{"title":"Skin, Hair \u0026 Nails","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollagen, hyaluronic acid and biotin.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"multi-collagen-complex","title":"Osterly Market Multi Collagen Complex – 5-Type 1800mg Formula","description":"\u003cp class=\"osm-front\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1800 mg across five collagen types.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive collagen types from multiple sources, with the total and the types both stated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat it's for\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollagen is the structural protein in skin, tendon, bone and cartilage. Taken orally it is broken into peptides, and the interesting finding is that some of those peptides appear to signal fibroblasts to produce more collagen rather than simply being used as protein. The skin-elasticity and hydration trials are reasonably consistent; the joint ones are weaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne serving daily with or without food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVitamin C is required for collagen synthesis — take it alongside a vitamin C source if your diet is low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrials that found skin effects generally ran eight to twelve weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes I and III are the skin ones; type II is the cartilage one. This has all of them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOn the label\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1800 mg total across types I, II, III, V and X\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes named individually\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30, 60 or 120 capsules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat this is not\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot vegan — all collagen is animal-derived\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a replacement for dietary protein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot going to work in a fortnight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe straight answer\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarine, bovine and chicken collagen carry different type profiles. A 'multi collagen' that will not tell you which types it contains is not telling you much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eFree shipping on every order, no minimum. Questions or a complaint about shipping or a product? Email us and a person will answer.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Talk to your doctor before starting any supplement, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription medication.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osterly Market","offers":[{"title":"30 capsules","offer_id":49622544679139,"sku":"OSM-07-1","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 capsules","offer_id":49622544711907,"sku":"OSM-07-2","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 capsules","offer_id":49622544744675,"sku":"OSM-07-3","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 capsules — 3 bottles","offer_id":49622544777443,"sku":"OSM-07-4","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 capsules — 3 bottles","offer_id":49622544810211,"sku":"OSM-07-5","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/0096\/3043\/files\/osm-collagen-30ct.jpg?v=1788125933"},{"product_id":"hyaluronic-acid-600-mg","title":"Osterly Market Hyaluronic Acid 600 mg","description":"\u003cp class=\"osm-front\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e600 mg hyaluronic acid per serving.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSingle-ingredient hyaluronic acid at a real dose, with no collagen added to make the capsule count look better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat it's for\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eHyaluronic acid is a molecule your body makes that holds water in skin, joints and connective tissue. Taken orally it does not go straight to your skin — it is broken down and absorbed as fragments, which appear to signal the body to make more of its own. The skin-hydration trials are reasonably consistent; the joint ones are weaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne serving daily, with or without food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrink water through the day — the mechanism is water retention in tissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkin studies generally run eight to twelve weeks before measuring anything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOral and topical HA are different products doing different things; taking one does not replace the other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOn the label\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e600 mg per serving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e120 vegetarian capsules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne active\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat this is not\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a collagen blend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a topical — this is oral HA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot an instant effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe straight answer\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eOral HA and topical HA do different things and the evidence for each is separate. This is the oral one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eFree shipping on every order, no minimum. Questions or a complaint about shipping or a product? Email us and a person will answer.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Talk to your doctor before starting any supplement, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription medication.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osterly Market","offers":[{"title":"120 capsules","offer_id":49636582392035,"sku":"OSM-N51","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/0096\/3043\/files\/S5be90c8bf8954d8288ea81c9ce7a9092Y.webp?v=1788012308"},{"product_id":"b-complex-with-folate-and-biotin","title":"Osterly Market B-Complex with Folate \u0026 Biotin","description":"\u003cp class=\"osm-front\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe full B range, every one individually dosed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe full B range, folate and biotin included, each with its own figure on the panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat it's for\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eight B vitamins, with folate (B9) and biotin (B7) among them and dosed on the panel rather than buried. Folate is needed for DNA synthesis and red blood cell formation; biotin is involved in fat and carbohydrate metabolism and is popularly taken for hair and nails, where the evidence is honestly quite weak unless you are deficient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne capsule daily with breakfast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning suits it better than evening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-dose biotin interferes with several common blood tests, including thyroid and troponin. Tell whoever draws your blood that you take it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you are pregnant or planning to be, folate needs are specific — talk to a doctor rather than relying on a general B-complex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOn the label\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery B vitamin individually dosed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolate and biotin included and stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e120 vegetarian capsules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat this is not\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a blend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot an energy stimulant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot the same as our organic B complex — check both panels for the forms and doses, which differ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe straight answer\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh-dose biotin interferes with some lab tests, including thyroid and cardiac panels. Tell whoever draws your blood that you take it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eFree shipping on every order, no minimum. Questions or a complaint about shipping or a product? Email us and a person will answer.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Talk to your doctor before starting any supplement, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription medication.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osterly Market","offers":[{"title":"120 capsules","offer_id":49636592025827,"sku":"OSM-N97","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/0096\/3043\/files\/S11862eeaabf44004bcc2f30371a1b51fp.webp?v=1788012358"},{"product_id":"glutathione-gummies","title":"Osterly Market Glutathione Gummies","description":"\u003cp class=\"osm-front\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bottle says whitening. The evidence does not, and neither do we.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlutathione gummies with hydrolysed collagen. We have kept the product and dropped the promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat it's for\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlutathione is the body's principal internal antioxidant, built from cysteine, glycine and glutamate, and it does genuinely important work inside cells. The complication is that swallowing it is close to the least efficient way of getting more: oral glutathione is largely broken down in the gut before it reaches the bloodstream, which is why supplements aiming at glutathione often use NAC — a precursor your body can actually build from — instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe skin-lightening use rests on a small number of small studies, mostly short and mostly from one region. Any effect reported was slight and reversed when people stopped. That is a long way from what the packaging implies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo gummies daily, any time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains sugar and hydrolysed collagen — not one for anyone avoiding either\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not expect a visible change in skin tone. If that is what you are after, daily sun protection does more than any supplement on this site\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNever inject anything sold as a supplement.\u003c\/strong\u003e Injectable glutathione marketed for skin lightening has been the subject of safety warnings and is a different and far riskier proposition than a gummy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOn the label\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bottle reads \"Whitening | Vitamins | Anti Aging Formula\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlutathione with hydrolysed collagen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 gummies or 60 gummies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWhat this is not\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot a skin-lightening treatment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot well absorbed — that is a property of oral glutathione, not a fault of this brand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot injectable, and not to be treated as such\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe straight answer\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have left the whitening claim off the title on purpose, because we are not willing to sell it. Glutathione is a real and interesting molecule and this is a pleasant way to take a small amount of it. If the before-and-after photos are the reason you are here, we would honestly rather you kept your money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eFree shipping on every order, no minimum. Questions or a complaint about shipping or a product? Email us and a person will answer.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Talk to your doctor before starting any supplement, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking prescription medication.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Osterly Market","offers":[{"title":"30 gummies","offer_id":49637493571811,"sku":"OSM-P18A","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60 gummies","offer_id":49637493604579,"sku":"OSM-P18B","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0815\/0096\/3043\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-29_123443_b14ed5cd-11b6-4978-9ca6-04b83461642a.png?v=1788022465"}],"url":"https:\/\/osterly.us\/collections\/skin-hair-nails.oembed","provider":"Osterly Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}