Recover elasticity and hydration of your skin with one of the best collagen creams

by Carmen Santaella

Over the years, women are much more focused on building a customized beauty routine in which not everything goes. For this, it is key to know what formulation and what ingredients certain beauty products contain and, thus, identify if they adapt to our type of skin, chronic or specific needs... Today we focus on one of the most precious assets in the industry cosmetics, collagen Intended to firm, tone and hydrate (especially if hyaluronic acid is combined), it is the star of many of the best-rated creams and treatments. Some of which you find below.

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These are the best creams with collagen for face and body

The best for sensitive skin: 'Nutritic Intense Riche' by La Roche-Posay

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If you have sensitive or reactive skin, you know very well that not all treatments are respectful of it. Which is not incompatible, at all, with giving him a generous dose of the most necessary collagen. Given this, La Roche-Possay has the solution or, more specifically, its Nutritic Intense restorative cream. What for many users is 'magic in a bottle' bases its formula on a mixture of lipids and proteins designed to make your skin look luminous, calm, hydrated and more flexible than ever. All this from a creamy but refreshing and soothing texture.

Pros and cons

It is a real relief for all those women who suffer from various atopic reactions, thanks to its refreshing formula, and yet it can be very heavy for those who, moreover, have to deal with problems derived from acne.

Best for combination and oily skin: Clinique 'Moisture Surge'

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If creamy textures aren't your thing, don't worry, because there's plenty of collagen and Clinique offers it to you in a much lighter and easily absorbed format. This cream is called Mositure Surge and it is one of the big superstars of the firm. Cataloged as a long-lasting 'hydration restorer', it is the perfect remedy for all those oily or combination skins that flee from the presence of oils of any kind. In fact, you will not see a single gram of these in its formulation, since its secret is in aloe vera, hyaluronic acid and, of course, collagen. Together they hydrate your skin but also restore all the lost flexibility and stays that way, according to studies carried out in Clinique laboratories, for up to 100 hours.

Pros and Cons

There are no notable cons to this cream, unless you have dry or normal skin and it craves a more nourishing and creamy dose of hydration. In that case, keep scrolling down to find a suitable one for you.

The quintessential repairer: Lancôme's 'Génifique Repair'

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There are cosmetics that need no introduction and that could perfectly well be the case with Lancôme's Génifique day cream. Considered a potential 'youth activator', it is today one of the best valued and most emblematic anti-aging treatments on the beauty market. What is it? After all, a moisturizing cream whose extra lies in its ability to correct visible signs of age, regenerate possible damage and restore the soft touch and radiant finish you are looking for. All this from a most attractive texture, like velvety. Most of its users claim to notice results after the first week of application.

Pros and cons

In this case, and contrary to what happened with Clinique, the texture is much more oily. Which can be both a pro and a con, depending on who uses it. If you like this type of formulas, it is clearly yours. If you have a hard time spending time getting it fully absorbed, find another.

The best for normal and dry skin: 'Emollience' from Skinceuticals

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Do you like model Hailey Bieber's skin? Well, much of her secret lies in this cosmetic firm, Skinceuticals. In fact, not only her but several celebrities who cannot live without a large part of her catalog and one of the great favorites is, without a doubt, her Emollience moisturizing cream. Specially formulated for dry skin and/or lack of hydration, its superpower is based on a corrective technology that fights precisely against the loss of collagen in the skin and the harmful effects that this entails. It also contains highly valued ingredients such as brown algae, panthenol, glycerin, rosehip, macadmia nut, grape seeds and sesame seeds.

Pros and cons

If you live in cold and/or dry climates, this is completely your cream. However, it is not recommended for girls with oily skin who live in very hot or humid places, who will prefer a lighter formula.

The best anti-aging: Elemis 'Pro-Collagen'

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Oxygenation, hydration, nutrition... All of this is what you will find in this bottle from the Elemis firm. Firm that, in fact, boasts of having one of the best valued collagen creams on the market. Designed to be applied at night, its function is to hydrate your skin while replenishing optimal oxygen levels, renewing the texture and keeping the good effects of collagen intact. Among its other ingredients, padina pavonica, laminaria digitata, red coral or hexeptides stand out. All of them great anti-aging components that fight to preserve your natural collagen network. As a result? Flexibility, hydration and a 100% natural (and enviable) luminosity.

Pros and cons

It is a cream whose effects take a little longer to be visible than with the rest and, however, other details are immediate such as luminosity, the sensation of hydration and appearance healthy. In the same way, it is really effective with continued use over time.

Best Day Cream: Olay's 'Regenerist Collagen Peptide 24'

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Collagen Peptide24 is the name of this Olay cream, which aims to restore your hydration levels thanks to the strong presence of luxurious collagen peptides. According to studies provided by the brand, you will notice stronger and more radiant skin "in just 14 days". Apply it in the morning, right after your usual cleanser, serum and contour, and be amazed by the result in a short period of time. But going back to its super formulation, based on peptides with collagen, you have to know that they are capable of penetrating up to 10 layers more than the usual molecules. To this we must add the presence of vitamin B3, which is responsible for maintaining the most intense of hydrations, also throughout the day.

Pros and cons

If you value the sensory moment of applying a cream, this may not be one of your favourites. And it is that, although it is a positive aspect, it does not contain any type of fragrances. That is why, as has happened in previous cases, it is equally pro and con.

