Saggy Face: Does Collagen Help with It?

Shaivy Choubey

With growing age, our skin starts to show signs of dullness, become wrinkled, and develop fine lines. Do you know the main reason why this happens? The reason behind this is that with a particular age, a protein known as collagen starts to deteriorate in the body. Collagen is one of the main body-building blocks that is essential for skin, muscles, and other parts as well. Collagen prevents the saggy face and keeps the firmness alive.

Skipping any further delays, let’s dive straight into the detailed discussion of collagen and more about the firm and sagging skin.

Can Collagen-Rich Diet Manage Saggy Face?

Diet is the main element in achieving soft and clear skin without any wrinkles and loose skin on the face. A collagen-rich diet helps you achieve the skin of your dreams.
Consuming tropical fruits, berries, garlic, chicken, beans, leafy greens, and many other items can help to keep your skin firm and support collagen.
Consuming these things in your diet will surely boost collagen and it will protect you from turning a saggy face at 30.

Natural Remedies for Wrinkles and Sagging Skin

One of the reasons behind a saggy face and sagging cheeks is the deterioration of collagen in our body. Now let’s move forward without any further ado and discuss some natural remedies for wrinkles and sagging skin:

  • Oil Rich in Vitamin C and Antioxidants:
    Applying oil rich in Vitamin C and antioxidants such as jojoba oil and rosehip oil helps in hydrating your skin and boosts the growth of collagen in your body resulting in clear and wrinkle-free skin.
  • Facial Exercises:
    Facial exercises and yoga are very effective ways to remove the appearance of sagging cheeks and loose skin on face. These exercises lift your skin, preventing premature aging and wrinkles on your face.
  • Stay Hydrated:
    Drinking water regularly is very important for glowing and healthy skin. Drinking an adequate amount of water regularly will be very effective on your skin, making it firm and removing wrinkles and fine lines.
  • Collagen-Rich Diet:
    As Collagen is very essential for healthy skin, consuming a collagen-rich diet will help you achieve smooth and wrinkle-free skin.
  • Aloe Vera:
    Aloe vera plays a very effective role in hydrating your skin. It inculcates soothing and hydrating properties that keep your skin smooth and prevent loose skin on face.
    Apply Moisturizer: Moisturize your skin daily with a natural and hydrating moisturizer that keeps the skin hydrated and prevents a saggy face.

Reasons for Breakdown of Collagen

If the collagen deteriorates, it is obvious to see adverse effects on skin health. There are plenty of reasons for the deterioration of the amount of collagen in our bodies:

  • Hot Shower and Harsh Cleansers:
    You may like taking hot showers and using harsh cleansers, but do you know how it plays a major role in decreasing or deteriorating the amount of collagen from your body? Yes, you heard it right, taking hot showers may strip off the natural oil from your skin making it dehydrated and collagen requires proper oil and hydration to be elastic.
  • UltraViolet Rays:
    The sun rays may keep you cheerful but the UV rays from the sun deteriorate the collagen from your skin making a saggy face skin.
  • Stress:
    Nowadays, people feel a lot of stress and tension which results in the depletion of collagen from our skin making a saggy face. The stress hormones result in the breakdown of collagen from your skin which makes your skin unhealthy.

 

Conclusion

Collagen starts to deteriorate with the age of 20s and turns a saggy face at 30. Collagen is a very effective protein that enables your skin to glow and prevent a saggy face. Collagen can boost its growth and we have shared the natural remedies for wrinkles and sagging skin that will help you a lot. Apart from this, there are supplements available in the market that will also help you to boost the growth of collagen but it is always recommended to take advice from professionals.

 

References
https://www.healthline.com/health/home-remedies-for-wrinkles#natural-remedies
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/the-reasons-collagen-declines-how-to-support-it-natural

Expertise Infertility, Health and Wellness, Fitness, Sexual Well-being, Pharmaceuticals, Skincare, Haircare, General Lifestyle, Nutrition, Medical, Nutraceutical About Shaivy Choubey is a full time content writer with over 7 years of experience, specialising in medical and healthcare forte. She has an extensive knowledge and understanding in crafting, editing, and proofreading the content of infertility treatments (IVF, ICSI, IMSI, Surrogacy, etc.), surgical procedures, sexual well-being issues and their treatments (ED, PE, Low Libido, PCOS, PMS, and more), weight management, diabetic care, skincare, hair care, nutrition and general lifestyle; moreover she has an in-depth knowledge in cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals too. Her career started in 2018 holding a designation of a web content writer in one of the fertility clinics in Delhi, the very previous organisation she was into - she holds the esteemed position of senior content writer, continuing her journey in nutraceuticals, wellness, and fitness. Currently she is working at HealthKart as an Assistant Content Manager, where she proofreads, edits, strategizes the content, scrutinises articles/ blogs/ PDPs available in the website, and publishes the high-quality content incorporating the standard SEO practice. When not working, she loves to sing, read, do yoga and zumba. Education English Honors from Delhi University Masters in Literature from IGNOU Certifications PGDT (Post Graduation Diploma in English Translation) DCE (Diploma in Creative Writing) Diploma in web designing and graphics Microsoft office specialist

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