This plays a vital role in replacing and restoring dead skin cells and helps keep your skin tight and elastic.
Collagen is naturally secreted by various cells throughout your body, mostly the cells that make up connective tissue.
It is found in the extracellular matrix (a network of macromolecules that determine the physical properties of tissue). Specifically, in the dermis (middle layer of skin), collagen helps to form a fibrous network of cells called fibroblasts – from here new cells can grow. This plays a vital role in replacing and restoring dead skin cells and helps keep your skin tight and elastic.
Simply put collagen is responsible for keeping your skin young and glowing, your hair strong and healthy, and your joints functioning at the highest level.
Some collagen even serves as a protective layer, covering the more delicate organs in your body, like the kidneys.