The Ivy Beauty Therapists suggest helpful ways to Boost Collagen Levels In Your Skin:
One of the best ways to keep our youthful looks and maintain healthy skin is to boost collagen levels.
Collagen is not only a major player in our anti-aging regimen but it’s also responsible for keeping our connective tissues strong and flexible.
Skincare
A very popular way to boost collagen levels is through skin creams and serums.
Check for ingredients like retinol, tretinoin and peptides, as they are said to help boost collagen production in skin.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Omega-3s are known as the “good fats” and help keep skin moisturized by regulating oil production and protecting it from free radicals. In addition to that, these fatty acids help boost collagen production in ligaments and connective tissue and help strengthen them.
Sunscreen
This next tip won’t exactly help boost collagen levels but it is imperative to use sunscreen if you want to prevent the degradation of the existing collagen in your skin. Keeping your skin protected from the sun’s harmful rays is a foolproof way to keep your current levels of collagen and prevent further loss.
Exfoliate
Skin exfoliation assists in the removal of dead skin cells to improve skin smoothness and tone and speed cell renewal thereby boosting collagen levels. It also allows for increases penetration of active conditioners from subsequent products.
Antioxidants
They help protect tissues from free radicals and help to prevent certain diseases. According to a study published by Science Daily, berries and pomegranates were found to promote production of collagen as well as prevent collagen damage in skin!
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is another nutrient that plays a major role in the production and maintenance of collagen. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for us and it can’t be synthesized in the body. So if we don’t get enough vitamin C through our diets, it’ll slow down collagen production.
Make it a point to eat foods like oranges, broccoli, bell peppers and dark leafy greens or apply topically to the skin
Avoid Yo-Yo Dieting
Another way to preserve collagen and keep skin looking taut and young is to avoid yo-yo dieting. Constantly gaining and losing weight can cause your skin to sag and make the existing collagen in your skin stretch!
Maintain good eating and exercise habits and your hard work will show!
Dillon Chan
Dillon is the principal dentist. He qualified from Manchester University Dental School in the year 2000 and was awarded the Farar Prize in dentistry as the best dentist in his year in the field of prosthetic dentistry. He has also been awarded the MDDUS prize for his research into mouthguards. Dillon is passionate about providing high standards of dentistry and facial aesthetic treatments. His gentle approach and high quality treatment means he has many loyal patients, including some television presenters and models. As a child, Dillon had aspirations to be a chef so in his spare time he enjoys testing new recipes on the rest of The Ivy Clinic team.
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