Live Conscious Beyond Collagen Multi Collagen Powder - Types I, II, III, V & X | Keto Friendly, Hydrolyzed Blend with Biotin & Vitamin C (2-Pack)

My daughter raved about this stuff. She said that it helps with her joints and muscles, especially since she works out every day. She ran out of it for about 10 days and she said you can really feel the difference. She also said it helps with her perimenopause symptoms, not as many hot flashes. She said she also sees a big difference in her hair and small difference in her skin and nails. She said it takes aout 2 weeks to really start feeling it.So, I gave it a try and ordered it. I have MS and spinal issues. I haven't had it for the 2 weeks yet, so can only tell you about the taste and how well it dissolves. Do not put it in cold liquids, it tends to make a disgusting tasting gloppy mess. She puts her's in her coffee, so I tried that. It mixes well in coffee. It totally dissolves and with my splenda and coffee creamer, it only has a light taste that you get used to pretty quickly.Note: I did try it for about 10 days earlier when my allergies were bad and it made them worse. It doesn't have any drug interactions, but did say it can raise histamine levels. So I went off of it until my allergies were under better control. I'm on 3 different allergies meds every day, with occasional Benadryl added to the mix so I could be an anomaly. My daughter has had no problems on it. So now I'm trying it again and will let you know.

I have been using this brand of collagen for about 1.5 or so, maybe longer, but I would always buy the bag with magenta on the bottom which I believe only included 2 types of collagen. I decided to try this one, no turning back. There IS a difference. I have not finished the bag as of yet ,midway and already feel the difference in my skin. Overall, has never looked so hydrated. (I'm 48) I'm just so excited. I have hard water and always moisturize immediately after I shower, My skin feels soft without lotion. The skin on my face also feels more supple. I'm so impressed by that part alone that it's worth spending a little more on this bag. I can't wait to see if it helps with joint pain but so far the skin benefits are absolutely there.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:𝑰𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 4.25 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔.𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 1𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒈. 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒏𝒐𝒘. 𝑻𝒐𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒐 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆.Quality:𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒏😳𝑰 𝒎𝒊𝒙 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆!

Edit at 1 month: let me get the results portion of this update out of the way and just say that it's no miracle worker, but my skin is looking better. I can't 100% attribute it to supplementing with this collagen powder, because I do use a good moisturizer and encapsulated retinol serum (if you're here for skin concerns, there's an affordable "resurfacing retinol serum" - use those exact words in your search - that DOES work miracles and comes highly recommended). That said, despite all of the dry air from weather changes and furnace use at home and at work, my skin is not drying out and I do have fewer fine lines. Again, could be the collagen or could be my beauty routine (also, "snail mucin repairing moisturizer" by a Korean company).I also have not had a single cold sore. *knock HEAVY wood!* (I'm not superstitious, but when it comes to cold sores, I'm not taking any chances.) I have been supplementing with lysine the entire time, and have never taken a single dose of this collagen powder without the lysine (I open two 500mg capsules and dump them in with the collagen).I do have to mention that what has been more noticeable than any effects to my skin has been the effect on my joints. I'm 41, and due to my build (I'm...top heavy with a much smaller waist and hips), I get frequent back pain, and that seems to have improved. I can't definitively say it's the collagen, because it could be due to some other lifestyle factors (I recently lost the 15lbs I gained due to peri-menopause after I began hormone replacement).So, thus far, I think it's worth the investment; however, because of the Black Friday sales, I'm using a different brand this month. Hopefully, I won't come to regret it, because I've tried this particular brand and I like the results. If the brand I'm using this month nets any adverse effects, I'll be back to update again and buy more of this brand.Original review: I don't know WHY I didn't consider the need for a measuring method prior to buying this, but I didn't. Luckily, I have a kitchen scale, but unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to be as precise as "10.4 grams", and I feel like the company knows that and it's a sneaky way to ensure they're never held at fault (if something bad happens, they'll just say you took too much and/or your scale was faulty) or if you get no benefit, they'll say you didn't take enough, because you only took 10 grams. I don't like that at all, and it gives me concern that they would set such a random serving size, considering medication dosages vary by weight and body surface area.Anyway, I won't know how this product affects me for a while, because I just started using it today, but I have one gigantic concern I want to share here, because I didn't research it enough before buying, and then I saw the arginine content. That concern is: COLD SORES! If you didn't know this before, let me shed some light on why that's a concern.Collagen is a protein, and like all proteins, it is made up of amino acids. One of those amino acids is arginine. I won't say this amino CAUSES cold sores, because the medical field has such a difficult time just coming right out about it, but it IS a risk. The wise thing to do is to balance your arginine intake with another amino: lysine. Lysine is also found in collagen, but not in the ratio you need to balance out the arginine. If you have a history of cold sores or herpes simplex of any kind, I STRONGLY suggest you supplement lysine if you're going to try collagen powder. As for me, I'm not only pouring two 500mg lysine capsules (I'm not taking any chances) in with my collagen serving, but I'm also using a lip balm that contains docosanol, lysine, and lemon balm until I know how this will affect me. Hopefully, Amazon will do the right thing and leave my review alone in the interest of customer transparency. I'm trying to be HEALTHIER - not sick with cold sores - as I imagine any potential buyer of this product would be.Back to this particular product, I will say that I cannot taste it in my coffee. It might be more detectable in other drinks, but coffee definitely forgives all flavor sins. I'm also not sure how well it will mix with something cold, because colder fluids are likely to make it difficult to dissolve, and it might be...chunky. So, I definitely suggest a warm or hot drink for delivery.This particular collagen product has all the types of collagen you'd be looking to supplement for skin, hair, nails, and joints (I, II and III), and none of the ones that could potentially lower the concentrations of the "good" ones.Time will tell! I'll be back to either rave about how fantastic my skin is looking or advise others go in search of another product. Hopefully, it's the former. I know I'm not out here buying products just to talk smack about them. lol

Love this collagen supplement. Has helped my digestive system greatly. On my 3rd purchase. I add it to my morning coffee. Found that is dissolves best in warm/hot liquid. Stays kind of clumpy in cold liquids.

Dissolves easily mixies very and there no taste I have already see a change in my skin it’s so soft my nail are growing I mix mine with cranberry juice very happy with this product !!

I was hopeful this would help with aging skin and gut health. Didn't change anything. This could be just my experience, if you feel it will be helpful don't hesitate to try it.

This works perfectly in my coffee and i appreciate that it has the vitamin C and Biotin combined with all the vairous collagens.