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Sad Mouth
Hi B and Daniel- I just turned 40 and see a lot of wrinkles and changes on my face suddenly. I have a very poor care of skin and it is generally very dry.Recently I also see the lines around my lip making it sad mouth. I would like to understand if collagen will help it? If so plant based collagen recommendations. also please help me with some basic skin care routine. I am very poor in those and want to start somewhere. There are very dry patches on my legs and pigmentations from those.. don’t know if it is eczema.. attaching the pics for reference . Thanks a lot .
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Hey ,
Collagen has been shown to have an effect on wrinkles and Marionette lines (or as you described it quite well with ‘sad mouth’). Plant-based ‘Collagen’ unfortunately is less well researched, although I have heard good stories about that. In my opinion, it are the amino acids that collagen is made of where the ‘magic’ happens since collagen is broken down into these amino acids before being absorbed.
Since I’m based in Europe and there are many collagen supplements, could you tell me where you live? Is it in the UAE?
The most dominant amino acids are proline, glycine and hydroxyproline from which glycine is the most abundant. Supplementing with glycine only also has been shown to improve wrinkles.
The amino acids, once absorbed, can be used to build human collagen. This is done by cells called fibroblasts. To produce collagen providing nutrients for cofactors like vitamin C and zinc are equally important.
However…
Inflammation plays a role as well and can break down collagen in the skin. Having an anti-inflammatory lifestyle will also help your skin.
Omega 3’s (with inflammatory issues I usually recommend my clients 2000 mg or more. In the absence of inflammation I recommend a minimum of 1000 mg per day), curcumin, extra virgin olive oil and a diet high in antioxidants can help.
Nutrients that support the immune system like vitamin D, vitamin A, zinc and vitamin B12 will also help reduce inflammation.
Reducing the causes of inflammation can help as well. Avoid fast digestible carbs, sugar and processed foods & vegetable oils like canola, corn, soybean, sunflower, and safflower oil
If you are sure you suffer from eczema, I would also take a look at this handout. It provides you with tips on how to approach this. You will find many overlapping recommendations.
Sad mouth
Dry skin
Besides eczema. lifestyle can worsen dry skin. Dry skin is due to water loss from the outer layer of the skin. It might be caused by:
• Heat – including central heating
• Cold (I know, you can’t win!)
• Too much bathing or scrubbing
• Soaps & detergents
• Swimming frequently in chlorinated water
• Smoking
• Alcohol
• and ageing as well
• Other health problems like allergies, insulin resistance, hypothyroidism and kidney dysfunction can also be the root cause of dry skin.I hope this helps!
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thank you Daniel!! I am currently in Canada. It would be great if you can share some brands from here .
please provide some advice on micro needling on face . On how to get started with ? Do I need a derm? Not sure how it works here in Canada . Thank you in advance .
Thanks.
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Hey ,
Is Ora Organic a brand you can order in Canada? The product I mean is called Aloe Gorgeous: Vegan Collagen Booster – Vanilla. It is also available in Fullscript (just click here) if you can’t order it directly. It is vegan, has vitamin C, and some iron and is based on aloe vera which also helps reduce wrinkles according to this study.
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I will check. Thank you, Daniel
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if Ora doesn’t ship to Canada (which I think they do), you can also take a look at Vital Proteins which has Canadian presence.
As for microneedling, I do it myself. I bought the ZGTS derma roller. I can’t remember the size of the microneedles, but they’re short. Maybe 0.5mm. I roll the different areas of my face 5 x in the same spot (front and back or up and down – always in the same direction in the same spot). Then I spray my face with Active Skin Repair to soothe the skin (BERN10 for 10% off), and do red light therapy (you can find my favorite brand and discount codes here). I don’t think the order matters, but it’s what I’ve been doing. Hope this helps!
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Thank you , both. Yes I see vital proteins in here. Will start with that and will also look out for the derm roller
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