Collagen tablet Enhances skin beauty Improves normal skin tonicity and elasticity Maintains healthy skin structure Collagen 1000 mg/ tablet Dosage 5 tablets per day, dosage can be increased to 10 tablets when needed. Tablets can either swallowed as whole with liquid, or cut in half, chewed smaller or minced and mixed with food. For good results, it is recommended to take 5-10 tablets per day during 4-8 weeks. For best results, it is recommended to take tablets continuously for 12 weeks. The product is suitable for continuous use.Free from lactose, yeast, sweeteners and gluten. Food supplement. Do not exceed the stated recommended daily intake. This product should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Keep out of reach of children. Physiological effects Vivania® Beauty Collagen contains type 1 hydrolyzed Peptan® fish collagen 1000 mg/ tablet, which strengthens the skin’s texture and enhances skin elasticity and moisture balance. Collagen is a protein, a natural component of the skin and it helps the skin to preserve its firmness and elasticity. Collagen can also be found in the hair, nails and connective tissue. Approximately 75 % of young and healthy skin is made up of collagen. However, within ageing, body’s ability to produce collagen decreases, which leads to lower elasticity and vitality of the skin. Human body’s ability to regenerate and produce collagen starts to diminish at age 25. Peptan® collagen absorbs easily from the small intestine where it can be digested to form of dipeptides and tripeptides or free amino acids. Through blood vessels collagen peptides are then distributed in the human body and particularly in the dermis of the skin. Once in the skin, the collagen peptides can act with a double mechanism: collagen peptides and free amino acids provide the building blocks for the formation of collagen and elastin fibres and collagen peptides stimulate the proliferation of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis. Vivania® Beauty Collagen also supports joint and muscle health. 95 % of the cartilage and tendon is made of collagen. A daily supply of collagen helps to maintain healthy joints as Peptan® collagen stimulates chondrosytes to produce more aggrecan and type 2 collagen, which are the two main components of healthy joints.