Unflavoured collagen peptides that disappear into coffee, smoothies, yoghurt and porridge.

Ingredients in Healthreach Collagen Pure

• Hydrolysed Bovine Collagen Peptides: 5,300 mg

• Vitamin C: 80 mg

No flavouring, no sweetener, no citric acid, no fillers of any kind.

It dissolves into coffee, tea, smoothies, porridge, soups, or plain water without altering the flavour.

Benefits of Bovine Collagen

This is one of the main proteins in skin, hair, nails, joints, bones, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels and connective tissue.

Bovine collagen is a good all-round collagen because it naturally contains Type I and Type III collagen.

1. It helps skin look fresher, smoother and firmer, especially when taken every day.
2. It boosts skin hydration over time, helping skin look less dry, less tired and more plump.
3. It reduces the look of fine lines, especially when lines are come with dryness or tired looking skin.
4. It gives hair key amino acids, helping it feel stronger, healthier, shinier and less prone to snapping.
5. It helps nails grow stronger and longer. They break less.
6. It is useful when joints feel creaky, stiff or worn from age, exercise or everyday use. It is needed for cartilage, tendons and ligaments.
7. It is also great for strong bones, because it makes up about 30% of your bones. Think Calcium and minerals to protect against bone thinning and collagen and protein to avoid brittle bones.

Collagen levels naturally fall with age, sun damage, smoking, alcohol, stress, high sugar, poor sleep and low protein intake can speed this up.

For best results, collagen needs to be taken daily. It is a long-term supplement, not a quick fix.

How Hydrolysed Bovine Collagen Works

1. Getting Collagen Absorbed

The problem with ordinary collagen-rich foods is that they contain large intact proteins. During digestion, these are broken down into amino acids and may not be used by the body as collagen.

Hydrolysed bovine collagen has already been broken down into smaller collagen peptides. These smaller fragments are easier to digest, mix well into drinks and can appear in the bloodstream after digestion.

2. Signals the Body to Make Collagen

Once absorbed, collagen peptides can act as signalling molecules. They are thought to encourage cells such as:

1. fibroblasts in the skin
2. chondrocytes in cartilage

to increase their own production of collagen and other structural compounds, including elastin and hyaluronic acid.

This involves pathways such as TGF-β/Smad, which are linked with collagen production and tissue repair signalling.

In simple terms, collagen peptides do not just act as raw building blocks. They also appear to “nudge” the body’s own collagen-making cells into action.

Studies on Collagen Supplement Ireland

Studies on the impact of a collagen supplement on skin & joints are numerous:

• A 2014 study by Proksch and colleagues found that women taking bioactive protein fragments daily showed measurably improved skin elasticity after eight weeks.
• Asserin and colleagues reported in 2015 that daily supplementation produced significant improvements in skin hydration that persisted even after supplementation stopped.
• For joints, Clark and colleagues found in 2008 that athletes with activity-related discomfort experienced noticeable improvement after 24 weeks.

Irish Collagen Brand: Made by Health Professionals

HealthReach has been developing nutrition products in Ireland since 2002. Their formulations are created by an in-house team of qualified health professionals specialising in human nutrition and lifestyle behaviour change. That professional rigour shows in the ingredient list: nothing unnecessary, nothing added for marketing appeal, just the two ingredients that the science supports.