The body's own protein 'collagen' plays a major role for the cosmetics industry for a variety of reasons: regulating skin hydration, reducing wrinkles and increasing skin tone are just some of the benefits mentioned in connection with collagen in cosmetic products and food supplements.
Collagens and skin ageing - background and test methods
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Overview
In this webinar, we would like to provide background information on this important protein and answer the following questions, among others:
- What is collagen anyway? Where is it found and why is it so important for the cosmetics industry?
- How does the collagen structure of younger people differ from that of older people, why is this so and what external characteristics are associated with it?
- Which environmental influences and behaviours affect the skin's collagen?
- Which products claim positive effects on collagen?
- Which methods can be used to study these effects and how do these approaches differ from each other?
