- Supports Skin Health: Promotes skin elasticity and hydration, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines for a youthful complexion.
- Strengthens Hair and Nails: Provides essential nutrients that support the growth and strength of hair and nails, reducing brittleness and breakage.
- Enhances Joint Health: Supports joint health and flexibility by maintaining cartilage integrity, which can reduce joint pain and discomfort.
- Promotes Bone Health: Contributes to bone density and strength, supporting overall skeletal health and reducing the risk of osteoporosis.
- Improves Gut Health: Contains amino acids that support gut lining integrity, promoting better digestion and overall gut health.
- Supports Muscle Recovery: Aids in muscle repair and recovery after exercise, making it beneficial for athletes and active individuals.
- Easy to Use: Dissolves easily in both hot and cold liquids, making it convenient to add to your daily routine through coffee, smoothies, or water.
- Natural and High-Quality: Made from grass-fed, pasture-raised bovine, ensuring a high-quality, natural source of collagen peptides.
- Promotes Overall Wellness: Provides a comprehensive blend of amino acids that support overall body function and health, contributing to a well-rounded wellness regimen.
By incorporating Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Powder into your daily routine, you can support skin, hair, nail, joint, and bone health, improve gut health, and enhance muscle recovery with a convenient and high-quality collagen supplement.
Athena –
EDIT April 2020: Added photo of my hair (striped shirt) after 2.5 years of consistent use. It’s long thick and shiny, I haven’t had hair like this since I was in high school. So happy!
EDIT March 2020: I added a photo of my nails because, WOW! They have always been clear and brittle, and no more. Give this product a lot of time and consistency and you will be rewarded!
EDIT: I wanted to add another picture (Feb 19) because I actually have to CUT my hair now at a salon – I used to just cut the ends off with a scissors in my bedroom because it was so thin. It looks so much healthier and thicker and I really do credit collagen with this change. I have lost my hair and had it be thin and broken since I was 19 and I’m 36 now, so in 17 years my hair has not changed, and now since collagen it has. But you have to invest in this, put it on subscribe, keep taking it, deal with the skin changes (they go away!) and wait. I didn’t see real results until month 6 (see pics). Good luck!
Buy this because it works and you will see results if you are patient. Period.
Quick details, I have Lupus and have been losing my hair since I was 19, it falls out in handfuls, then stops for a little while, then falls out again, it has always been sparse and thin, and has even had patches. Diet doesn’t seem to help, or medication, but I started the Autoimmune Protocol medical diet and it was recommended to take collagen.
I bought this product in October of 2017 (it’s May 2018 at time of review) and I have included photos of my hair since I started taking it. Photo on the train is from August 2017, I had just washed and styled my hair to look it’s best before going to a very important presentation to a client, and I took the photo because I had managed to make it look voluminous! All of my hair is combed over my shoulders in that picture. The photo in my bedroom was taken yesterday, and I styled my hair the exact same way with the same products, you can even see the broken section that was right next to my eye in the train pic that has now grown out past my cheek. My hair is thicker, smoother, and you cant see it from the photo, but my pony tail is thicker, and my hair hasn’t gone through a shed or falling out period since I started taking it. That hasn’t happened since I was 19 and I’m 35 now.
I can’t speak for everyone, but this works for me and I have a serious autoimmune illness that is working against it. I would recommend waiting to judge it because hair and nail cells are rapidly dividing cells that take at least 4-6 weeks to go from birth to death (i.e. they take a while to input new nutrients and output them at new growth time). You need to give it time, take two scoops a day, and get through the period where you break out a bit as your skin adjusts to the new product and increase in collagen.
I can’t really see a difference in lines since my face naturally doesn’t line easily, but it certainly isn’t making it any worse!
I can also say that my knees and joints are affected by Lupus and are degenerating as I age, and the collagen has helped with creakiness and pain. I can tell a difference if I stop taking it for sure.
