The end of animal collagen (marine or bovine)? Maybe not, but it’s no longer getting good press! The trend is to use plant-derived and, of course, vegan collagen, which is just as wrinkle-filling and restructuring. This major active ingredient in the fight against skin ageing is currently very popular with brands.
Playing a key role in tissue youthfulness, this main structural protein of the skin accounts for over 70% of the dermis.
When everything is running smoothly, the body has collagen-producing cellular machines (fibroblasts) that synthesize new collagen. But with age, the mechanism runs out of steam.
From the age of 30, the loss is around 1% per year (according to Vichy Laboratories). As collagen production is closely linked to estrogen production, the signs of aging intensify: wrinkles appear, and the skin loses its elasticity, firmness and suppleness.
Certain factors inhibit collagen production, such as smoking or UVA rays, which penetrate deep into the dermis, damaging the fibers, or excess sugar and alcohol, which increase the glycation rate, stiffening and breaking collagen fibers. There isn’t just one collagen, but nearly thirty different collagens, each with its own function.
Vichy research has identified five types of collagen involved in skin ageing, loss of firmness, the appearance of wrinkles and sagging.
A new generation of plant collagen
Following the success of natural, vegan collagen in food supplements (Aroma-Zone), it’s now the turn of cosmetics to offer this ingredient in a topical version.
Garancia was one of the first to use plant collagen from …
