Unboxed: 7 nutricosmetics to beautify skin
Skin health can be supported in ways other than slathering on creams and lotions. Here’s the state of the art for nutricosmetics, or inside-out beauty.
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Ora’s got pills! This is news because the company is renowned for its delicious organic supplement powders—emblematic of a company with a chef on staff. The Ora folks remain on it with tongue-in-cheek names like this one. The formula itself features astaxanthin, known as a kind of sunscreen when taken internally. Olive extract has been shown to reduce discoloration after sun exposure. A blend of antioxidants and carotenoids rounds out the sun-protection assets here.
Irwin has been introducing new innovations in the supplements world with “liquid-tubes” that are 10 ml tubes you just shoot. This SKU highlights an efficacious dose of perhaps the best-studied collagen peptides, the Verisol brand, shown in published clinical human trials to improve the appearance of wrinkles. Its fruity flavor tastes pretty good, too.
Is this chicken broth or a supplement? You add one scoop to hot water and sip away. Just like chicken soup, minus the chicken but with a healthy 19 grams of collagen.
Collagen is the one of the most abundant proteins in the body and is vital for helping tissues withstand stretching. This product contains an efficacious dose of 10 g collagen peptides. The dragonfruit powder has a taste only dragons could adore, and it is paleo- and keto-friendly.
Skin aging is associated with loss of skin moisture. And hyaluronic acid might be the best molecule to modulate skin moisture because of its ability to retain water. Hyaluronic acid is the most predominant component of the extracellular matrix—the molecules that lie between the cells and provide a constructive framework and also affect cellular function. Better hyaluronic acid content keeps the skin from breaking down and makes it look plump and healthy. Studies show significant increases in skin moisture at doses between 120-240 mg per day. This formulation contains only 100 mg but it does contain a blend of additional joint-health ingredients—which hyaluronic acid has also been shown to help.
Skinesa Skin Probiotic showcases a new use for probiotics and uses five specific probiotic strains (not just generic genus/species) that have been validated in six published clinical trials—including two in respected JAMA publications. Problematic skin conditions are a big problem not hitherto known to be addressed by “inside-out” beauty. This could help ignite the larger nutricosmetic category. Skinesa's product could easily find favor in Sephora-type beauty stores and spas—the packaging looks more like a beauty product than a supplement product. That could help shift consumer thinking about the benefit of supplements. Probiotics are labeled as being good through the “best by” date and not the date of manufacture—this is what responsible probiotic professionals are asking of the industry. In addition, the capsules are vegetarian and excipients include the use of the Ribus brand Nu-RICE rice ingredient instead of “dirty label” magnesium stearate.
Before we say anything: Flower gummies. Adorbs. This is also a non-GMO, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free, cruelty-free and hormone-free product. This brand is built by women and for women. Okay, that said, this starts off as something of a multi, with the letter vitamins and a few minerals. But what really packs a punch is the trio of actives starting with biotin, for hair and nail growth; PABA, said to keep hair from turning gray; and marine-sourced collagen to help keep skin hydrated.
Before we say anything: Flower gummies. Adorbs. This is also a non-GMO, dairy-free, gluten-free, soy-free, cruelty-free and hormone-free product. This brand is built by women and for women. Okay, that said, this starts off as something of a multi, with the letter vitamins and a few minerals. But what really packs a punch is the trio of actives starting with biotin, for hair and nail growth; PABA, said to keep hair from turning gray; and marine-sourced collagen to help keep skin hydrated.
Nutricosmetics, or inside-out beauty, has been a long time coming, but it is finally emerging as a valid way to improved skin health. Remember, the skin is the body’s largest organ! Here are seven new supplements that aim to give consumers healthier skin.
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