By Carla Oates
In recent years, collagen has arguably become one of the biggest buzzwords in the health and beauty industry due to the positive effect it can have on our skin health. And with an ever-growing mountain of research to support its benefits (and consumption!)—this is for very good reason.
Trouble is, although there are many different types of collagen—it primarily comes from bovine or marine collagen sources and as a result, can therefore be one critical supplement that vegans miss out on when it comes to boosting their inner beauty routine. That is, until now. While collagen protein derives from animal sources, boosting our natural collagen production can also be done by consuming the essential nutrients required to support our own ability to synthesise collagen. And for vegans, this is great news!
Read on to discover how collagen production works, how you can enjoy collagen if you’re vegan and why The Beauty Chef’s COLLAGEN Inner Beauty Boost is the perfect vegan collagen supplement for you if you enjoy a plant-based diet…
What Is Collagen & How Does Collagen Production Work?
Before taking any supplement, it’s important to determine why you want to take it in the first place—and collagen is no exception. As the most abundant protein in the human body, collagen is important for many aspects of our health including our bones, joints, ligaments and connective tissues, muscles, gut, nails and hair. It’s also essential for plump, glowing skin as it contributes to skin strength, elasticity, hydration and firmness. Unfortunately, however, while our body’s naturally produce this skin-plumping protein—our ability to do so dramatically declines with age which is why if we don’t replenish our body’s stores of collagen or support collagen synthesis, our skin can sag, lose elasticity and elastin, decrease in strength and appear more wrinkled.
How To Take Collagen If You’re Vegan
In essence, collagen forms the building blocks of our body—and skin—so to support our body’s stores of it, we can either consume enough of the amino acids (such as proline, glycine and lysine) required to build collagen (usually from animal products), or we can ensure we are getting enough of the essential nutrients and antioxidants such as vitamin C and zinc from our daily diet which support our body’s own ability to produce collagen. And as a vegan, it’s the latter which is the best way to ensure you’re supporting your body’s ability to boost collagen and store this vital protein.
At The Beauty Chef, we always advocate for a holistic approach to your health and wellbeing and while supplements certainly play an important role—the first step to optimal vitality is to look at your plate. The best way to ensure you’re getting the right amount, diversity and density of nutrients you need every day is to focus on a well-balanced, wholefoods-based diet. This means consuming lots of antioxidant, vitamin and mineral-rich fresh fruits and veggies, as well as fibre-filled wholegrains, legumes, lentils and healthy fats such as nuts and seeds. This way, you can be confident that your gut health is functioning optimally and subsequently allowing your body to absorb, assimilate and utilise the nutrients you’re consuming—not only from your diet—but from any of the supplements, inner beauty powders or elixirs you also enjoy.
What Does Our Vegan Collagen Supplement Contain?
It’s no secret that The Beauty Chef’s COLLAGEN Inner Beauty Boost has garnered hype the world over—and is enjoyed for its myriad benefits by those following omnivore, vegetarian or vegan diets alike. Think of it as your inner beauty skincare saviour.
As a plant-based collagen source, it contains a unique combination of nutrients—including vitamin C which contributes to normal collagen formation, zinc for normal skin structure and the maintenance of healthy skin, hair and nails, as well as papaya, pomegranate, gotu kola, queen garnet plum and organic goji, acai and maqui berries. What makes this delicious vegan collagen booster even more impressive is it’s naturally bio-fermented using The Beauty Chef’s exclusive Flora Culture™ process which supercharges the ingredients, increasing their potency and making them even more bioavailable—meaning your skin receives maximum benefits from each ingredient. This bio-fermentation process also creates a natural, broad-spectrum probiotic to further aid digestive wellbeing, promote improved gut health, overall wellness and subsequently skin elasticity, firmness, hydration and radiance.
Enjoy COLLAGEN Inner Beauty Boost on its own in water or smoothies, or in combination with your favourite inner beauty powders and elixirs.
