4 tips to boost your collagen production

No. 1: Eat healthy

We don't teach you anything, eating well is important and not just to keep the line. What you eat reflects on your skin so in order to facilitate the formation of collagen:

• favor foods rich in sulfur such as : seafood, eggs, meat and offal, legumes, cabbage, leeks, turnips, dried fruits, condiments and herbs (fresh garlic, onion, shallot , chive).
• Choose foods rich in vitamin C. There are many, but here are those that have the highest concentration: blackcurrant, goji berries, guava, red pepper (raw), lemon, kiwi, orange, etc.
• cut down on sugars and carbohydrate-rich processed foods . Almost as bad as smoking, sugars permanently attach to collagen, the process of glycation. Weighed down by the glucose, the collagen becomes fragile and the skin is no longer supported. As a result, the skin is less supple, dull and dry.

No. 2: Stay hydrated

We don't teach you anything there either, and yet we don't drink enough water. The more the skin is hydrated, the more the production of collagen is favored. So hydrate yourself from the inside by drinking plenty of water and eating water-rich foods, but also hydrate your skin with treatments rich in moisturizing active ingredients .

Prefer treatments with hyaluronic acid. Did you know that it can retain more than 1000 times its weight in water? If you want to know more about the subject, we invite you to read our article on hyaluronic acid > .

No. 3: Massage your face 

Massaging the face will allow good oxygenation of the cells which will then produce more collagen.

The facial massage is to be performed morning and evening during the application of your care. You can massage yourself with your hands or fine stone beauty tools to facilitate the massage and bring additional freshness to the skin. Always make movements from the inside to the outside of the face and finish by draining. We invite you to watch these two tutorials to correctly perform a facial massage with the roller and/or the gua sha:

• Roller massage tutorial >
• Gua sha massage tutorial >

Massaging the face also provides a feeling of well-being and relaxation, which helps reduce stress, another cause of collagen depletion. If you want to know more about the effects of stress on the skin, you can read our article about it > .

No. 4: Quit smoking

"Stop smoking" ! You've probably heard this phrase many times before. But it is a fact, beyond the harmful effects on the body, smoking reduces the production of collagen and destroys the elastin fibers (fibers responsible for the good elasticity of the skin). Result: the skin loses its suppleness and firmness, wrinkles set in, the skin is dry, the complexion is dull, etc.  

By following these tips, we assure you that your skin will give it back to you and you will quickly be able to see it.