Let me say that it stinks getting old! Nearing 50, my hair in the front, near my hairline has been thinning for some time. Not knowing what I could do to stop it, but certainly not interested in embracing my ever-increasing "slickness", I decided to cover it up with makeup. That worked as long as it didn't rain, and as long as you didn't have to scratch your head. Yeah, with dark hair you don't want to have to explain what that is underneath your fingernails (cringe face). But at this point, there's nothing else to do. I was not going to walk around with a solar panel on my head. I began reading about the benefits of essential oils (specifically jojoba oil, rosemary oil, & lavender oil). That combination of essential oils did work, but very very slowly. And wouldn't you know it, as soon as I would put it on my hair, the doorbell would ring. Oh what my neighbors must think! Then my hair stylist mentioned this collagen powder to me. To be honest, I was a little skeptical, because everything I tried to that point was met with zero or minimal results and my hope for hair restoration was thinning as quickly as my hair itself. Then I realized, "what else do I have to lose besides more hair, right?" So I ordered it and OH MY GOODNESS! Are my eyes deceiving me? Do I really see little sprouts of hair? I SURE DO! After just about 3 weeks of mixing one heaping tablespoon into my morning coffee, this stuff is actually working! Wish I had the forethought to take a before picture, but who really wants to see that. We all know what a bald spot looks like. However, this is my current situation. If only you could see my toes-a-tapping.

Background first: I am a 42 year old average weight and activity level woman and had been experiencing extreme joint pain in my elbows and knees for several months and was feeling feeling desperate when I decided to try this as recommended by my sister (I don't have insurance so was hoping for non prescription solution first). I received this on May 11(today is June 4). The first day I started on 1 tablespoon room temperature water (I recommend this or hot water....even though it says it disolves in cold water, my experience is that it clumps). The first serving I did have rumbling in my tummy, but no adverse effects--I never experienced the rumbling again after the first serving. The next morning when I took it (1 tbs) I noticed an immediate difference in my energy level that day. After that, I started taking the recommended dosage (2 tbs twice a day).

After only 2 weeks, I noticed a HUGE difference in my joints. I live in NYC, and going up and down subway and apartment building stairs had become a painful and difficult issue for me, as was often just getting out of bed, but after just 2 weeks of using this, most of my pain in all joints is GONE. I am so amazed!!And GRATEFUL!! It is not 100%, but a million times better, and I so look forward to continued improvement. An incredible added bonus is I have also dropped a few pounds (honestly without trying, but I believe the protein helps supress appetite thus less snacking) and the difference in my skin is very noticeable!!! I so wish I had taken before and after photos. Lines are greatly diminished and the puffiness and darkness on under my eyes is much less. And I am sleeping so much better. This stuff is really a miracle to me. If you want to see big results, I recommend taking the full recommended dosage.

If I didn't personally experience how much this improved the fluidity of movement in my foot, I wouldn't believe it. I was experiencing increasing pain in my large toe joint for the past many months, and upon visiting 3 different doctors was told I had halux rigidus causing arthritis in the joint. I'm 39 yrs old, fit, exercise regularly, eat healthy, and take care of myself. I was told by the "specialist" I should stop running all together, and the only option be surgery which *might* decrease the rate at which the joint deteriorates, at best. Determined not be to pigeonholed into such a crappy diagnosis, I researched on my own resulting in finding this supplement. Within 36 hours of mixing 2 rounded spoonfuls in my morning smoothy, my pain deceased by at least 50%. Within a week of taking it each morning, my severe joint pain which was previously causing me to limp while walking was 95% gone resulting in me being able to have a normal life. Moving the joint went from being excruciating, to feeling almost completely normal, albeit still somewhat limited in mobility. I actually called that doctor back to tell him about this supplement in hopes he could take a more holistic approach in his future diagnoses.

I hate when some IDIOT gets on here and say something REALLY STUPID that NO ONE wants to hear. With "there's no scientific proof that this works for any thing!" Well I have two things to say to that. One- I have hair that I feel grows very slowly even though I'm very heathy eat healthy, not on ANY meds, DON'T and NEVER has been a drinker or smoker, drink PLENTY of water and take ALL natural vitamins. I purchased this for pain in my neck and upper back from an engery and in like the 2 1/2 months my hair grew about 3 1/2 inches. Longer than it grows in 4 years without this powder. I was shocked!!!! ( and I'm African American ) for anyone wondering. I would have taken before & after pics if I had any idea this would have that effect on my hair!!!! Two-I have a dear brother that HAD brain cancer (proven by doctors and hospital stays) and that was years ago. He does not have any brain cancer anymore. They said he would be dead. (He even refused all their cancer treatments!!! ) Well he's NOT and there is NO SCIENTIFIC reason why he's NOT!!! So science can't explain or prove everything in God's nature. SO IF something works for some it works. It does not have to be because science said so. Be grateful people are finding and getting relief!!!! And STOP being a hope destroyer for others quest for finding much needed help!!!!!

We've taken this company's gelatin for a while but it is hard for me to get down. Saw all of the good reviews on the collagen so I thought we'd try it. Firstly, I have a sensitive nose and yes it does have a smell, and a taste, but they are pretty minor. It mixes better into hot liquids than cold. The smell and taste are more noticeable if you put it into something bland. In milk I can smell and taste it. But in a mocha (chocolatey coffee) I can't detect it at all.

I bought this mostly because both of my knees are shot and the cartilage is gone. They are bone on bone and I'm supposed to have a knee replacement in March 2017. It might be too late for my knees but there are plenty of other joints in our bodies that could still be helped. I did notice that my lower back felt better within a couple days of starting this.

Sleep: I'm normally a good sleeper but quite often was waking up around 3am and would lay awake for an hour. My husband has never been a good sleeper and if he slept for 5 hours straight that was a really good night. He was nearly always up in the middle of the night. If we take at least a teaspoon of this shortly before bed we both sleep through the night. I've sent a can to my mom who has terrible insomnia so we'll see if it helps her too.

Hair: I had a bout of thyroid trouble and lost a lot of hair from the top of my head. It's not seriously noticeable to others but I know it's there. I'm hoping that taking this supplement will fix that.

Nails: I've always had weak & peeling nails so I'm hoping to see an improvement there as well. Both of my thumbnails have bumps in them and the nail on one index finger is always split. I will report back on these issues.

Skin: Every winter I get painful splits in the skin at the corners of my nails. It would be great if the collagen helped that. Wrinkles & saggy skin, well I'm not looking for a miracle here, but any improvement would be welcome.
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Update 3/7/17
Age spots faded to nearly nothing in about 45 days. The keratosis I have on my cheekbone has reduced in thickness. It's now quite flat. The stiffness I had in my back for the past 10 years is gone. It used to take me a while to bend over to pick something up off the ground, now I can bounce down there and back up like when I was much younger. I'm still hoping it will do something for my arthritic knees. I take about 4 tablespoons per day. I've got my 91 year old mom taking it too.

I cancelled the knee replacement that was scheduled for tomorrow. Not that my knee pain is better but because I want to give the collagen more of a chance to work for me. I'm trying not to take any NSAIDs because they mess with my stomach/bowel movements something awful. Going to try Boswellia (herb) for knee pain but not just yet.

The humps I have in my thumbnails are about half gone. My nails are definitely growing faster & stronger and less likely to peel. I still get painful splits in my fingertips and it hasn't even been a cold winter. Wrinkles seem to be reduced. The jury is still out on the scalp hair but I will update this if that changes. Needless to say we're going to continue to take this!