Is the collagen Type 1, 2, or 3?Updated 8 hours ago
The use of Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, etc. labels on collagen indicates the source material from which the collagen originates.
Type-1 originating from animal skin
Type-2 from joint tissue
Type-3 originating from animal digestive tracts and bone marrow
Body part-specific sourcing is based on the expectation that consuming a specific type of collagen peptide will benefit a particular part of the body. For example, Type-1 originated collagen peptides can help one’s skin better than other types. Type 3 would be expected to benefit digestive health, the circulatory system, and bones more likely.
However, we view the use of the type-ing categorization as an indicator that the manufacturer of the product does not have the technology sophistication to develop specific hydrolyzation techniques that have been proven through research to more optimally benefit specific collagen structures in the body (skin, cartilage, tendons, bones, etc.) in comparison to type’d collagens.
Instead, a Type-1 or similar label indicates the manufacturer is using a generally available hydrolyzation methodology without the ability to specifically tailor the peptide profile to the intended part of the body, and so is relying upon the type of the source material to approximate that for them.
A 'Type' approach will deliver some results, but is less effective than our products' collagen peptides.
While there are different 'types' of collagen peptides, the two below were developed and optimized to address specific applications. When these peptides are extracted and optimized, they can then focus on the particular areas they were optimized for:
VERISOL®consists of a special patented composition of collagen peptides - essential components to support healthy skin. These Bioactive Collagen Peptides® of VERISOL® are specially optimized to directly influence the skin's collagen metabolism from the inside to include elasticity and firmness, wrinkles and cellulite, as well as hair and nail support.
FORTIBONE® is developed to promote bone health, increasing bone density and reducing degradation processes. The specific peptides of FORTIBONE® stimulate bone cells to increase the synthesis of bone components such as collagen. They have a kind of ‘signaling effect’ on osteoblasts to counterbalance the collagen degradation in the extracellular bone matrix, which is the essential framework for bone mineralization.