Science Behind
Understanding your skin
Skin is the largest organ in the human body and as it is exposed to environmental stress, it is the most tell-tale indicator of our age and lifestyle
Your skin can be divided into two layers:
- The epidermis: an outer barrier layer
- The dermis: an inner structural layer
The key to youthful skin
The collagen matrix is responsible for skin support, firmness, elasticity, hydration, and the constant production of new skin cells.
The more collagen you have, the more healthy, elastic, and supple your skin is and the more youthful it appears. Alarmingly, after the age of 20, we lose 1-1.5% of the collagen in our skin each year. It results in skin aging, including wrinkles, fine lines, dry, blemished, and thinning skin.
Collagen :The glue that holds our body together
Collagen is the most abundant protein found in our body.
It is located in many parts of our body including hair, nails, skin, bones, muscles, tendons. The body produces collagen through the fibroblasts, which are cells that live in all of our connective tissues. It’s their job to make collagen for our skin, bone, ligaments, and tendons and keep our skin healthy.
What is Collagen Made of?
Lets get ready for some science!
Collagen is a major structural protein molecule containing 19 amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids. The molecule is composed of three chains, wound together in a tight triple helix. This triple helix comes in an abundance of three amino acids: glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline. It also possesses hydroxy lysine.
Understanding aging and defying it
As the body ages, it loses the ability to produce new collagen. Alongside the reduction in your body's ability to produce new collagen, the aging process results in damage to the existing collagen matrix. This continuous, self-destructive cycle accelerates the signs of aging.
Collagen Fuel’s advanced anti-aging formula stimulates the production of collagen. This, balances the body’s natural collagen synthesis, reversing the self-destructive aging process.