It tastes like nothing, dissolves well and can be mixed in cold or hot. I use it in my tea and there is no difference in taste or texture.
This is a great product, worth the money, and you will see a difference if you keep with it. I didn’t really see the difference myself until about a month ago, so keep using it, give your body a chance to acclimate and put those cells forward with the new influx of collagen. Give it time!!!!
Ninatchka –
This product arrived in timely fashion. Others reported problems with the packaging, but there was no problem with the packaging this time. Clearly the product had settled but the container was more than half filled with the product. There was no scoop.
The product is “unflavored” which does not mean flavorless. It means no flavor was added. The natural unflavored taste is palatable, but not pleasant. Same goes for the odor. I can’t really define what it tastes or smells like. Maybe like some sort of pulverized grain – sort of earthy. If anyone reading this buys chew hooves for their dogs, the smell of this product is similar to those hooves once they have been chewed for a while. Think: Bovine product smells/tastes like cow hooves.
I heeded the comments stating it clumps in cold drinks. I heeded the manufacturer’s video about how to get it not to clump in cold drinks. I opted first to try it in warm water. I used a frother to mix. It did not clump, but, again, the taste and odor were not pleasing.
I tried putting it in room temperature apple juice. I used the frother to mix. The odor was barely discernible but the unpleasant flavor was still there — maybe just a teensy bit weaker than when put in plain water.
I also tried it sprinkled in a bowl of oatmeal. That was more palatable. The odor and taste were somewhat masked by the flavor of the oatmeal but the product had clumps which were very chewy and a bit difficult to eat (keeping in mind the product was mixed into the oatmeal with cold water – cold water seems to be what causes the clumping).
I do not generally drink hot beverages like coffee or tea. So I can’t say how this product would be in those drinks. I would recommend experimenting.
Directions say to take 3 Tablespoons per day. It does not say whether they should be ingested all at once. I opted to take them all at once.
I’ve been using this product daily for a few days. So far no ill effects, as noted by some reviewers.
I’m not commenting on whether it works, for 2 reasons. First, I haven’t been using it long enough. Second, each body is different and what works for me might not work for you.
I’m giving it 4 stars because so far it is as I anticipated after reading the description and earlier reviews, also, after just a few days, I don’t know if it really works but I expect it will.
I haven’t tried it, but this company does make a chocolate flavored powder which, according to most reviews, tastes very good.
Lynnj –
I was taking the original vital protein collagen which worked great. I purchased it from Sprouts and took it for 3 months and I saw results after 3 months hair stopped shedding, shoulder pain went away, stretch marks were almost gone and cellulite was almost gone. I ran out of the original and had to purchase a new one before I completely ran out. Bought another one from another store it tasted like plastic with weird chunks in it I’m pretty sure it was plastic. So I just threw it away. Decided to purchase the vita collagen from Amazon with vitamin c and hyluranic (wrong spelling) here is my review below
I’ve been taking it now for 2 months almost 3 months now. I do not notice any differences. I won’t be taking it and will not buy again. My hair is back to shedding x2, my shoulder pain is back, my eyebrows are back to thinning, cellulite is back. Everything that cleared up with the original came back and do not see any improvement. I do have low ferritin which was at treat time 12 when I was taking the original and hair stopped shedding and symptoms cleared up. Now my ferritin went up to 34 in 3 months and since I switched to this product from Amazon it has not helped with anything. I will be taking a break from this because I feel like it raises my blood pressure at times. Since taking for almost 3 months there are times when I do get a headache and just feel terrible and I’ve never had that feeling before and I do not eat much salt barely any and eat healthy for the most part because I’m working on increasing my ferritin to an optimal range . I will go back to the original but will purchase from the store. Everyone is different and react to things differently. I’m giving my body a break and if I try it again and see results I will update my review
Girl_Lucky –
UPDATE August 23, 2021:
Still eating this stuff like a crazy person because it continues to work so well. I found the Mio and water combo wasn’t getting this down anymore so I switched to Jello 🙂 I’ve tried several flavors and the cherry seems to hide the taste the best. I mix my jello per the box instructions for ➡️ Jigglers. I mix 2 large packets with 5 cups boiling water and throw all that into my mixing bowl and let the mixer do the work for me. Then I count out the desired amount of scoops into a smaller bowl and slowly pour that into the mixing bowl. I’ve added a picture of the finished product (minus today’s nibbles). Here’s the breakdown of scoops per box for me (again, I’m doing double what is recommended, but it seems to be working).
