Collagen Banking: preserving skin for youthful longevity

Collagen = supple, firm, bouncy & tight skin. With collagen production starting to decline in our 30s and decreasing by up to 30% during menopause, it's no surprise that many people are looking for ways to slow down this process. ‘Banking collagen’ is a concept that aims to preserve and maintain collagen levels in the skin earlier in life to slow the effects of ageing long-term… Let’s take a deep dive into this concept:

What is collagen banking?

At the core, collagen banking is focused around preserving the skin’s youthful appearance, rather than trying to reverse the signs of ageing. It focuses on daily habits that help to promote collagen production, so you can ‘bank’ or preserve collagen throughout the ageing process.

How can you bank collagen?

As a preventative approach, the focus is on proactive skincare and healthy lifestyle habits as essential components.

1. Sun & Bluelight Protection
   While many people understand the negative impacts of UV, it’s less common knowledge that UV exposure is the biggest contributor to collagen breakdown. Simply put, if you want to preserve your skin, protect it from the sun with a daily SPF & wear a hat. Spritzing our Collagen Calm Activated Mist will also provide triple blue-light protection.*
2. Proactive skincare to boost collagen
   Did you know that your skincare can help improve collagen production? Looking for skincare products that contain bio-available actives like advanced vitamin C and antioxidants are key. Our Kakadu Brightening Serum boosts collagen production and combats ageing with thanks to its abundance of ultra-strength vitamin C. Another collagen-boosting product is our Collagen Calm Activated Mist, with key actives that are clinically proven to increase collagen production by 53.7%* and provide triple photo-protection from blue light induced ageing.
3. Protein, protein, protein!
   As collagen is a protein itself, you need to ensure you’re consuming enough protein in your diet to provide the building blocks for collagen production. Foods like legumes, quinoa, hemp seeds, tofu, nuts & seeds and plant-based proteins should be in your regular diet.
4. Vitamin C rich foods
   Vitamin C is essential for collagen synthesis, the more you eat, the more stable your collagen structure is. Foods that are rich in Vitamin C allows your body to ingest collage-boosting nutrients - and we are all about an internal + external approach!
5. Zinc
   Zinc assists in collagen production and skin repair. Whether it’s in the form of a Zinc supplement or foods rich in Zinc like whole grains, nuts & seeds, legumes etc your skin will benefit.

Minimising the speed of collagen loss

Just as collagen banking is a preventative strategy, there are daily factors that accelerate collagen decline. We recommend avoiding the following, as they damage collagen and elastin, speeding up the ageing process:

• Smoking
• A diet high in sugar
• High stress
• Lack of sleep 

On-the-go collagen boosting

While you’re ticking all the collagen prevention boxes, don’t forget to boost your collagen with every spritz of our Collagen Calm Activated Mist. Your daily companion that’s infused with advanced peptides, vitamin c and collagen-boosting actives to provide an instant rush of hydration and blue-light protection.

*Clinically proven ingredients Argireline® Amplified Peptide and Lumicease™ Blue Ingredient in the Collagen Calm Activated Mist. Source: Data from clinical studies performed by The Lubrizol Corporation (in vitro and in vivo).