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0:00Why collagen won't make your skin
0:02firmer . You look in the mirror in the
0:04morning . Morning . Yeah . And see a
0:06wrinkle that wasn't there yesterday .
0:08Yeah . A sign that your skin is
0:11producing less collagen over time . It
0:14loses tension and elasticity . Wrinkles
0:18form . You reach for collagen powders or
0:20capsules . But what if I tell you that
0:24collagen supplements alone won't make
0:26your skin firmer ? Yeah , if your body is
0:29missing certain substances , exactly one
0:32thing happens : absolutely nothing . Yeah
0:34, so stay tuned . I'll show you , based
0:36on studies , what really matters . Let's
0:38head to my office . Let's go . The most
0:41common protein in the human body , which
0:43we know consists of a lot of protein ,
0:44is collagen . That’s intense , right ?
0:47That hopefully gives you a reason to
0:49stick around . Yes , it makes up about a
0:51quarter of all the body's own proteins .
0:55As a so-called structural protein , it
0:57ensures , among other things , that our
0:59skin stays firm and gives bones and
1:01ligaments their stability and
1:03resilience . I keep thinking , do you
1:06actually have collagen too ?
1:07How is it with him ? I think the feet
1:08here are made of collagen . I believe a
1:10lot of things , right ? Yeah . From the
1:12age of 25 , the body's own collagen
1:14production slowly decreases . How much ?
1:18Yeah , about 1 to 2 % every year . We get
1:22wrinkles . No wonder , then , that
1:24collagen supplements like powders ,
1:25capsules , and so on are becoming
1:27increasingly popular . But do they
1:30really make our skin firmer ? Let's take
1:33a look at what happens in the body . Yes
1:35, the good news : our body can produce
1:37collagen itself . False alarm . Yeah ,
1:39guys , but for that , it needs the right
1:42building blocks . Yeah , do we even have
1:45all of those ? Yes , the right building
1:47blocks , so whether we eat collagen
1:49supplements , collagen-rich foods , or
1:51other protein-rich foods , like duck
1:53feet . The proteins contained within
1:56them are largely broken down back into
1:58their amino acids in the gut . But they
2:02are then transported via the
2:04bloodstream to where these amino acids
2:07are accordingly needed . In the skin ,
2:10there are special connective tissue
2:13cells , the so-called fibroblasts . They
2:16are also responsible for collagen
2:17formation . Compared to other protein
2:20sources , such as eggs , almost half of
2:22the protein consists of the amino acids
2:24glycine , proline , and hydroxyproline .
2:28This means collagen provides
2:30particularly many of the building
2:32blocks from which our body actually
2:34forms collagen . Eggs provide , for
2:37example , leucine , isoleucine , and
2:39valine . Yeah , so primarily the
2:41essential amino acids , which are very ,
2:42very important for muscle building ,
2:44among other things . Yeah , but back to
2:46the topic . Ultimately , it is not
2:48crucial for the body which protein
2:50source the amino acids come from . It is
2:53much more important that it is provided
2:55with enough , or strictly speaking , the
2:56right building blocks . It is logical
2:59that if you provide exactly the
3:01building blocks it needs , and since
3:03collagen is the most common protein in
3:05the body — making up 25 % — that a lot
3:07of it will naturally be used . Yeah ,
3:10let's not kid ourselves . And this is
3:11exactly the crux of the matter . Even if
3:14you consume a lot of collagen and
3:15provide your body with all the
3:17necessary building blocks , it doesn't
3:19automatically result in 100 % new
3:21collagen . So let's take a look at how
3:24the body forms collagen . In the first
3:28step , the amino acids are assembled
3:30into long collagen-like chains . But
3:34those are still quite unstable . Before
3:38a collagen molecule is formed from
3:40three of these collagen chains , some
3:42amino acids must first be chemically
3:45modified . This step is called
3:47hydroxylation . Yes , strictly speaking .
3:49A hydroxy group is added . Special
3:52enzymes are responsible for ensuring
3:55that this works properly . But they also
3:58need iron , yes , strictly speaking the
4:01active form , the reduced form of iron ,
4:03divalent iron . Yes , during the reaction
4:07, a portion of this iron is oxidized to
4:10trivalent iron every time . And this is
4:13exactly where Vitamin C comes into play
4:15. It donates an electron back to the
4:19trivalent iron , converting it back into
4:22its active , reduced , divalent form ; and
4:25how important Vitamin C is for collagen
4:28formation is shown by a study from 1983
4:31. Was I even alive back then ? Were you
4:34alive back then ? Neither of us was
4:35alive yet . Yet they were already doing
4:37studies . We weren't even born yet . They
4:39were already doing studies on collagen
4:40back then . Imagine that . For this ,
4:42researchers examined human skin
4:44fibroblasts in the lab . The result :
4:47With Vitamin C , collagen production was
4:49about twice as high as without it . If
4:53you look at the ingredient lists of
4:55collagen products today , you will very
4:57often find that Vitamin C is included ,
4:59because it is so important for the
5:01regeneration of the iron that is
5:03essential for stabilizing the collagen
5:06chain . I'm happy to link you to one
5:09where it's already included , but I
5:10always take extra Vitamin C as well . A
5:12little natural Vitamin C with zinc
5:15every day . Wow , great stuff , I'll link
5:17that as well as this randomized ,
5:19double-blind , placebo-controlled study
5:21with 87 women between 40 and 65 years
5:24old . Truly in their prime years , folks ,
5:26life really gets going at 40 . Yes , I
5:27think we can all agree on that . Yes ,
5:29accordingly 5g of collagen was given
5:31and 80mg of vitamin C. Both not much ,
5:34it has to be said . Really not much . I
5:36take significantly more . I take 15g of
5:38collagen and I take about 1000mg of
5:42vitamin C with my diet . Yes . And we see
5:46that after just 4 months , the wrinkle
5:48depth in the collagen group had
5:50decreased significantly , by exactly 13 %
5:52. In order for this to ultimately
5:55stabilize our skin's firm structure ,
5:57many collagen molecules must be linked
5:59together . We need iron for that . We
6:01just learned about vitamin C. A special
6:03enzyme is responsible for this final
6:05step of collagen formation . Yes , and
6:07this time it needs copper to work
6:09properly . Yes , it ensures that the
6:12individual collagen molecules connect
6:14with each other through cross-linking .
