Product watch: MedColl

The Collagen Company’s founder Roz Martin has invented MedColl, a collagen supplement for better skin, healthy joints and a strong immune system.

These days, when someone sets up a business in Ireland you take notice. Roz Martin’s The Collagen Company is in her hometown, Mullingar.

Roz had spent 10 years working in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the Middle East.

You may have thought nutritive beauty was eating well, but there is a range of supplements, which is a good option if you’re afraid of the needle or the knife.

Martin’s invention, MedColl, is a supplement that boosts collagen, not only for beautiful skin, but also for healthy joints and a strong immune system. There are a number of collagen-boosting products on the market (these are known as nutracueticals), but MedColl is the only one that increases collagen formation.

This is due to collagen pre-cursors and, one of my favourite beauty ingredients, anti-oxidant compounds. You can put collagen in a capsule, but it needs to be absorbed by the body and this one has a 95% absorption rate.

Martin has been taking collagen supplements since she was 20 (it can be taken as a preventative approach for maintaining smooth skin) and her smooth, springy skin is an excellent advertisement.

This will not give Botox users the instant fix they love, but it is considered a safe alternative to neurotoxins and injectable dermal fillers.

And it promises added health benefits, like ligament and tissue repair. And, best of all, it’s also guaranteed Irish. Available from pharmacies and health shops nationwide; €39.95 for 60 capsules. www.thecollagencompany.com.