20-12-2010, 00:07
I'm no expert but I have tried almost everything! Most of them with at least some degree success each time.
I don't think collagen and gelatin are exactly the same thing, or maybe they are just processed or extracted differently somehow. The reason I feel this way is because when I was taking collagen pills my lips plumped up wonderfully and my skin glowed. But no boob effects were noted but I was only taking the dose recommended on the bottle, about 1500mg I think. Also mine had vit C in it as it is thought to be required in order for body to use the collagen. When I was taking gelatin drinks my nails grew like crazy, really white tips, super healthy and almost unbreakable and my hair grew fast but none of the facial or lip effects or vice versa with the collagen. Not sure why that would be except that collagen and gelatin are extremely similar but not exactly the same, or perhaps extracted or processed differently. Either way I had very different effects from each of them.
Also I tried several types of gelatin pills at strong doses with absolutely no affect at all. Only the knox gelatin drink gave me the affect. Which was upsetting because I hated the aspartame and orange flavor and it is the only flavor it comes in and it is expensive. Maybe you could try making something out of that knox gelatin powder from the baking isle? Not sure how many grams are in that but it might work. Would be way cheaper anyway.
Hope that helps
I don't think collagen and gelatin are exactly the same thing, or maybe they are just processed or extracted differently somehow. The reason I feel this way is because when I was taking collagen pills my lips plumped up wonderfully and my skin glowed. But no boob effects were noted but I was only taking the dose recommended on the bottle, about 1500mg I think. Also mine had vit C in it as it is thought to be required in order for body to use the collagen. When I was taking gelatin drinks my nails grew like crazy, really white tips, super healthy and almost unbreakable and my hair grew fast but none of the facial or lip effects or vice versa with the collagen. Not sure why that would be except that collagen and gelatin are extremely similar but not exactly the same, or perhaps extracted or processed differently. Either way I had very different effects from each of them.
Also I tried several types of gelatin pills at strong doses with absolutely no affect at all. Only the knox gelatin drink gave me the affect. Which was upsetting because I hated the aspartame and orange flavor and it is the only flavor it comes in and it is expensive. Maybe you could try making something out of that knox gelatin powder from the baking isle? Not sure how many grams are in that but it might work. Would be way cheaper anyway.
Hope that helps