• Beauty Oils
    • Bestow Beauty Oil
    • Bestow Beauty Plus Oil
  • Powders
    • Bestow Beauty Powder
    • Bestow Collagen Boost
    • Bestow Gut Love +
    • Bestow Be Cleansed
    • Bestow Berry Beautiful
  • Capsules
  • Herbal Teas
  • Skincare
    • Bestow The Graces Skin Bathing Ritual
    • The Full Range
    • Bestow The Graces Nourishing Oil
    • Bestow The Graces Soothing Duo
      • Bestow The Graces Soothing Oil
      • Bestow The Graces Soothing Serum
    • Bestow The Graces Brightening Lotion
    • Bestow The Graces Hydrating Serum
  • Recipe Books
    • The Gut-Skin Connection
    • Savour
    • Bestow Treats I
    • Bestow Treats II
    • Bestow Within I
    • Bestow Within II
    • Bestow Blessings Journal
    • Free Bestow Recipes
  • INFO
    • Free Gut Health eCourse
    • Free Bestow Cleanses
    • About Bestow Beauty
    • Meet Janine Tait
    • The Bestow Sisterhood
    • Free Bestow Recipes
    • Blog
    • Heating Foods
    • Congesting Foods
    • Our Packaging
      • Our Plastic Bottles
      • Pop Starch
      • Bestow Indoor Herb Garden
    • Bestow Rituals
      • Bestow The Graces Skin Bathing Ritual
  • Stockists
    • Become a Bestow Stockist
    • Find a Stockist
  • Shop

Bestow Beauty

07 Feb 2021
Bestow recipes, The Bestow Blog

The Enemies of Collagen

In our last few blogs we have been discussing the benefit Bestow Collagen Boost offers our skin.

The main advantage is the increased production of collagen in our skin and the protection it offers our existing collagen and elastin.

Just as a reminder, collagen is the fibre in our skin that gives it strength whereas elastin provides the stretchability and snap-back. Having good levels of both fibres is important for healthy, strong skin. 

But I feel this series of blogs wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t look at some of the lifestyle and dietary things we can do to look after our existing collagen and elastin fibres.

So let’s look at their enemies.

Both collagen and elastin are degraded by smoking and sun exposure. In the case of sun protection, using a good sunscreen is vital. But remember sunscreens aren’t anywhere near 100% effective and can often give us a false sense of security. Many protect our skin from burning but not from ageing. It is important to boost your sun protection by wearing good, wide brimmed hats and choosing to sit in the shade where possible.

Elastin is affected by dehydration so it is crucial to keep your water intake up. A lack of sleep is also a key factor in the breakdown of elastin, as is stress. Getting enough sleep often helps us cope with stress, so my advice would be to start by prioritising sleep. Here’s a link to a handout on tips for getting a good night’s sleep to get you started. 

Collagen is degraded by sugar. Sugar oxidises and latches on to our collagen fibres then attaches to another collagen fibre causing them to become entangled and inflexible. Try to cut down on sugar where you can. This can be difficult at first as you have to overcome the cravings. But as time goes on, it does get easier so I it is worth the effort. The Bestow Treats from our cookbooks are a great way to start replacing refined sugar with natural sugars. We still don’t want to eat a lot of them but at least you are getting other nutrients with your sweet treat.

So those are my tips on protecting your skin. This time of year is a great time for putting some more supportive rituals in place and kicking out some of those bad habits.

Share

You May Also Like

Vitamin D & Covid-19

October 21, 2020

Bestow Beauty featured in Indulge magazine

July 11, 2012

Glycation and the aging process

September 23, 2010

Blog post 2 – Happy digestion series

July 24, 2013
Previous Post
Recipe: Cheese-free Pesto
Next Post
Resetting Your Gut Health
  • About Bestow Beauty
  • Contact Bestow
  • Our Bestow Stockists
  • Become a Bestow Stockist

Copyright © 2023Site Powered by Pix & Hue.