Best Night Cream: Estée Lauder 'Revitalizing Supreme + Night'

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Another superceme that hardly needs an introduction. And it is that the Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme is an icon for lovers of facial care. That is why this, NightIntensive Restorative, is the extra you are looking for if you need more intense and prolonged care over time. For night use, it is responsible for restoring the firmness lost for any reason and visibly getting rid of any type of wrinkles and expression lines. Its formula based on moringa extract is responsible for increasing collagen production, an aspect that concerns us (and a lot). This asset, moringa, is an Asian plant rich in calcium, potassium, vitamin C, amino acids and Omega 3. Almost nothing... In fact, in Asian culture it is considered 'the tree of miracles'... No we tell you more.

Pros and cons

If you have very dry skin but you are under 30, perhaps the time has not come to use this cream, more focused on mature skin.

The universal anti-wrinkle: Kiehl's 'Super Multi-Corrective'

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It is called a multi-corrective super cream because it has been specially formulated for that, to correct any trace of imperfection present in all skin types, even the most sensitive. Among its main assets, the coveted hyaluronic acid stands out, which is responsible for getting rid of all age-related 'errors' (wrinkles, expression lines...). Meanwhile, collagen sets out to firm, reinforce elasticity, and improve texture. As a result, a face free of apparent imperfections and full of luminosity and homogeneity. All this thanks, also, to its content in vitamin A Phytomimetic, ProxylaGX and Changa Mushroom.

Pros and cons

It is one of the few highly effective treatments against the visible signs of aging that does work on more sensitive and reactive skin.

The body multifunction: 'Body-Hydra+' by Lierac

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Since collagen is also very important at the body level, we cannot fail to suggest some other treatments in this category. One of them is the Body Hydra+ cream, whose milk format will make you dictate again to both its texture and its smell. It sets out to keep your body hydrated thanks, in part, to its generous shea butter content. But it is that, in addition, it helps to restore your elasticity, hydrates, relieves tightness and leaves a soft and careful appearance. As if it was part of your routine for years. On the other hand, your skin will be strongly protected from harmful environmental effects as it contains safflower oil, which is rich in vitamin E and, therefore, one of the most powerful antioxidants.

Pros and cons

Its light cream is very pleasant to the touch and very easy to apply, however, it may not be enough for atopic, very dry skin or skin with more special needs.

The best firming firm: 'Vinosculpt' by Caudalie

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Can you imagine that, in addition to hydrating, preserving collagen levels, restoring elasticity and nourishing, there would be a cream capable of reshaping and toning your body? Maybe you don't have to keep imagining it, because that's exactly what this Caudalie body balm promises (and achieves). It has been designed to provide firmness to the area of ​​the arms, belly, legs and buttocks and, all of this, with most of its ingredients being of natural origin (97%). Among its super ingredients, polyphenols, which are strong antioxidants, and firming iris extract stand out. All of them designed to improve the appearance of your skin while you live a most sensory experience thanks to the most pleasant aroma of orange blossom.

Pros and cons

Whether you are a vegan or simply against animal testing, you have to know that your values ​​are safe with the use of this cream. Cream that, on the other hand, although it does not contain parabens or ingredients of animal origin, does include perfumes that can damage the most sensitive skin.

The best for atopic skin: 'Life Plankton' by Biotherm

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If you suffer from any skin problem, you need the hypoallergenic body cream, Life Plankton Body Lait from Biotherm. Also in milk format, like Caudalie's, this is presented as a corrective formula that "helps to improve the quality of the skin of the whole body", according to the firm itself. His mission? Regenerate all those areas damaged by various factors, while toning, reaffirming and, of course, hydrating. Like many of the brand's products, this treatment also has the action of Life Plankton, a patented active ingredient that deeply regenerates and soothes.

Pros and cons

It does not contain alcohol, parabens, silicones and is 100% hypoallergenic, which is ideal for you if you have sensitive, reactive or atopic skin. If this is not the case, it is better to choose another one that can better cover your hydration and nutrition needs.

What is collagen?

It is a protein that is very naturally present in our body. Its function? Guarantee an optimal structure of the skin, promoting good blood coagulation. In cosmetic terms, you find it in nutritional supplements but also in body and facial lotions like the ones you've seen recently.

When to use a cream with collagen?

It has been shown that from the age of 30 the amount of collagen progressively decreases, which leads to a greater number of signs of aging and fatigue. That is why it is recommended to start paying attention to it from that age or in a proactive way a few years before. As for the time of day, any is good, day and night.

What are the benefits of cream with collagen?

Its strong point is, without a doubt, its ability to regenerate the skin and restore the elasticity lost over time (especially after 30 years). Which leads directly to an improvement in texture and, therefore, to the disappearance of possible wrinkles, expression lines and derived blemishes. In addition, collagen reinforces hydration levels and reinforces tissue stability.

How to apply a cream with collagen?

There is no specific usage pattern to follow other than the one you usually follow with your bedside moisturizing or anti-aging cream. Start by cleansing your face thoroughly and, right after, apply a toner that replenishes your skin's pH. The next step would point to the serum that you consider and, later, to the eye contour. Once you have completed all these steps, it would be the turn of your cream with collagen, for the day or for the night based on what the manufacturer recommends.

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