Collagen supplements may be everywhere, but emerging research into silicon and its relationship with collagen and connective tissue suggests there’s another side to the beauty conversation worth discovering.
Collagen has become almost impossible to avoid. Powders in your morning smoothie, capsules beside the coffee machine, collagen creams filling bathroom shelves. But here’s the question we’d be asking: rather than focusing only on consuming collagen, should we also be interested in the nutrients being studied for their relationship with the body’s own collagen processes? This is where silicon enters the conversation. Published research has proposed a role for silicon in collagen synthesis and stabilisation and in the formation of connective tissue, although its precise biological role in humans is still being investigated. Suddenly, the collagen story becomes rather more interesting than simply adding another scoop of powder to your breakfast.
Why does that matter beyond beauty? Because collagen isn’t just responsible for the firmness and structure we associate with healthy-looking skin. It is a major structural protein found throughout the body, including in cartilage, tendons, ligaments, bone and other connective tissues. LLR-G5 has spent decades researching silicon and, in particular, MMST, or monomethylsilanetriol, the molecule at the heart of its products. The brand’s scientific research also includes a 2009 human study into the bioavailability of G5® Organic Silicon, with LLR-G5 reporting close to 70% absorption for its drinkable MMST formulation. In other words, if collagen is already part of your wellness vocabulary, MMST gives you a compelling new piece of science to explore.
So where would we start? If you’re thinking from the inside out, G5® The Dietary Supplement is the obvious introduction to MMST. But if collagen is your particular focus, there’s an even more tailored route: the G5® Collagen Bundle brings together nutritional and topical products in one routine, including the Dietary Supplement and MMST-powered skincare. It’s a clever proposition for anyone asking, “Do I really need another conventional collagen product?” Rather than simply joining an already crowded category, G5® approaches the collagen conversation through its specialist expertise in silicon and MMST.
And what if your interest in collagen started, as it does for many of us, with your skin? Head towards G5® Haute Cosmétiques. The molecular skincare collection includes G5® The Cream with MMST, The Lotion with MMST, The Mist with MMST b The Cleanser with MMST, bringing the brand’s MMST research into a complete topical beauty ritual. Not ready for the full routine? We’d start with The Cream With MMST as the hero face product. Already committed to treating skin from every angle? Explore the G5® Haute Cosmétiques Full Set instead. It’s where LLR-G5’s worlds of science, wellness and premium skincare meet, and it gives beauty consumers a much more intriguing reason to discover the brand than another familiar collagen claim.
None of this means collagen supplements suddenly become irrelevant, or that silicon should be presented as a replacement for collagen. The science is more nuanced than that, and far more credible because of it. What it does mean is that the next time somebody tells you collagen is the secret to everything, there’s another question worth asking: what else is involved in the story? Explore the G5® Collagen Bundle, G5® The Dietary Supplement and G5® Haute Cosmétiques and discover why LLR-G5 has spent more than 25 years putting MMST at the centre of its research. Collagen may be the beauty ingredient everyone knows. Silicon could be the part of the conversation they haven’t discovered yet.
