If you’ve been to the store lately, you have probably noticed the huge endcaps promoting dietary supplements filled with recognizable names like collagen and claims about what they can do for your hair, nails and skin. Some of this messaging might feel kind of tricky. After all, you’ve spent years now putting effort into becoming your own skin health expert, and here are these claims that sound recognizable, but do they work? And if they work, how does that factor in with what we know about our diets and topical skincare?

Well, your friends and family at Skin Actives Scientific are here to talk straight again. And believe me, we get this question...a lot.

You see, a lot of these brands are positioning themselves with scientific-sounding names and packaging. And they are already coasting on years worth of messaging we’ve received since literally childhood that tells us we need to take our vitamins to be healthy. 

So it all adds up...right?

Eating For Skin Health

Your skin health does begin with what you put into your body. If you feel like people are always on you to eat right, there is a reason for that. 

Your physical body is a super-complex machine made of smaller, interlocking machines, all of which are composed of chemicals. These machines, in turn, need fuel, not just to power themselves, but to continually reconstitute themselves as well. Your body produces some of the chemicals necessary, but far from all.

This is where food comes in, literally. 

Sure food may be tasty and delicious and something to look forward to eating, but at its fundamental core, food is about providing your body with the vitamins, minerals, and fuels that it needs to sustain itself. So you need to eat healthy things, food that is full of vitamins and nutrients in order for your body to function the way it was meant to.

Vitamins are by definition chemicals we can’t make ourselves but, at the same time, are essential to the functioning of our body. vitamin cofactors are critical for processes involved in proper vision, blood coagulation, hormone production, and the integrity of collagen.

• We are unable to make some amino acids that are essential to make proteins that make up our bodies.

• Some fatty acids that we can’t make are essential to cell membranes.

So taking care of your skin starts with eating right. But what about those supplements? It stands to reason that if eating is the bedrock, then supplements are the foundation, right?

Well, don’t believe the hype. The collagen peptides in those pills will do little for you, the rest of the body will be there to catch the few amino acids that will make it to the blood. The remaining vitamins included in those supplements are also present in the multivitamins you are probably already using.

Sunscreen to Prevent Sun Damage

You should be protecting yourself from the rays of the sun every day. Sunscreen prevents sun damage and is an essential part of your daily routine.

But of course, there is more to it than that, or else Skin Actives wouldn’t exist, would we? As we age our bodies produce less and less of the chemicals we need to maintain optimum performance. This means that we begin aging visibly. You probably started to see signs of it in your late twenties, but by the time you hit your 30s, it’s a fact of life.

So if you are over 30, it’s time to supplement, topically. Look at the Skin Actives website to complement the nutrition that your skin receives from food. You will find vitamins, essential fatty acids, amino acids, plus the growth factors that decline as we age.

Below you will find a list of some of Skin Actives Scientific’s most successful products, packed with the type of topical supplementation that will show you real results:

Advanced Ageless Collagen Serum with ROS BioNet™ and Apocynin - This serum represents peak Skin Actives anti-age supplementation. Not only is it packed with vitamins and nutrients, it also contains Epidermal Growth Factor to kick dormant skin cells back into action and a whole host of antioxidants to scour free-radicals.

Hyaluronic Acid Moisturizer - This light, nutrient-dense cream is perfect for day, night or both! Emphasize moisture while topically supplementing your skin.

Vitamin A Cream - Vitamin A is so hot right now! But so is taking care of yourself without harsh retinols. Good thing we have our Vitamin A Cream. Put it on before bed to avoid sun damage and simultaneously feed your skin the nutrients it needs to serve you.

Revitalizing Nutrient Cream - Perfect for at night, Revitalizing Nutrient Cream is the ultimate skin supplement filled with the full spectrum of vitamins, minerals and nutrients your skin is craving. If topical supplementation is your priority, look here!

Check out all these great products and many more today at skinactives.com