2-8.5 ounce boxes of jello
5 Cups boiling water – Do not add anymore water to this. It will be a consistency of something between jello jigglers and regular jello.
54 scoops of collagen
Mix with mixer until very well blended. The longer the better. I think I left mine going for 5 minutes or more.
Place in fridge to cool
~ I know that I need 2 ounces of Jello per day to get my 4 scoops in. If you don’t take that much per day than only scoop out 1 ounce. That would be the equivalent of 2 scoops of collagen. I finish it off with my big tumbler of water.
And if anyone is curious as to how I came up with this…
A few months back I started experimenting with jello and collagen. I needed a good measuring system to start with. I grabbed my baby food silicone molds (2 ounces per cup when full) and went from there. I have 3 of these molds so I tried out a few different methods. 2 scoops per 1 ounce seemed to work the best. When the jello is mixed with 5 cups of water it comes out to just about 54 ounces of liquid. Give or take a bit.
Hope this helps 🙂
UPDATE October 5, 2020:
After receiving and using my 2nd container for the last couple weeks I have noticed that this batch does not have the same smell or taste as the first container did. This container appears to have no taste or smell like the first container did. It also dissolves way more easily. I noticed other reviews that have mentioned similar differences and I’m just wondering if the quality control is just not there. This batch is still helping with my hair regrowth, but I am struggling to figure out why such a huge difference in the 2 containers. Still going to continue using it because it is helping so much. Just baffled at the differences between batches.
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I started Vital Proteins a couple months ago after being at my wits end with postpartum hair loss. I was losing hair at an alarming rate. My hair girl was concerned about all the bald patches and thinning I was experiencing. We talked about different things I could try, but nothing seemed to help with regrowth. I simply was not seeing any regrowth at 6 month postpartum. Just more loss.
I had already been looking at this product and another one for a few months, but wasn’t completely sold on either one. I was skeptical. Then I found out that my nutritionist uses this product. At that moment I took the plunge and ordered my first container.
Within 1 week…gonna say this again…ONE WEEK, I had new hair growth!! I thought it was a fluke. I thought there was no possible way. So I stopped for a week and restarted the next week. Sure enough, in the week that I didn’t take any vital proteins the hair growth stopped. Once I started it back up the regrowth started growing again. I was still in shock over this. I finished my first container and ordered a second.
I now have 3 very distinct growth spurt layers and it looks like I have another new layer starting! My hair girl wanted to know what I had done because she in 5 weeks in between cuts, I not only had new crazy amounts of growth, but my bald patches were filling in. She wanted to know what I had done to get regrowth that fast. She is going to recommend this product to a few of her other clients that are experiencing the same postpartum hair loss.
Now, for the nuts and bolts of this stuff.
No. You will not receive a full container. It’s sold by weight, not volume. But taking 1 scoop a day it will last about 2 months. I take 2 scopes per day and it lasts about a month.
It claims to be odorless, colorless and tasteless. I am super sensitive to smells and tastes. I cannot stand the smell or taste of this stuff. However, I also take 2 scoops at a time per day. So mine is a little stronger. I think that’s why it’s working so well. However, if you notice in the picture I provided you will see how I get this stuff down. I use water and Mio. Makes this stuff taste like melted jello. It’s the only way I can take it. Even with this though I sometimes have a difficult time. But the results are totally worth it!!
It is sticky. It took me a time or 2 before I figured out that this stuff has serious sticky factor.
