Since the dawn of civilization, topical creams have been at the forefront of cosmetics and skincare. But as mankind evolves, so do its techniques. It’s time to pop marine collagen pills and say hello to glowing skin! As curious as it sounds, Nutricosmetics isn’t really a new word in the beauty industry but it sure is gaining momentum of late.

What are Nutricosmetics?

Nutricosmetics are the intersection between nutrition, nutraceuticals, and personal care. They are designed to provide you with nutrients that support the overall health and appearance of your skin, hair, and nails by nourishing the body to bring natural beauty out from within.

Why They’re Getting Popular?

While natural nutricosmetics remain in the shadow of topical solutions, they are gaining significant ground for their role in preventing the appearance of wrinkles and skin dryness and in tackling head-on the visible signs of aging.  As we get older our natural skin defenses become slower, as does our ability to renew healthy skin cells.

While eating a balanced diet and having a healthy lifestyle will keep you healthy inside and out, nutricosmetics can aid in targeting the nutritional deficiencies in the diet or provide nutrients that are required to maintain a healthy rate of skin renewal and protect the skin from environmental stress that could cause premature aging.

The nutraceuticals industry is also being innovative in their manufacturing technologies, offering more convenient products that one can easily adapt to their busy lifestyles — like smaller pills, convenient packs, and so on. The “beauty beverages” are a big part of this movement. No popping pills. Just gulping pressed good-ness (Check out dirtylemon on Instagram to know the hype)

The new superstar – Marine collagen

It’s probably why mermaids shine! This no-longer-a-secret ingredient is going to be your favorite age-defying tool.

Here is why the world is currently going gaga over marine collagen: Our skin’s inner layer consists of not only water but also large proteins like elastin and collagen that are responsible for its elasticity and resilience. Like other components of the skin, hair and nails, production of collagen tends to decline with passing years, resulting in sagging skin and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on the face and body. Pollution, stress & cigarettes all exacerbate this natural decline so that by the age of 60, the skin has lost a third of all its collagen.

marine collagen

Source: Allure

Hence, in comparison to topical application, consuming these collagen peptides is a far superior method in delaying the aging process. Highly bioavailable forms of collagen, obtained from the skin of fish with a low molecular weight (marine collagen), provide the skin with cohesion and elasticity. Studies show this way of supplementing the natural collagen of our body as a key to a multitude of beauty benefits; increase in dermal elasticity, glossy hair, stronger nails, preventing cellulite, and improving overall health!

While you rush to grab your marine collagen pills, it is important to know that the collagen molecules are too big to work when ingested as pills and may not be sufficiently broken down by our digestive system to be utilized efficiently. Therefore, using hydrolyzed collagen, which is composed of smaller chains of amino acids that your body more readily absorbs — leading, in theory, to faster collagen production is the best way to consume it (emulsions/capsules containing hydrolyzed collagen). But don’t forget, this, like every other nutricosmetic, works only when supplemented with a healthy balanced diet.

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By Jasmine Sharif  @stylehappysmiles