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Allure<\/em> is a big fan of science, which makes us not big fans of supplements. Thousands of capsules and gummies flood the health aisles, but since they\u2019re not required to be regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, they have to show zero proof of efficacy before they\u2019re put on a shelf. So a supplement\u2019s claims can potentially be murky, if not outright false. And the few solid, independent trials we have on supplements\u2019 effects on our hair and skin and nails (and hearts and bones and mood) haven\u2019t been able to prove to us that even the most above-board products in this space are actually doing anything. (A 2013 Johns Hopkins study was bluntly titled \u201cEnough Is Enough: Stop Wasting Money on Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.\u201d) But we have some big news: A recently published review of 113 clinical trials on collagen supplements specifically showed some promising evidence that taking them consistently over time has the potential to have positive effects on your skin, musculoskeletal, and oral health.<\/p>\n So, we may owe you a mea culpa because, well, we have really never said anything nice about collagen supplements. But it\u2019s a mea culpa with caveats.<\/p>\n In the beauty space, collagen supplements have long been king among the pills and powders we wishfully ingest to look fresher and smoother and plumper. Collagen is the main structural protein in the skin, and it does a lot to make us look younger (babies have a ton of the stuff). It\u2019s no surprise that so many companies are desperate to bottle it up\u2014or that many consumers, searching for the fountain of youth, are here for it: Globally, 60 million people take collagen supplements daily; last year the collagen supplement market size was valued at $2.6 billion.<\/p>\n Doctors, researchers, and Allure<\/em> editors, on the other hand, have not been here for these lucrative over-the-counter offerings\u2014because of the whole no-proof-of-efficacy situation. So we called up a few MDs to talk about this new review and they have to admit: It\u2019s kind of a big deal. Mona Gohara, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale School of Medicine, says it\u2019s one of the most comprehensive looks we\u2019ve had at collagen supplements maybe ever. \u201cCollagen appears to offer modest but consistent improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with some added benefits for joints and musculoskeletal health,\u201d she says of the review. Hadley King, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City, told us that this new review provides more tangible evidence than we\u2019ve ever had that ongoing collagen use can have positive impacts, especially when it comes to skin elasticity and arthritis symptoms. \u201cIt was hard not to see collagen supplements as a possible snake oil because we just didn’t have data,\u201d she says. \u201cNow, the [new] data we have backs that it is actually potentially helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n Daniel Belkin, MD, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City, says that this evidence gives him enough confidence to recommend collagen supplements to his patients. \u201cBefore I wasn’t able to do that,\u201d he says. Dr. Belkin\u2019s favorite supplements are from Elysium Health. He takes Basis, an NAD+ supplement, and Mosaic, a supplement for \u201ccollagen support.\u201d He also started dabbling with the brand\u2019s collagen powder after being persuaded by anecdotal evidence from his patients. \u201cI started taking that just because I was like, \u2018You know what? My patients are telling me this is helping them. Let me try it,\u2019” he says. As of this month, he also has some data that it could be helping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Allure is a big fan of science, which makes us not big fans of supplements. Thousands of capsules and gummies flood the health aisles, but since they\u2019re not required to be regulated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, they have to show zero proof of efficacy before they\u2019re put on a shelf. 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