Superfoods & Skin

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Your body needs nutrients to function, and your skin needs nutrients to glow! Superfoods are so labelled because they are densely packed with the essential nutrients that will keep you looking and feeling great. Here are our top superfood picks for fantastic skin: Fatty fish such as salmon contain omega-3, vitamin C, zinc and astaxanthin […]

5 hygge tips to help you through a winter lockdown

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Getting through the dark months is often a struggle, but add on top lockdown, health concerns and for many parents, a stressful dollop of home schooling, and you’ve got a seriously tricky recipe. So how do we get through this? A previous blog has already covered some general winter wellness advice (8 proven ways to […]

How to keep your New Year’s resolutions

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Barack Obama once said, I’m not sure I believe in New Year’s resolutions typically people break them. The statistics back him up. Studies have shown that only 8% of people will stick to a resolution throughout the whole year.  Maybe you are one of the people who have already made and broken resolutions in the […]

Choosing the right collagen supplement. A five-point check list

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Collagen plays a vital role in all areas of our body. As we age, we lose our ability to reproduce our collagen, leading to visible signs of ageing in our skin, hair and nails. Our joints become stiffer and we struggle to recover from injuries. Replenishing our bodies collagen enables us to combat these physical […]

Nailed it!

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Our top 10 tips for notoriously nice nails: 1 – Wear gloves Simple and obvious, but often neglected. From washing up to going out in the frosty weather you should always protect your nails (and your hands for that matter). Nails are porous and will expand and contract with varying temperatures and varying moisture levels. This cycle […]

Hyaluronic Acid or Hyaluronan Complex?

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Hyaluronic acid, the miracle plumper molecule is well known in the World of Beauty, but what is it exactly? Is it some sort of magical water magnet? Or a super special sponge? Well, sort of. Let me explain: Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a long chain polysaccharide, essentially a large sugar molecule, the posh name for this type […]

Amazing Astaxanthin

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What is Astaxanthin? Astaxanthin is an incredible natural carotenoid found in pink birds like flamingos well as many pink marine animals such as: salmon, trout, shrimp and lobster. Astaxanthin in Nature Natural Astaxanthin, like a miracle of nature, emerges to protect animals in the peak of their struggle against harsh environmental conditions, including UV radiation […]

The Ingenious Hyaluronan

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What is a Hyaluronan? Hyaluronic acid (abbreviated most commonly as HA) is a carbohydrate, more specifically a simple glycosaminoglycan (a class of negatively charged polysaccharides) that provides compression strength, lubrication and hydration within the extracellular matrix (ECM)  the tissue that provides structural support to cells. It regulates cell adhesion and motility and mediates cell proliferation […]

Skin

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The body’s largest organ It’s your body’s largest organ! The skin of the average woman weighs 3 kilos, while that of the average man weighs 5 kilos. The care we devote to our skin is often evident in its appearance. Some lavish an inordinate amount of time to nourish and improve it; however, more often […]

Enteric capsule – the Ingenious difference?

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What makes Ingenious Beauty’s Ultimate Collagen+ so special? The key is the incredible, bespoke designed enteric capsule. Well, what does that have to with collagen? You may ask. The pivotal point is knowing what happens to collagen when it is ingested and throughout its digestive journey. Collagen is one of the most important proteins in […]