Archive for November, 2010

How to Increase Collagen Production

Collagen is essential to healthy, youthful skin. It is a form of protein that provides support to other proteins and connects them. When you age, the level of collagen being produced decreases. However there are ways to increase collagen production. There are products that can work with your body to not only increase, but speed up, the production of this important protein. There are also methods like LED therapy, but this is expensive and must be performed by a skincare professional or dermatologist.

One option if you want to increase collagen production is a Swiss product called Kollagen Intensiv. This cream may increase your collagen levels by over 300 percent, which is nothing short of amazing. Unlike other wrinkle creams that simply hydrate the skin, this one does so much more. Collagen is increased, skin is moisturized, both pores and wrinkles are minimized, skin tone becomes more even and there is a faster turnover of dead skin cells, which are whisked away to reveal new skin. When you take a look at everything this cream does it is like multiple products in one. Read the rest of this entry »


Uses for Green Tea Leaf Extract

You may have heard that green tea is packed with antioxidants and has beneficial properties for the body. Drinking green tea can help boost the metabolism, protect against various diseases by neutralizing free radicals and more. In countries like Japan where green tea is consumed in large quantities cancer statistics are lower, and scientists believe that it is the green tea that has something to do with it. Green tea leaf extract is also beneficial, and makes an ideal supplement if you don’t like drinking green tea. With the extract you can get a large dose of the beneficial components at once.

Green tea leaf extract is also good for the skin. The antioxidants contained in the extract help the outside of the skin just as supplements help the inside. It is thought that green tea extract is more potent than vitamin E when it comes to beneficial antioxidant properties. When used as part of a skin care routine, green tea boosts circulation, improves tone and prevents the breakdown of collagen. One product that contains green tea extract is Kollagen Intensiv, a cream formulated in Switzerland that does the work of numerous products in one jar. Read the rest of this entry »