Collagen is the vital protein that bestows youthful volume and resilience to our skin. As we journey through life, our inherited collagen wealth inevitably depletes, prompting a quest for methods to prolong its abundance. Enter collagen banking – a proactive approach aimed at beautifying our skin’s future through improved collagen synthesis and protecting reserves. But why should we invest in this proactive skin care regimen? Explore the three worthwhile reasons behind collagen banking and discover the most rampant pitfalls to avoid.
Join us as we share the known and unknown tips for bolstering collagen production and safeguarding your skin’s most valuable asset. Knowledge makes the difference in possessing the skin vitality required to endure and thrive over a lifetime.
What Is Collagen?
Collagen is one of the main elements in our skin that gives fullness, elasticity, and bounce to our cheeks and face. Fat, muscle, and dermal thickness contribute to our overall volume as well. Each of us was born a collagen millionaire but this diminishes as we inevitably age. The choices we make can accelerate or delay the inevitable dwindling of it.
Smart preservation and realistic cultivation are the game when it comes to keeping our cheeks and faces bouncy and full for as long as possible.
What Is Collagen Banking?
Collagen banking is akin to an investment strategy for your skin’s future, a savvy approach to securing ample stores of this essential protein before, during, and after our skin has the capacity to manufacture it into our own collagen. Our ability to synthesize collagen begins to decline in our mid-twenties. Much like saving for a rainy day, collagen banking involves nurturing and preserving the body’s natural collagen reservoirs. By fostering collagen synthesis and replenishing depleted reserves, we can prolong youthful skin and give our skin one of the most essential building blocks needed for resiliency over our skin’s lifetime.
4 Reasons To Collagen Bank
1. Collagen Synthesis
The goal of collagen banking is to cultivate collagen production for the future benefit of our skin. We begin to lose the ability to synthesize more collagen at about age 25. In addition, UV rays diminish our collagen on a day-to-day basis so much so that by the time we are in our forties our face cheeks are losing their bounce and perk. The idea is to extend our body’s ability to synthesize more by providing the needed building blocks to do so, namely collagen itself and Vitamin C.
2. Collagen Accident Insurance
Cuts, scrapes, burns, sunburns, and surgery scars heal better when our collagen banks are maximized. In my experience, skin injury in later years can be much less devastating if we have given our collagen bank a bump up when we were younger.
3. Gut Lining Benefit
Collagen supplements help to restore and maintain our microbiome and gut lining.
4. Hair and Nails
Thicker hair and stronger nails are fortified immensely by collagen supplements.
Most Common Mistake People Make When They Collagen Bank
Combining collagen with procedures that drain our god-given supply by overstimulating our skin like lasers, chemical peels, and microneedling. It may be true that new collagen is stimulated by these procedures but how much collagen reserves were spent making the repairs? This is never discussed.
After 20-plus years of experience, I have determined that these procedures are not a net gain in the long-term and accelerate the loss of dermis thickness and collagen matrix integrity and reserves.
- Not wearing adequate SPF on a daily basis.
- Don’t bother with external collagen masks. While they can hydrate our skin they are futile as it is the self-made collagen that is usable. External collagen cannot be forced into our skin.
- Don’t think it is too late for your skin if you are over 25. You can still protect the collagen you still have which is an enormous win for the longevity of your skin.
- If you are vegetarian, seriously consider marine collagen since collagen cannot be sourced from plants.
How To Increase Collagen Synthesis In Early Years & How To Protect It Moving Forward
- Look for high-quality grass-fed collagen supplements
- Preserve your collagen-rich skin by protecting it from conventional trauma-based procedures
- Nourish your skin with Topical Dermal Nutrients – a noninflammatory and non-sun-sensitizing Vitamin A source that increases cell turnover without trauma
- Vitamin C topically and internally
- Microcurrent
- Gentle radio frequency
- Red light therapy
- Facial sculpting and massage
- Acupuncture
- Gua sha

About the author
I took many wrong turns when I started learning about skin at 19. The more I spent on skincare, equipment, and training, the further I felt from actually helping skin. I was frustrated with only being able to offer temporary and superficial solutions at best. What emerged from the disappointment and turmoil, I now call, The Regenerative Skin Process. Skin Harmonics is a dedicated medical fusion holistic skincare clinic that provides a root cause approach delivering lifetime skin health through medical grade skin care products, new learning, and Deep Pore Cleansing Facials.