DO NOT SHAKE!!! The directions say to MIX well. Not shake. You shake this stuff up and you’re gonna end up with clumps. I use a whisk and mix it like you would jello. Mix it and you will not have any issues. Shake it or dump it too fast into the liquid and you will get clumps. It’s not rocket science.
Will I recommend this to every single person I know, YES! Absolutely yes!!
Leona1423 –
I recently received Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides Powder with Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C and tried it for the first time today. Mixing it into my morning coffee was a breeze, and I’m happy to report that it tasted great—completely unnoticeable, which is exactly what I was hoping for.
Although I just started using this product and can’t yet speak to its long-term benefits, I’m impressed by the ingredient list and the potential benefits for skin, hair, nails, and joint support. The fact that it’s grass-fed and pasture-raised is a huge plus for me.
With 20g of collagen peptides per serving, plus the added bonuses of hyaluronic acid and vitamin C, I’m optimistic about incorporating this into my daily routine. The supplement facts showing 18g of protein per serving and 100% of the daily value for vitamin C are very encouraging.
While it’s obviously too early to see results, my first impression is very positive. I’m looking forward to seeing the long-term benefits and will update my review as I continue to use it.
makeitagreatday –
I struggled all my life with taking large pills, powders and elixirs, basically anything that has a medicinal or bitter taste. I kept hearing about this powdered collagen and decided to do my research ( it took me 3 months), to become an informed participant. I do not consume any medicine, synthetic or herbal supplements. I first looked at large bodies of evidenced based research to support why I should consider consuming this product. I found tons and decided to give it a try. First, I bought the single serve and shook it up in a 16oz water bottle, then prayed I would not throw up. Barely and I mean barely any taste whatsoever. Moved on to purchasing a single serve blender—poured 200 ml of organic milk, a splash of carnation milk, 1tspn organic agave, 1tspn organic cocoa powder, 1 scoop collagen powder and 1 scoop maca powder..AGAIN you can’t even taste the powder and no after taste. Results…joint pain gone! Hair growth 1 inch in 1 month, nails are stronger (I like short natural nails), skin–bye bye fine lines and fine wrinkles (the ones you see in the 5x magnifying mirror). For the sake of clarity, my goal was to address some joint pain. The ancillary advantages/outcomes was not what I was seeking–but I am not complaining. I make the shake everyday and drink it after my Pilates and elliptical workout in the am. Oh yes, for us women of a certain age…pre, during or post menopausal, it reduced the flame on and in the heat of the night episodes by 90% –get your sleep back. I am a former ballet dancer and while I am in good health and maintain an uncompromising size 6, I know I was taking my health for granted. Thinking that I could still hitch my wagon to the good genes shooting star. Well all good things come to an end and I really should have been taking supplements all along. Joint pain is reduced by 70% and I’m very pleased. I am not a physician and just sharing my personal results/observations (unintended and intended). I’m still pretty shocked at the results, as I had no expectations of a positive or negative outcome whatsover. Please do your research!
eskay –
So I wanted to wait a while to write a review, this way I could speak about this products benefits.
I’ve been using this product for 3 months now – I started with the smaller sized container to get a good test run first. I do a lot of research on the products I put into my body, and this company checked out okay with what I had originially read. So quality, check.
My first opinion with this product was the taste – when added to tea, if taken as suggested (2 scoops) you can definitely tell there is a taste. It is a mild taste, but a taste nonetheless. But it dissolved right into the hot liquid without any problems, did not change the color of the tea at all.
So I decided to change my doseage – I put 1 scoop into coffee (no taste/no color change as I drink my coffee black) and then 1 scoop at night when I drink my post-workout (from another company). No further taste issues.
What changes have I experienced:
My hair is definitely growing quicker than before, but not incredibly speedy – so don’t set yourself up for that expectation. My hair and nails are definitely stronger (which I needed after having a gel manicure twice a month for the last two years)
My skin – definite improvement. I still get blemishes, that’s just how my chemistry goes, but I’ve definitely noticed a glow, not over-oily etc.
