People who love beauty know that pig's trotters, phoenix claws, and other such foods are rich in collagen; eating more can be beautiful, but the fact is not so. The practice has proved that in pig's feet, phoenix claws, and so on, these foods in the collagen molecular weight are substantial and extremely difficult to absorb. Skin needs collagen; in fact, it is a kind of collagen composed of three amino acid molecules that are "collagen tripeptide." We will observe the following phenomenon in our daily lives, which explains the relationship between collagen, peptides, and amino acids very well. Chicken soup collagen is like a pot of milky white chicken soup that has only been cooked for a while. After some time, it becomes clear soup and finally cooks into a soup pot, just as collagen is constantly decomposed. It finally breaks down into minor amino acids, which are synthesized by amino acid molecules into the human body and ultimately absorbed by the human body.
►What is Collagen Tripeptide?
Collagen tripeptide (CTP), the smallest and most stable structural unit of collagen prepared from pig skin and fish skin using advanced bioengineering technology, is a tripeptide containing glycine, proline (or hydroxyproline), plus one other amino acid. Using advanced bioengineering techniques, collagen tripeptide is a small molecule valuable structure to the skin that is intercepted from a large collagen molecule. Its structure can be expressed as Gly-x-y. Its average molecular weight is 280-600 daltons. Due to its small molecular weight, the human body can fully absorb collagen tripeptide. At the same time, collagen tripeptide can effectively penetrate the stratum corneum, the dermis, and the cells of the root of the hair.
►Function
Compared to more considerable molecule collagen, collagen tripeptides serve human health and beauty more effectively.
Collagen tripeptides mainly have the following primary functions:
• Moisturizing: Collagen tripeptides contain hydrophilic natural moisturizing factors, and the stable triple helix structure can firmly lock in moisture, keeping the skin moist and tender at all times! Collagen and collagen peptides both have moisturizing effects. Because CTP contains both small and large molecular weights, it has the same skincare effect and is more stable and prominent. An impedance meter is used to measure the conductivity value and characterize the moisture content of the stratum corneum. The results indicate that the application of CTP retains moisture and increases its moisture content, playing a moisturizing role.
• Nourishing: Collagen tripeptides have more vital permeability to the skin than collagen.They can bind with skin epithelial cells through the stratum corneum, participate in and improve skin cell metabolism, enhance collagen activity in the skin, maintain the integrity of stratum corneum moisture and fiber structure, improve the living environment of skin cells, promote skin tissue metabolism, enhance blood circulation, and achieve the goal of moisturizing the skin.
• Brightening: The radiance of the skin depends on its moisture content. The excellent water retention ability of collagen tripeptides makes the skin hydrated and radiant, emitting a healthy glow.
• Tight Skin: When the skin absorbs collagen tripeptides, they fill between the skin and dermis, increasing skin tightness, generating skin tension, reducing pores, and making the skin tight and elastic! Anti-wrinkle: The dermis contains a rich layer of collagen, and supplementing with collagen tripeptides can more effectively support skin cells, combined with moisturizing and wrinkle-inhibiting effects, to achieve the effect of relaxing coarse lines and lightening fine lines together!
• Repair: Collagen tripeptides can directly penetrate the bottom layer of the skin and have a good affinity with surrounding tissues. They can assist cells in producing collagen, promoting the average growth of skin cells.
• Nutrition: Collagen tripeptides have strong permeability to the skin, can bind with skin epithelial cells through the stratum corneum, participate in and improve skin cell metabolism, and enhance collagen activity in the skin. It can maintain the integrity of the stratum corneum moisture and fiber structure, improve the living environment of skin cells, promote the metabolism of skin tissue, enhance blood circulation, and achieve the goal of moisturizing the skin.
• Breast Enhancement: The unique hydroxyproline in collagen tripeptides has the effect of tightening connective tissue, which can make loose tissue firm, support sagging breasts, and make breasts upright, complete, and elastic.
►Purpose
• Role in Cosmetics
It is moisturizing, nourishing, brightening, firming, anti-wrinkle, and repairing. CTP has excellent affinity and has been used in various products such as membrane day cream and night cream, hair wash and conditioner, and facial cleanser.
• Role of the Food Industry
Nutritional, refreshing, moisturizing, and affinity.
CTP can be applied to oral beauty functional foods, anti-aging functional foods, calcium supplementation functional foods, body shaping functional foods, and special group foods (such as regulating female endocrine disorders, promoting gastric ulcer healing, etc.). As a food additive, it can be applied to ordinary food as an improver for meat products, frozen foods, dairy products, etc., improving the product's appearance and taste.
