An alternative to animal collagen
To begin with, you need to know that collagen does not exist in the plant world.
Collagen protein is found only in animals. It is abundantly present in the human body, in our connective tissues (e.g. skin, muscles, tendons). Most collagens on the market come from animals (marine collagen or bovine collagen). So which collagen should you choose if you're vegan? What alternative to collagen should you choose if you don't want to eat animal products? Because our Aroma-Zone teams wanted a vegan serum formula that was suitable for everyone, we turned to an active ingredient of plant origin, a genuine vegan alternative to collagen of animal origin. This complex is obtained from plant proteins and yeast biofermentations.
An active ingredient that mimics human collagen
Our vegan collagen active ingredient is made up of a combination of amino acids and peptides of natural, non-animal origin, biomimetic of natural human collagen. This means that this vegan collagen mimics the composition of human collagen naturally present in our epidermis.
In the human body, natural collagen is a fibrous protein made up of three polypeptide chains. These peptide chains are made up of very specific combinations of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. The vegan collagen we have selected is made up of peptides reproducing the same amino acid sequences as the collagen naturally present in our skin, with assemblies such as Proline-Glutamine-Glycine, Proline-Lysine-Glycine, and Proline-Glutamic Acid-Glycine.
A low molecular weight to deeply regenerate the skin
The combination of vegan collagen in the form of peptides and amino acids can be compared to collagen fragments that are easily assimilated by the skin. Unlike whole collagen protein, which is too large to pass through the skin barrier, these fragments will penetrate all the layers of the epidermis, even the deepest, to deliver their firming, redensifying and anti-ageing action.