Also, I just overall feel better.
So, if you’re like me and read every review before purchasing a product, I hope this review serves you well. If you’re curious, but don’t want to commit to the larger container, get the smaller size and give it a test-run. I saw benefits after one month, combined with a moderately healthy diet (and drink drink drink your water!!), and the only thing I changed about my routine is adding a scoop of this powder to my coffee/shake. If you do not choose this product, buyer beware – check ALL the labels before purchasing.
Cheers!
Rose265 –
I have been very happy with this product – the first difference I felt after a few weeks was that it helped me sleep. It contains glycine and if you look online there is research that shows that helps with sleep. I sleep for longer periods and if I wake up at night I can fall back to sleep quickly which has made a big difference in my general well being. Then after about six weeks my knees started to feel better which I think was the collagen, and now after a few months my hair is more shiny – all good things!
It does have a taste – it isn’t strong but I tried it with plain water and it needs some flavor to cover the taste. I don’t want to add it to my coffee, and like drinking it cold. I found that flavored carbonated water like LaCroix is just enough to cover the taste, but it does not dissolve quickly in cold liquid. I was mixing it and leaving it sit on the counter until the lumps were gone, which could take as long as an hour. Some of the photos I have seen in the comments show lumps and I think they didn’t let it sit long enough to dissolve.
I finally came up with a method to mix it quickly and I wanted to share it. What works for me is: (1) Pour a small amount of the cold flavored water into a glass – maybe 2 oz. (2) Put that in the microwave and heat it until it is hot – about 20 – 30 seconds. (3) Sprinkle two scoops of the Vital Proteins into the small amount of hot liquid and stir it until it dissolves. It will dissolve quickly without lumps when it is hot. (4) Pour in the rest of the cold flavored water in the glass with the already dissolved collagen solution and mix that. If I want it colder I put in an ice cube. This would work for any cold liquid, you could add juice as well. Basically, the idea is to dissolve the Vital Proteins in a small amount of hot liquid first and then add the cold liquid to that solution. Hope this is helpful!
NotThatGirl –
I absolutely love this product! I am on my third tub and even though I started seeing benefits from taking this within two weeks, I wanted to really give it a chance to do its thing. I started taking this for skin health and a hopeful reduction in fine lines. I have taken collagen before, both a popular powdered marine collagen formula (that is pretty popular on Instagram) and one that sources its collagen from chicken and comes in a pill form. I took the marine collagen for at least 3-4 months and made it a couple months with the other one. This has given me far superior results to the others. First I will say that this dissolves just beautifully in warm liquids. I add it to my coffee in the morning and my tea in the evening. I also think that this is pretty much completely tasteless. There is no odor when opening the container and it is nearly undetectable in a beverage, especially once you get used to drinking it. I love that it helps keep me a little more full between meals while boosting the nutrition value of beverages I like to enjoy daily. As for my results, I started seeing increased nail growth in the first couple of weeks. And I really mean increased growth, not just marginally noticeable results. My nail growth was outpacing the longevity of my nail polish which I was pretty excited about it. The next thing I noticed was my hair was growing faster. I didn’t measure but feel convinced that I experienced faster hair growth than I would have had I not been taking it. About 6-8 weeks into taking this collagen twice a day I noticed my lash growth was unreal. They were considerably longer and much fuller looking…other people noticed so it wasn’t just wishful thinking on my part. Lastly, I have noticed right about the 3-month mark that my skin is definitely smoother. I would say I notice about a 30% decrease in the appearance of fine lines. I haven’t made any changes to my skincare routine so I can safely attribute the change to the collagen. I can’t speak to any digestive benefits as I didn’t suffer from any issues prior to taking this product. I truly love taking this collagen and consider it an essential part of my daily routine. Highly recommend!
