The aging of the skin shifts the balance between collagen production and breakdown leading to wrinkles, facial sag and rough skin texture. The causation includes sun damage, free radicals, some age-related hormonal changes, and smoking. Stimulating skin cells to produce collagen can partly reverse this process. Stimulating collagen synthesis in aged skin was shown to reduce wrinkles and improve skin texture. The benefit of stimulating your own collagen production is that collagen is deposited in an orderly, structured manner and that there is no risk of allergy, immune reaction or injection-induced infection.
Like any other proteins, collagen consists of amino acids. Altogether there are 20 different kinds of amino acids in human cells. Short-chained amino acids form peptides.
When setting out to battle wrinkles by enhancing collagen production in one's skin, it is important to use a comprehensive approach, rather than a single active ingredient. This includes exfoliation. Stimulation of collagen synthesis in aging skin is realistic and can substantially improve the appearance of fine lines and even deeper wrinkles when done correctly.
Tip: Look for products that contain peptides, which stimulate collagen production. Consider applying more than one product containing peptides. This is called stacking.
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