The Pharmacist Who Got Tired of Watching Collagen Fail His Patients

He knew why it wasn’t working. The industry didn’t want him to say it.

If you've ever tried collagen and quietly stopped, you're not alone.

Powders. Liquids. Gummies. Lattes. The collagen industry is worth nearly two billion pounds. Most women over 40 have tried at least one. Most stopped within a year.

Not because they gave up. Because nothing happened.
Maybe you gave it three months. Maybe you spent more than you wanted to. Maybe you told yourself it just wasn't for you.

But here's what nobody in the industry will tell you…

It probably wasn't the brand. It wasn't your age. It wasn't that you weren't consistent enough.

It was the format.

Here’s What Happens When You Take Collagen

You swallow it. You assume it gets to work.

But collagen is a protein, and your stomach is built to break protein down. Much of a standard powder or liquid is reduced to basic amino acids before it reaches the place it's absorbed.

That 10,000mg on the label? It's what goes into your stomach. Not what makes it through.

The industry has been selling dose, not delivery. Which is why you tried it, felt nothing, and stopped.

99%

of nutrient absorption happens in the small intestine. Most 
collagen never makes it that far.

The Side Effect Nobody Expected

It started with a different problem.

Pupinder Ghatora is an award-winning pharmacist (MPharm, MRPharmS), honoured at 10 Downing Street. In 2014, he and pharmaceutical R&D consultant David Hyland set out to build a collagen that could survive the stomach, originally to support joints.

But when the first people started taking it, they came back to Pupinder with "side effects" he hadn't expected.

Their skin looked different. Softer. More hydrated. Fine lines less visible. Friends were asking what they'd changed.

The side effect became the point. Ten years of development later, that's what Collagen+ was built to do, and what an independent clinical trial went on to measure.

Then They Ran a Proper Trial

Most “clinically proven” claims in the supplement industry are consumer surveys.

Self-reported. Uncontrolled. The company picks the results it likes.

This wasn’t that.

Cutest, the UK’s leading independent dermatological testing organisation, ran the trial. 116 women aged 30 to 60. 12 weeks. Double-blind. Half on Collagen+, half on a placebo. Neither group knew which.

The results, measured under clinical conditions…

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Experienced a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles by up to 85%

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Replenished skin
hydration by up to 80%

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Improved skin elasticity
by up to 83%

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Experienced improvements
in skin quality

"The results of this study are remarkable, proving with robust, direct, scientific evidence that Ingenious Collagen+ really works."

Author

Luigi Martini

Honorary Professor of Pharmacy at University of Birmingham

What Women Taking It Say

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“The collagen is the best quality and actually works, unlike others I’ve tried. I have noticed a difference in the depth of my expression lines for the first time ever.”

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“I’ve been using ingenious for a few years now and my skin has never looked better. It feels plump and it’s definitely helped my fine lines.”

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“I’ve used this product for a year. I’m 35. I get stopped on the road with comments from strangers about how beautiful I look. I have tried a few collagen supplements in the past and none led to these reactions.”

Eunice · Verified buyer
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“I’ve been taking these capsules for about 3 years now and am still extremely happy with the results. My skin is soft, plump and fine lines and wrinkles are reduced.”

Rachel · Verified buyer
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“My skin is much improved since taking Ingenious Collagen. I regularly get comments as fine lines appear reduced and my skin is glowing. I can’t see that I will ever stop taking it now.”

Lesley · Verified buyer
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