*EDIT 9/11/16* The last couple of months I thought I would drop down to just a single scoop serving per day and I feel that I can absolutely notice a difference in my results. My nails don’t grow quite as quickly and even though my lashes still look nice, they are not quite as full looking as they were before. For me the most noticeable is my skin – it doesn’t feel or look quite as plump and smooth which is a bit of a drag. Your mileage may vary, but for me I need to take this twice a day to get the results I want and to maintain them.
*EDIT 10/1/17* I have faithfully been using Vital Proteins collagen since I wrote the initial review. I switched over to their marine collagen formula because I had heard from a friend the type of collagen derived from fish scales is easier to absorb in the body. I couldn’t really tell if the absorption was better but after several months on the marine collagen, I can say that I did not feel I saw the same results as I did with this product. Most noticeable is that I felt my hair growth returned to what it was before collagen and my lashes weren’t nearly as long and full. Kind of disappointing to be honest. The marine formula is a good product but just doesn’t work for me as well as this one does. It is also more expensive and doesn’t last as long as a tub of this does. I am testing out plant-based collagen so I’ll see what the results are with that the next little bit. If I go back to animal-derived collagen I know I will be coming right back to this product and I won’t be experimenting anymore. This has still given me the best results to date.
*EDIT 12/30/18* While I really enjoy the plant-based collagen (and continue to use it) I’ve added this into my routine again and my results are next level and coming back so quickly, even though I haven’t taken it for several months. And I’m only at 1 scoop a day so I’m excited to go back to a full serving! This is still my favorite collagen and I won’t be experimenting with any others. I’ve found the best and plan on sticking with it!
Kathryn Magendie –
I’ve been using Vital Proteins for a few years now. I began using it to supplement my workouts and healthy eating to keep my bones strong. I’m in my 60s and everything helps. I also added more protein.
So, here’s the thing. I have no way of proving that the collagen did these things or did them on its own, but there have been improvements since before collagen. Honestly, it likely is the mix of more protein (I mostly eat vegetarian but will eat poultry on occasion and canned tuna on occasion – I use Naked Whey Protein and/or Orgain pea protein) and this collagen.
I’ve been using the collagen longer than the addition of protein.
First, I had a bone scan before I began using collagen and it showed a little change in one of my hip areas. Nope, not allowing that. A few years later, and after every morning having my collagen, the bone scan I had in May this year showed improvement in that area. That’s proof something is working.
But as well, and what I’m also excited and happy about, is over time my baby fine thinner hair was getting even thinner. And I especially noticed it at my hairline at my forehead – because I looked right at it every morning in the bathroom light. I was not happy. However, I’ve noticed that the thinning is less now – and there seems to be more “thickness” or regrowth when I look at that area in the mirror. It’s not a huge difference, but it is a difference. My hair is still baby fine and thin but it’s always been that way even when I was young, and as we age, it’s going to be thinner (dang).
I accidentally burned off most of my eyebrows and my lashes many many years ago (in my 20s) when a gas stove blew up in my face and they never grew back thick. But, I have noticed regrowth in my brows – and they’d grown thinner with age so this is awesome.
Finally, just now, I was putting on mascara. I rarely rarely wear mascara. It seemed fruitless since my lashes have always been so stubby. But as I applied the mascara, I was taken by surprise – my lashes are longer – I mean, significantly longer. I had those 😳 😮 😄 🥳 faces. One side is longer than the other – haha! – but I don’t care. At least 40 years of stubby lashes and I’m thrilled.
The proof is in these tangible things – not just wishful things or maybe things or it’s making me feel better but what else is it doing things – these are tangible things.
I would add that I really do think the collagen has contributed to this but so has the added protein. And this didn’t happen overnight. It took a long time. As well, I made a few tweaks to my diet, like cutting out alcohol 9 months ago and cutting back on sugar.
I’ve used the plain VP collagen previously but for the last couple of months I changed to this advanced one with Vit C and hyaluronic acid.
It could be I’m just making expensive pee with my vitamins and these powders, but since something is working, I’m continuing on.