Collagen is a protein in your body, and in the bodies of mammals.  It is like glue that keeps your body together.  Although it is often associated with skin and cosmetics, actually collagen is used throughout your body, in your stomach, your bones, your muscles, and so on.

Collagen usually works with cells as a strengthener, giving shape and form.  So it’s no wonder that when it starts to break down, the areas that use it also start to lose its benefits.  For example, the most common awareness of the breakdown of collagen is with wrinkles.  Wrinkles happen when collagen decreases in the skin.

Collagen is not a stand alone substance.  It works with elastin to provide flexibility and with keratin to renew skin.  This is important to know since targeting one type of treatment may not always seem to be having an effect.  The body is always a synergy of different elements working together for optimal health.

Collagen diseases happen when either a genetic disorder kicks in, or when there is malnutrition.  For this reason, it is important for your skin to get lots of vitamin C, so that your collagen can continue producing at healthy levels.  A Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy, where you skin gets dry and won’t heal – in short when the collagen in your body becomes dysfunctional and can’t connect tissues properly anymore.

Collagen is also where gelatin comes from.  And yes, it’s true, that’s how they used to make glues, from the collagen (gelatin) of animals.  However, eating gelatin in a dessert is no reason to believe you are helping your skin.  Collagen is a protein, but it does not contain enough amino acids that your body would need to be helped by it.  It is good to do research into how the collagen in a product is being used to help your health (including your skin’s health), before being sold on what you buy.

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