Collagen supplements have flooded the Indian market. Walk into any pharmacy or scroll any health app and you will find collagen in powders, tablets, drinks, and gummies — at doses ranging from 200 mg to 10,000 mg. The range is so wide it suggests the market does not really know what it is doing.
How Hydrolysed Collagen Works
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the human body — forming the matrix of skin, joints, tendons, and bone. After age 25, the body's collagen synthesis rate begins to decline by approximately 1–1.5% per year. By 40, most people have lost 10–15% of their skin collagen density.
Hydrolysed collagen peptides are collagen that has been broken down into shorter amino acid chains (di- and tripeptides). These smaller chains are absorbed more efficiently through the gut wall and travel to the dermis, where they act as stimuli for fibroblasts — the cells responsible for producing new collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.
The Dose Evidence
A 2019 systematic review in Nutrients analysed 11 randomised controlled trials on oral collagen supplementation. Studies using 1000–10,000 mg per day showed meaningful improvements in skin hydration, elasticity, and dermal density. The majority of positive outcomes clustered around doses of 2500–5000 mg, but meaningful effects were documented at doses above 1000 mg when combined with Vitamin C.
CollagenX contains 1800 mg of Hydrolysed Collagen Peptides per serving (3 tablets). This sits at the lower end of the clinically studied range but is paired with 40 mg Vitamin C — which is not optional. Vitamin C is the essential cofactor for the hydroxylation of proline and lysine in collagen synthesis. Without adequate Vitamin C, the body cannot complete the final step of building stable collagen triple-helix structures.
What Green Tea Extract at 500mg Adds
Building new collagen is one challenge. Protecting existing collagen from breakdown is another. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes that degrade collagen fibres — they are upregulated by UV exposure, chronic inflammation, and ageing.
CollagenX includes 500 mg of Green Tea Extract (EGCG content). EGCG is a well-documented MMP inhibitor. By reducing collagen breakdown, it effectively extends the functional life of both your existing collagen and the new collagen your body builds with supplementation support.
