Maintain Skin Elatility, Skin Specialist Says Consumption Of Kolagen Supplements Can Start At The Age Of 20

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JAKARTA - Skin and genital specialist Dr. Pipim S. Bayasari, Sp.DV said, a person can take supplements containing collagen starting at the age of 20 as an effort to maintain skin elasticity. "Starting from the age of 20, it was quite good because for collagen consumption, seven days suddenly there were results," he said, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, July 4. A person should take collagen supplements regularly for at least three months in order to obtain elastic skin yields and reduce signs of aging on the skin such as the appearance of fine lines. "When we drink regularly, in the third month usually the maximum effect starts, the results will come out. This is the reason we have to have regular consumption and at least three months, because it produces the type 1 collagen in the third month," explained Pipim. Type 1 collagen is around 90 percent found in various parts of the body such as hair, skin, nails, bones, organs and ligaments that play a role in health, including skin aging. According to Pipim, a person will not experience excess doses if he consumes collagen regularly because the collagen is reduced every day. Supplement, he continued, functions as a booster. Then, regarding opinions that say collagen can help cure acne, Pipim denied it. He said collagen acts as a skin supporter who can prevent or repair and help treat a person in acne. In addition to consuming collagen, a person is also advised to prevent factors that trigger skin aging that are extrinsic, among others by eating healthy foods and doing good skin basic care.

Extrinsic factors are caused by environmental factors such as exposure to sunlight, air pollution, smoking, malnutrition that can exacerbate aging due to intrinsic factors or occur naturally with age and result in skin, for example, getting looser and rougher.