and this will affect the condition of the skin, hair and nails.
What products are necessary for elastic skin?
In order for the process of collagen production to be correct, it is necessary to eat the following foods:
- Cereals, legumes, oysters, molluscs - they contain copper.
- In citrus, kiwi, blueberries, black currants, apples, and then contains vitamin C.
- From egg white you can get enough sulfur.
- In beer yeast and sprouts of wheat is enough zinc.
- Red vegetables contain silicon.
- Any fatty fish will enrich your body with fatty acids - 3, -6, -9.
- Any greens, spinach, cabbage and lettuce contain useful for skin, hair and nails lutein.
- Low-fat meat, apples, tongue, liver, whole grains, buckwheat, dates, peaches, bananas, soy, cherry, red pepper, pumpkin, carrots and other products contain iron.
Take the Barrier
For many years scientists have been working to prolong the youth of our skin and to learn how to stimulate the production of collagen. Such an effect have antioxidants and vitamin C, as well as peptides and some plant extracts. All this is included in the composition of rejuvenating creams. Scientists have learned to separate the molecules of all these substances and include them in special systems of additives - cyclodextrins, nanosomes, enhancers. Thanks to tiny dimensions and a special shell, these substances pass without difficulty into the epidermis layers together with useful substances.
Some cosmetics manufacturers include icollagen in their products. However, this is not very effective. The thing is that the molecules of this protein are too large to penetrate the epidermis of the deep into the skin with collagen fibers. Such creams are well protected, nourish and moisturize the skin, but do not increase the amount of collagen.
Injections are more effective, since they are capable of delivering protein deep into the skin. But with them, not everything is so simple, because scientists have not yet learned how to manage the biosynthesis of collagen. It is impossible, replacing old fibers, bringing it from outside. New molecules simply can not adapt in the body. But with the help of injections, you can start the process. As soon as the collagen gets inside from the injection, the organism begins to split. At the splitting, there are amino acids, from which in the future will be built a new collagen.
How to stimulate the production of your own collagen?
Today, modern beauty salons offer special procedures that are aimed at stimulating the production of own collagen. The procedures are safe and painless.
Ionophoresis . During this procedure, the mask is applied to the skin of the face with a collagen. Special electrodes are connected to this mask. Under the influence of the current, irritation of the skin receptors occurs, thanks to this collagen breaks up and through the ducts of the sebaceous glands gets into certain places and begins to accumulate in the skin.
Mesotherapy . A special gel based on collagen is administered by injecting deep under the skin. There it persists for up to 9 months. All this time the body will try to dissolve the foreign material, and thus will stimulate the production of its own collagen. But before such a procedure it is necessary to make allergens. Some people have similar allergic reactions to such injections.
Ridolysis . Needle electrodes are introduced into the middle layers of the skin. High frequency current flows through them. This current causes damage to the connective tissue and reactive edema. The body begins to react like a stimulus with its own production of collagen fibers.
Thermage . This procedure is carried out using a special apparatus that creates an electromagnetic field in the skin. Due to this, the collagen fibers are heated to a certain temperature and become more dense and short. As a result of this procedure, the skin becomes tight and the synthesis of new collagen is triggered.
Feel comfortable
Today, collagen is present not only in creams, but also in food supplements, as well as in vitamin complexes. Some restaurants even offer dishes with collagen. Collagen powder is mixed with meat or fish products, it is added to salads and pyshki, as well as to sea algae.
Many scientists refer to this method of using collagen skeptically. After all, because the collagen fibers are large enough, our body does not absorb them well. From such food, there will be no harm, however, and its benefits are also not proven. Perhaps, such additives and can indirectly contribute to the production of collagen. But it is not a fact that it will be synthesized exactly where necessary (in the deep layers of the skin of the face).
In food additives with collagen there are also proteins that, when ingested into the intestine, are split into amino acids, which are sent to the inactivation of proteins into other cells. And in the skin, these amino acids will go to the last line, since our body sends all the necessary substances to the internal organs, joints and bones, and then only supplies them with the skin, hair with nails.
Therefore, additives with collagen are useful for the prevention of treatment of the musculoskeletal system, spine and joints. But to stimulate the production of collagen fibers and their synthesis, where necessary, it is best to attend special salon procedures. They will provide you with a good result, which will be visible after several procedures.