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Best Beauty Supplements to Transform Your Skin—and Boost Your Immune System

These supplements will give you glowing skin from the inside out.

Oral supplements are fast becoming the latest hot topic in skin care, and for good reason. In conjunction with topical treatments, getting the right nutrients internally can do major things for the health of your skin, because sometimes a little help from within is required to maintain a bouncy, healthy complexion. Ideally, you would get all the vitamins and minerals you need from your diet, but even the healthiest eaters could benefit from a boost of supplementation.

The moral of the story is that a supplement regimen can work in synergy with your diet and regular topical skincare routine for optimum skin health. Ready to boost not just your beauty, but your whole body, too?

Ahead, ingestible beauty supplements for the best skin of your life.

Be Bright Pure Açaí Powder

Highlights

  • Double the antioxidants of blueberries
  • High in fibre
  • Low in sugar and carbs
  • Vegan, keto- and paleo-friendly

What it is

It’s pretty, delicious, and somehow contains all the magic of the Amazon rainforest in one tiny berry.

Beauty benefits

The dark purple fruit (pronounced AH-sigh-YEE) has a never-ending list of benefits, from slowing down ageing to speeding up healing.

How to use

In smoothie bowls topped with fresh fruit and granola or dissolved in juice or water.

Be Bright Pure Collagen Powder

Highlights

  • Sourced from grass-fed bovine
  • Free from nasties
  • Halal-certified

What it is

Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies, but collagen production slows down as we age. That’s bad news, because your body and skin needs collagen to stay healthy, which is where collagen powder (made with animal by-products) comes into play.

Beauty benefits

Supplementing with collagen is a safe and effective way to keep your skin, hair, nails and bones healthy and vibrant.

How to use

Easily dissolves in cold and hot beverages, so you can add it to your morning coffee or smoothies.

GOLD COLLAGEN MULTIDOSE

Highlights

  • Sourced from fish
  • Free from nasties
  • Halal-certified

What it is

With marine collagen (made from sustainably-sourced fish skin and scales), plus more powerhouse ingredients like piperine (black pepper extract) for increased absorption, this drinkable beauty elixir is a cocktail of collagen and vitamins your skin will adore.

Beauty benefits

It helps to improve the hydration and firmness levels of the skin, as well as reduce fine lines and wrinkles.

How to use

Sip on the recommended dose first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

GOLD COLLAGEN VEGAN

Highlights

  • Plant-based
  • Cruelty-free
  • Free from nasties

What it is

This nutrient-packed formula not only features a vegan collagen alternative but also “super ingredients” like snow mushroom, which acts similar to hyaluronic acid by pulling water to the skin.

Beauty benefits

While actual collagen isn’t one of the ingredients, the 100% plant-based ingredients in this are designed to help preserve your natural collagen and hydrate your skin.

How to use

Sip on the recommended dose first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

ALEXIA RICH

Highlights

  • Collagen-boosting
  • Free from nasties
  • Vegan-friendly

What it is

Containing silica, the products in the Alexia Rich range will make the perfect sidekick to your collagen game. This wonder mineral – derived from quartz crystals – also plays an important role in keeping our hormones balanced.

Beauty benefits

If you’re active, you’ll want to grab the Alexia Rich Active Capsules. It’s specifically formulated for athletes. Packed with organic soluble silica and vitamin C, as well as magnesium, they will help to repair muscles and restore body tissues.

The Alexia Rich Beaty Capsules gives you plump, glowing skin. This youth-boosting supplement increases the transport of both nutrients and oxygen to the skin, and because of that, the skin stays bouncy.

In addition to repairing, strengthening and supporting your body and skin, the Alexia Rich Liquid Silica also removes toxins, which can make your skin look tired and dull and cause low energy.

How to use

Should be taken an hour before or after other medication to maximise effectiveness.

Lamelle Ovelle D3

Highlights

“Over 80% of Ovelle users have experienced a significant change in their pigmentation”

What it is

This oral supplement teams pycnogenol – a powerful antioxidant derived from the bark of French maritime pine trees – with activated vitamin D, both of which help maintain healthy levels of collagen and hyaluronic acid within the skin.

Beauty benefits

When taken daily, it neutralises free radicals in the environment and has been proven to reduce inflammation from UV radiation. It’s also great at improving the appearance of pigmentation.

How to use

It’s a one-a-day oral supplement.

Lamelle Acnevelle Plus

Highlights

“It’s proven to clear up to 88% of pimples in 8 weeks.”

What it is

A vitamin and mineral duo of niacinamide and zinc that balances the look of skin without stripping it. Too much zinc can lead to low copper levels. Therefore, this new version of Acnevelle now includes a dose of copper.

Beauty benefits

You can look forward to fewer breakouts, and more clear, calmer skin.

How to use

Works best in combination with the Lamelle Clarity range for an inside-out approach to skin care that really works.

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About Dr Alek Nikolic

Dr Alek Nikolic was born in South Africa and received his MBBCh (Wits) in 1992 and in 2000 he received his MBA (UCT). He has been in private practice for 24 years and is the owner of Aesthetic Facial Enhancement, which has offices in Cape Town. Dr Nikolic specialises in aesthetic medicine and is at the forefront of the latest developments in his field. He is very driven and has lectured extensively and has performed live demonstrations throughout South Africa and Internationally including Bangkok, Rome, Paris, Monte Carlo, Prague, and Warsaw. Dr Nikolic’s focus is on skin care, skin ingredients and cosmetic dermatology treatments such as lasers, chemical peels, Botox, and Dermal Fillers. He has performed over 20 000 procedures to date and as such is responsible for training numerous medical practitioners both in South Africa and internationally. Dr Nikolic is one of the founding members of the South African Allergan Medical Aesthetic Academy and chaired its inaugural launch in 2012. The Allergan Academy provides essential training to keep up with the latest technology in aesthetics. Dr Nikolic holds the advisory position of Allergan Local Country Mentor in Facial Aesthetics and is the Allergan Advanced Botox and Dermal Filler Trainer. He is Vice President of the Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine Society of South Africa (AAMSSA) and is an Associate Member of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS).

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