The Importance of DNA, Collagen and Elastin in Your Skin

The skin is your body’s largest organ. It is made up of three layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the sub-coetaneous tissue. The dermis, frequently called the “living skin,” is below the epidermis and continuously produces collagen and elastin in order to replace old, damaged collagen and elastin.

Approximately 85% of the dermis is collagen, a protein in your body that provides protection and support to soft tissues, holds them together, and connects them to your bones. In simple terms, it keeps your skin firm and wrinkle free.

Unfortunately, as you age, the dermis will become thinner and you lose a lot of the capability of producing DNA, collagen and elastin. DNA, collagen and elastin are three vital “ingredients” in young, firm skin.

DNA

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) consists of molecules inside cells that enhance the cells ability to reproduce itself. This is important in skin cells because DNA helps to generate fresh, younger skin cells, which are brought to the surface of the skin, giving you a more youthful appearance. Studies have shown that DNA applied topically in a daily regimen can cause this regeneration of cells, thus working against stretch marks, acne, wrinkles and fine lines.

UV radiation from the sun can damage the DNA in your skin that in turn can cause mutations, which may turn into cancer. As you age, your skin cells lose their ability to create the DNA in order to regenerate new cell growth. Dr. Benjamin S. Frank, M.D. from New York, has been attributed with studies showing that RNA (ribonucleic acid) improves the energy of your cells and also the skin cell’s ability to use oxygen, thus moving freshly generated cells to the surface of your skin and replacing old skin cells.

While many skin care creams have DNA or RNA in their name, or description, very few will actually contain either product, and if they do, in a small amount. You can find concentrated DNA for your skin at our online store Better Complexions.

Collagen

It has been scientifically proven that your collagen levels start depleting at around the age of 25 at the rate of 1.5% each year. By the time you reach the age of 40, your body will stop producing collagen. When this happens, you start seeing fine lines, crows feet, frown lines, dry and cracked skin, wrinkles and sagging skin with little elasticity.

There are different methods of replenishing the collagen in your skin. One method is to take collagen supplements on a daily basis. This method works from the inside of your body out to your skin. Collagen can also be replenished with invasive subcutaneous injections into small areas, such as the lips in order to give them the fullness they have lost. This procedure can be very expensive, only target a small area and have to be repeated regularly.

You may also consider a quicker method of getting collagen to your skin by applying collagen directly to your skin. As you introduce the application of collagen in your daily routine, you will start seeing less fine lines and wrinkles because collagen helps carry oxygen to the skin, firms, tones and plumps it up. Many cosmetic moisturizers will contain a small amount of collagen, with little or no effect. Applying full strength collagen as a part of your daily facial care routine will see the most dramatic results. You can find concentrated Collagen for your skin at our ONLINE TCA PEEL STORE.

Elastin

Elastin is a protein that can be found in the layers of skin and artery walls. Like its name, it forms an elastic net that keeps your skin tightly and firmly in place. As you age, and as your skin is exposed to the sunlight, the elastin in the dermis slows in productivity. This is witnessed by sagging skin on the neck and face, including drooping eyelids.

Facelifts are an expensive, invasive surgical procedure to temporarily reversing the signs of loss of elastin in the skin. The basic procedure is to remove part of the sagging skin and stretch the remaining skin tightly across your facial structure. However, because a facelift does nothing to regenerate the elastin protein in your skin cells, the process of the skin sagging will repeat itself. Therefore, one would have to continuously have the invasive surgical procedure throughout their lifetime.

A non-invasive method of restoring the elastin in the skin would be a TCA (trichloroacetic acid) peel that will remove dead layers of the epidermis which are bound together by old collagen and elastin. Once this treatment is performed, the introduction of a daily application of elastin is recommended to help keep the new skin soft and elastic. You can find concentrated Elastin for your skin at our online store Better Complexions.