The skin is our largest organ. Skin is essential to a person's survival. It forms a barrier that prevents harmful substances and microorganisms from entering the body. It protects body tissues against injury. Anyyway, the skin has different layers, below the epidermis is the dermis, which is made up of blood vessels, nerve endings, and connective tissue. The dermis nourishes the epidermis. Without certain molecules in the dermis, our skin wouldn't stretch when we bend nor reposition itself when we straighten up. These two types of molecules, collagen and elastin, combine in fibers in the dermis to give us our ease of movement. Collagen is strong and hard to stretch and elastin, as its name suggests, is elastic. In older people, some of the elastin-containing fibers disappear, which is one reason why the skin looks wrinkled. What we need to protect our skin is not using "collagen" in products because this is a big huge lie. You see collagen is a huge molecule and it would be imposible to see a human being donating their collagen, what we do see are animal (DEAD) and what some companies do is pay these rendering plants so they could pick all dead animals and boil them in a huge pot and the oil that comes to the top is what "beauty" companies use to formulate their products. Anyway, i know it may be too much info but the important thing to remember AVOID products formulatted with animal products and with mineral oil. I would recommend the same products i use ... they are botanically based and the results are wonderful... they do not contain animal products like collagen... as i explained before... what they do is that they have ingredients that will help you produce your own collegen and they increase it by340% so imagine this... anyway visit their web site, and ask for more info they are very helpful... http://arbonnepuertorico.myarbonne.com
2006-08-31 06:34:25
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answered by shoppinggirl90 4
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first, what is the problem? Did you go to a doctor and ask?
2006-08-31 12:25:02
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answered by thankgodformaryjane 4
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