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Brilio.net - There are many ways to keep your face youthful as you get older. There are those who are willing to carry out treatment and spend millions of rupiah. There are also those who choose to treat their face regularly with natural ingredients, such as collagen .
Recently, collagen products have become popular because of their benefits in making the face look youthful. Collagen is a protein that is abundant in our body. Its function plays an important role in maintaining skin firmness, hair strength and nail health.
However, as you get older, natural collagen production in the body slowly begins to decline. The impact is that signs of aging appear such as wrinkles, fine lines and sagging.
Several things that cause collagen production to decrease apart from natural aging are damage due to sun exposure. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun can damage collagen and elastin fibers in the skin. This damage causes the skin to lose its firmness and elasticity, and accelerates the appearance of signs of aging such as dark spots and wrinkles.
Exposure to free radicals also contributes to collagen damage. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can damage skin cells. They form as a result of exposure to pollution, radiation, and dangerous chemicals. Free radicals can break down collagen and elastin, and speed up the skin aging process.
To keep your skin firm and free of other signs of aging, you need to increase collagen production. The way to do this is by consuming collagen drinks which can help increase skin elasticity and hydration, reduce wrinkles and fine lines. Several studies show that collagen supplementation can increase the density of collagen in the skin, making it more supple and soft.
If you want to get a collagen drink, you don't need to buy the product. You can make a homemade collagen drink using only the ingredients around you.
As shared by beauty vlogger @healhty_tipsandfacts. The beauty vlogger appears to use two types of spices, namely ginger and turmeric. Then mixed with carrots and lemon juice. Of course, all these natural ingredients are not just used, there are benefits behind them.
Ginger is known for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Chronic inflammation can damage collagen and speed up the aging process.
Ginger contains compounds such as gingerol which help reduce inflammation in the body. The antioxidants in ginger help fight free radicals that can damage collagen and elastin in the skin, thereby helping maintain skin strength and elasticity.
Turmeric has curcumin, an active compound that provides many health benefits including increasing collagen production. Curcumin has strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, so it helps reduce inflammation and fight free radicals that damage collagen. Several studies show that curcumin can increase collagen production.
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene and vitamin A, both of which are important for healthy skin and collagen production. Vitamin A is good for growth and repair of skin tissue.
Apart from that, the vitamin A content also helps speed up the skin regeneration process which supports collagen production. The presence of beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body, functions as an antioxidant that protects the skin from oxidative damage and helps maintain collagen.
Meanwhile, lemons are rich in vitamin C which helps link amino acids to form collagen, thus supporting collagen production and stability. Vitamin C also functions as an antioxidant that protects collagen from damage caused by free radicals.
Lemon vitamin C helps brighten the skin.The benefits of vitamin C in lemons not only increase collagen. Reporting from skinkraft.com, Friday (17/5) vitamin C helps brighten the skin by reducing the production of melanin (the pigment that causes dark skin). In addition, vitamin C helps reduce dark spots, acne scars, and hyperpigmentation conditions, so that skin appears more even and bright.
After knowing the benefits, are you interested in making a collagen drink? The following are tricks that you can follow as summarized by briliobeauty.net from Instagram @healhty_tipsandfacts, Friday (17/5).
Material:
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- 1 carrot
- 1 lemon
- 3 cloves of turmeric
- 2 small pieces of ginger
- 500 ml water
How to make:
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1. Clean the skin from the turmeric, ginger and carrots and wash until clean
2. Cut turmeric, ginger and carrots into small pieces
3. Put it in a blender
4. Also add lemon slices
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5. Pour water into the blender
6. Blend all ingredients
7. Pour into a glass, while filtering
8. Drink this concoction every day to get the beautiful skin you want.
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