Here's Why You'll Love Collagen (and Your Skin Will Too)

What’s in your nails, keeps your cheeks lifted and makes a cameo in the famous pink Hailey Bieber’s Erewhon Glaze Skin smoothie? 

Collagen. 

Once a quiet backstage player known only to scientists and dermatologists, collagen has taken centre stage – headlined in magazines, stirred into beauty drinks, and infused into face masks. But behind the hype lies its real power: collagen is the very framework that keeps skin firm, resilient, and smooth.

Collagen is everywhere in the body – in skin, bones, cartilage, hair, even in the placenta. In fact, it’s the most abundant protein in mammals. Collagen makes up around 30 per cent of all the protein in the human body^[1].

Think of it as the body’s natural scaffolding. Collagen fibres form strong connective tissue that holds everything together and provides support for the cells in our skin. It’s this invisible framework that gives skin its bounce and keeps it from sagging. On a molecular level, collagen is made up of amino acids – about a thousand of them twisted into a distinctive triple-helix chain^[1]. That structure is what makes it so strong and long-lasting.

As we age, collagen production naturally slows. Deep in the skin, a once tightly woven network of fibres starts to loosen, changing the way our skin looks and feels. But this isn’t the end of glow – it’s the perfect cue to double down on supporting your body from within.

While your body is naturally good at making collagen, the right nutrition can take it even further. Lean protein options like chicken, fish, eggs, and plant-based picks such as lentils and chickpeas provide amino acids – important building blocks your body uses in many functions, including the production of collagen^[3]. Vitamin C is another powerhouse nutrient, supporting the enzymes involved in collagen formation and playing a key role in your skin’s natural support system. A daily dose of citrus fruits, berries, kiwifruit, or brightly coloured capsicum is an easy way to top up your intake^[3].

Meet Nature's Way Beauty Collagen tablets – a carefully crafted blend of Type 1 & 3 Hydrolysed Collagen, vitamin C, grapeseed extract, and Japanese knotweed extract, designed specifically to support your skin to look and feel healthy. This targeted formula helps reduce free radicals in the body while promoting skin that feels nourished and revitalised.

• Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen Shot 

Packed with hydrolysed collagen plus beauty nutrients like biotin and vitamin E, Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen Shot  helps increase skin firmness and enhance elasticity while reducing free radicals in the body.

• Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen Peptides + Vit C 45 Gummies 

The Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen Peptides + Vit C 45 Gummies combine collagen peptides, vitamin C, and zinc to reduce free radicals, maintain skin firmness, and help improve skin elasticity.

• Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen Liquid

With hydrolysed collagen, grapeseed extract, and vitamin E, Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen Liquid reduces free radicals in the body while helping to improve skin elasticity, and maintaining skin firmness.

Collagen quietly works behind the scenes – but supporting it doesn’t have to be complicated. With a mix of smart nutrition, healthy lifestyle habits, targeted skincare, and supplements like Nature’s Way Beauty Collagen tablets, you can help your body maintain this skin-loving protein – keeping your skin happy, glowing and feeling its best. Explore the full range in store or online now at Chemist Warehouse.

^1. ABC News. Are Collagen Supplements Beneficial for Your Skin, or Should You Take Something Else?

^2. The Nutrition Source. Collagen.

^3. Health. 12 Foods High in Collagen To Support Your Skin and Joints.

^4. In women. Source: Proksch et al., 2013. Skin Pharmacol Physiol.

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