6:19Only then are collagen fibrils created ,
6:21from which the stable collagen fibers
6:23of the skin are subsequently built . For
6:27collagen formation , the body needs
6:29sufficient iron , vitamin C , and copper ,
6:31alongside the right amino acids . But
6:34that's not all . Research now assumes
6:38that when you take collagen , it not
6:40only provides the body with the right
6:43building blocks , but also sends signals
6:45to skin cells to form new collagen . But
6:49how does that work ? Collagen
6:51supplements usually contain collagen
6:53hydrolysate . This means the collagen
6:56has already been broken down into
6:57smaller proteins , so-called collagen
6:59peptides . The special thing is , while
7:03most of them are digested into
7:06individual amino acids in the gut ,
7:09smaller collagen peptides get directly
7:12into the blood through the gut wall via
7:15these collagen powders , or hydrolysate
7:18to be precise . And that is exactly what
7:21studies on humans show . The more
7:24collagen hydrolysate was ingested , the
7:26higher the subsequent concentration of
7:28collagen peptides in the blood . But why
7:31is that important ? A laboratory study
7:35examined what happens when fibroblasts
7:37from mouse skin come into contact with
7:39the collagen peptide 4 - Hyp . The result :
7:44the higher the concentration of the
7:46collagen peptide , the more the
7:48fibroblasts multiplied . Simply put ,
7:51taking collagen gets more collagen
7:53peptides into the blood . This allowed
7:56the body to produce more
7:57collagen-forming cells , which could
7:59support collagen production in the long
8:01term . Besides the classic collagen
8:03supplement from beef and fish , there's
8:05the hydrolysate . But there is also
8:07eggshell membrane , quite exciting by
8:09the way , with various collagen types ,
8:11Type 5 , Type 1 , Type 10 , and so on . It
8:15also contains a package of substances
8:16found in our connective tissue ,
8:18including elastin , hyaluronic acid ,
8:20glucosaminoglycans , so various things .
8:23A really exciting overall package in
8:25eggshell membrane . Yes , I'll gladly
8:27link it below , also a great product
8:29from Borazell . Yes , among other things ,
8:32vitamin C , copper , and other nutrients ,
8:35zinc , biotin , selenium , silicon , and
8:38more . Everything is included . Yes , but
8:41enough talk . You're probably sitting on
8:44the couch thinking , that all sounds
8:46nice , what Patrick is saying , but how
8:48do I know it actually works ? Actually ,
8:52there are now even randomized ,
8:53double-blind , placebo-controlled
8:54studies , truly the best design
8:56available for human research . Yes , the
8:59gold standard of clinical research , and
9:01in this current 2025 study , there were
9:04100 women aged 25 to 60 who took 600 mg
9:07of eggshell membrane or a placebo daily
9:10for 12 weeks . A clear improvement in
9:13wrinkle depth , yes , 5 % , and you can
9:16even see that with the naked eye . On
9:18the left , you see a participant from
9:20the eggshell membrane group . At the
9:23very bottom , after 12 weeks , the
9:24wrinkles around the eyes look
9:25significantly lighter than at the start
9:27. On the right , in the placebo group ,
9:30you can hardly see any change . At the
9:33same time , skin elasticity also
9:35increased by a full 10 % . Furthermore ,
9:39the density of the dermis , the middle
9:41layer of skin where most collagen is
9:43found , increased by almost 27 % . This
9:48indicates significantly firmer and more
9:50resilient skin . So , if you want , you
9:52can take collagen hydrolysate powder
9:54plus this eggshell membrane as an
9:55addition . They complement each other
9:58because they contain different types of
10:00collagen . Then you would have both :
10:02type 1 , type 2 , type 5 , and type 10 .
10:04Everything . It's quite an impressive
10:06overall package , you have to say . Yes ,
10:08but it wasn't just the skin structure
10:10that improved ; the moisture content of
10:13the skin also increased by taking
10:14collagen from eggshell membrane . By 7.5
10:17% . And skin roughness also decreased by
10:23nearly 5 % . Both indicate a healthier
10:26skin barrier . I think there's not much
10:29more to say about that . So , if you
10:31might already be taking collagen or
10:33want to try it out . Make sure your body
10:37is also supplied with sufficient iron ,
10:40vitamin C , and copper at the same time .
10:43And very importantly , at the end : no
10:45supplement in the world replaces a
10:47healthy lifestyle . UV radiation ,
10:49smoking , alcohol , stress , lack of sleep
10:52, and sugar destroy collagen faster
10:55than you can rebuild it with these
10:57products . That is very important .
10:59Everything important is linked for you
11:01in the info box . Thank you for your
11:03support . Thank you for staying with me
11:05this long , and I wish you a wonderful
11:07day . Stay healthy . See you next time
11:09when you tune in again . Until then ,
11:11Patrick says ciao .