Beauty Q+A with Mukti Organics

With the chilly winter months quickly approaching, we spoke to Mukti, creator of Mukti Organics, about her tips on internal health and beauty and organic, clean living. With a natural love of beauty, Mukti launched her brand in 2000. To this day, she remains a prominent figure in the organic beauty market and a recipient of various beauty accolades such as ‘Best Skincare Brand Australia’. Mukti is an avid follower of clean, healthy living and continues to grow her brand and influence as she works on her first book, Toxic Free Beauty, which she plans to launch in late 2020.

What are the health and beauty benefits of taking an internal supplement?

Collagen is the most abundant structural protein found in our bodies and our skin. It’s literally the glue that holds us together. It acts as the foundation for our bones, teeth, muscles, skin, and pretty much all other connective tissues. Collagen makes up more than one-third of your total protein and works to firm your skin and strengthen your bones. Taking an internal collagen supplement can boost overall skin health. You can expect to see improvements in all these areas, most noticeably, hair, skin, nails and digestion.

Which supplement would you recommend to give our skin an extra boost through the winter months and what are some of the benefits we can expect to see?

I would recommend taking our Bioactive Collagen Booster daily. It has your daily allowance of vitamin C derived from our super ORAC berry blend. It also contains other skin supporting ingredients and antioxidants including hyaluronic acid, astaxanthin, resveratrol and shisandra, a known beauty tonic used in the East for thousands of years. Antioxidants work to counteract the effects of the free radicals that our bodies naturally produce and help to boost collagen production. Vitamin C combines with the amino acids – lysine and proline to form the precursor to collagen or “procollagen”. It also protects existing collagen from damage. Without vitamin C, our body is slower in healing wounds and producing collagen. Vitamin C is not naturally synthesised by the body so it must be obtained through our diet. It’s vitally important in the role of neutralising free radicals and is essential for maintaining younger, vibrant skin. Collagen peptides have other benefits as well including strengthening joints, improving sleep and accelerating weight loss. Collagen peptides when used as an ingredient in products have been shown in studies to improve skin barrier function and to help the production of collagen after just eight weeks of ingesting. They indicate a significant increase in collagen density in the dermis where the skin became thicker and the lines were noticeably diminished.

What advice would you give for those looking to try a collagen booster supplement?

I would look at the overall formulation and what it contains. The more skin supporting ingredients, the better. I would also recommend taking before photos and again at eight weeks. Take the supplement daily and look for the improvements in your skin, hair and nails during this time. If you don’t enjoy drinking it in water, I recommend adding it to your morning smoothie.

What are your top three recommendations to get started on living a cleaner, more organic life?

Walking barefoot in nature on a regular basis to ground, earth and reconnect. Practicing intentional breathing alongside a daily meditation practice. Eating organic and biodynamic produce and avoiding inflammatory and processed foods especially sugar, soft drinks and hydrogenated fats. Exercise – a variety of movement that includes cardio, strength and mobility. I talk about these and much more in my best-selling holistic beauty guide Truth in Beauty.