Amino Acids and the Collagen Connection

Collagen is the foundation of healthy skin that keeps it plump, firm and supple. But, with age, the amount of collagen in the skin starts to diminish.

"Amino acids lead to collagen stimulation, so the more you feed skin with amino acids , the more collagen will be produced." ~ Dennis Gross, MD

No matter whether the amino acids used are synthetic or plant, food - or botanical - based, the end result is the same.

"Lab-derived amino acids can be better than an extract because when you have a fruit or vegetable as the source, it's removed from the soup-like concentration of nutrients, whereas a synthetic one is a pure amino acid." - Dr Gross