The food supplements market, especially for beauty, does not know the crisis. We are more than 28% to consume three times a week. It is also necessary to know how to decipher the labels in order to identify the assets that are precisely adapted to our needs.

Be careful, they are not candies! It is better to use them as a cure than to mix them at the risk of experiencing intolerances or unwanted interactions.

Our guide to choosing the best dietary supplements for the beauty of the skin.

"I have pimples, oily skin"

The star asset: zinc . It is an excellent anti-inflammatory and healing. It promotes tissue growth and regulates the production of my sebaceous glands (zinc picolinate, Solgar).

I can take it with lactoferrin, antibacterial to improve my skin microbiota (Radiant Skin Biocyte).

And if I prefer plants I opt for Burdock, detoxifying, anti inflammatory, anti sebum and soothing (Burdock, Nature Active). Or extracts of nettle that purify and clear the skin tone (Nettle, Arkopharma).

"I have wrinkles, fine lines"

The star ingredient: hyaluronic acid, repulpant recognized both in topical application, or injection as a dietary supplement. It allows our cells to better retain water and even make it.

It optimizes its effects when we add Vitamin C and collagen (Hyaluronic Acid Complex, Solgar), or Krill oil whose omega 3 further reinforce skin hydration (Anti-Age Glisodine, Isocell) .

"My skin is relaxing"

The star asset: collagen of course, this mattress that melts inexorably with age and between 20 and 50 years we lose 50%!

Complements slow down this melting: one part is directly assimilated in the skin, and the other remains in the blood where it is degraded. This waste serves as a decoy for the cells pushing them to make a new collagen (Collagen Max, Biocyte,).

Combined with vitamin C and anti-aging selenium, fish collagen hydrolisate is quickly assimilable (Collagen 5000 Thalgo). To boost metabolism, MSM, a sulfur-containing organic compound, is essential for the formation of collagen and has two advantages over elastin (Skin, Nails, Hair, Solgar).

"My skin lacks suppleness, it hits the mark"

The star asset: carnosine . This peptide is the anti glycation reference. It prevents our fibers under the effect of sugar circulating in our body become rigid.

It is associated with L-Histidine which makes it possible to increase its absorption (Anti Glycation Formula, Supersmart, on www.Super-Smart.eu), or Rosmarinique acid (from rosemary) intended to "cleanse" collagen fibers (Glycalift 45 , Biocyte).

"I have dry skin, it is tight especially in winter"

Star assets: essential fatty acids (EFAs) are essential for our body that does not know how to make them. They are therefore only provided by our diet. If we watch our line and eat too little fat our skin is missing.

Let's add it with borage oils (Naturactive Borage, or Solgar Borage Oil).

If my skin is sensitive I choose the coconut oil associated with that of Carthame restorative (Coconut Oil Biocyte).

And if it is more mature, it is the evening primrose oil that I need (Naturactive Onagre).

"I look bad, my complexion is pale and dull"

The star assets: beta carotenes and copper .

I have two options: if I want to fight against the first signs of age, I go with beta carotene of selenium and vitamin E (Oenobiol Anti Age).

If I especially want a nice golden color I choose a formula with copper that provides a nice pigmentation, also associated with selenium and vitamin C anti-aging (Doriance Solar & Anti Age, Naturactive), or a combination of copper, vitamin E , vitamin C that helps protect against oxidative stress (Photoderm Bronz Oral, Bioderma).

Thanks to Frédéric Levy, Managing Director Biocyte and Christine Inçaurgarat, in charge of Naturactive communication.