Beauty Supplements
After trying Beautiful Nutrition hair and skincare products and being wowed by the results I got, I was eager to try more from this fabulous brand. Each product in their hair, skin, and supplement line is custom formulated to give you the very best in nutrients and actives that beauty products have to offer. In case you didn’t see my previous review of their fadeless shampoo and conditioner, hair shine serum and revitalizing body wash, you can view it here.
I truly believe that a lot of what we eat and drink has an outward effect on our appearance. We are bombarded with information that eating foods high in antioxidants can keep skin looking youthful, and the bottom line is, we are what we eat. So when I came across their drink mix products for acne-prone and tired skin, I jumped at the chance to give them a try. And because I’ve been on a big fitness kick, I also asked to try their slimming formulas for that added boost I’ve been looking for lately. I will be breaking up the products I was sent into a couple of reviews because there is a lot of information to share with you guys!
The Beautiful Nutrition Beautricious Acne & Blemish Clearing Collagen Cocktail Drink Mix comes in single serving packets to mix into your water bottle. There are a few ingredients in this mix that I think are important to go over since they aren’t familiar terms for me and I thought it may help you guys out. Each packet (and there are 12 per container) gives you a 354 mg dose of collagen which supports healthy skin, along with acne fighting ingredients such as zinc (thought to help non-cystic acne) , and guggul gum resin which has been used in ayurvedic medicine to reduce redness in acne. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a fungus (don’t be scared, read on!) that provides a source for yeast that helps the skin uptake amino acids and vitamins for skin repair (wound healing). And if you suffer from acne, we all know that there are times when you pick when you shouldn’t so wound healing is something we need to consider. Another ingredient that I needed to dig on the internet for was lactoferrin, which helps the body fight bacteria, reduce inflammation has has helped some with cystic acne (whoohoo!). And lastly, Rutin. I’ve never heard of Rutin before but kinda glad I was able to research all these ingredients and learn more about natural methods for acne clearing. Rutin is an antioxidant touted for it’s anti-inflammatory effects and can be found in one of my most favorite snack foods, the banana.
Other notable ingredients in the mix are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D3, Calcium and Selenium!
I drink about 64 fl oz of water a day, but I mix this in a shaker bottle I have handy. The drink doesn’t fully “mix” but mixes enough where I’m not complaining, just notice that I have to shake it up if I let it sit for too long before finishing the bottle. It has a citrusy flavor to it and best served cold with crushed ice. Yum! I think you need to use this product for much longer than 12 packets to see results, but I am content with the fact I am using something internally and not blasting my face with a zillion cream, lotions or scrubs that can cause further irritation. I’d like to see the results I get after using this daily for a full month or two in order to report back on how I think it helped or didn’t help my skin.
The directions say to not drink more than two per day, and I only did once per day so I could stretch them out over a longer course of time. It also says it is more suited for non-cystic acne than specifically cystic acne. I believe that mixing this mix in with water allows the body to absorb the goodies faster than a big horse pill swallowed on the daily. If I had any more packets to try, I would have thrown it into a fruity smoothie since I think that would work well too.
Do any of my readers use supplements to fight acne? What’s worked or hasn’t worked for you?
You can purchase this drink mix on Amazon or on LuckyVitamin if you want to give it a try! For further information on the Beautiful Nutrition, please visit their Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for updates!
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