Colway collagen reviews 2025 (Platinum, Natural, Vege)

Colway collagen - marketing master or effective supplement? Or is it both? We check it out with a pharmacist.

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Colway collagen reviews 2025 (Platinum, Natural, Vege)

Updated:03 December, 2024

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Diamond, gold, platinum, silver, graphite and... Vegan. There is something for everyone. Plus a supplement in capsules. The names of the products that Colway offers sound great, and the manufacturer praises them even more.

This is why we decided to take them under the microscope. Together with Ilona Krzak, M.Sc. in Pharmacy, we will present an analysis of Colway's collagens.

The following is a review of the products.

From this article you will learn:

What collagen products Colway offers.
What quality they are.
And whether they are worth buying.

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In analysing Colway collagens, we highlighted:

Technologies used - standard collagen applied to the skin is unlikely to penetrate itand. We checked how the manufacturer's claims compare to current scientific knowledge.
Collagen origin - affects its quality, efficacy and safety.
No unnecessary additives - a definite no to dyes, preservatives and unnecessary fragrances.
Additional active ingredients - more for the same amount? I'm buying!
User reviews - no one better to evaluate a product than unbiased users. Here you can see the full criteria.

Collagen (English: collagen) applied to the skin will not penetrate into the dermis (its molecules are too large) and will only externally support the skinand. However, the manufacturer Colway claims to use ground-breaking, innovative technology. It asserts that the pure proteins in their formulations, are able to penetrate the skin.

What is molecular weight?

Molecular mass is the sum of the masses of the atoms in a molecule, measured in Da (daltons). Put simply: it is the way chemists measure the size of molecules.

Colway cites a study that suggests that collagen with a mass of 3500-4500 Da absorbs better than other moleculesand. Only the issue gets more complicated. According to research and what the pharmacist says, the pure collagen proteins that Colway communicates it uses have a molecular weight of between 120 000 and 300 000 Da . Previous scientific knowledge suggests that such large molecules have no right to penetrate the dermis.

This means:

If the collagen protein used in the product is indeed unprocessed, then it will not penetrate the dermis.

There is also some inconsistency in the communication. The study cited by Colway was not conducted on humans ... only on animal skin sections. It is therefore difficult to say in good conscience that the behaviour of this protein will be similar in humans.

Furthermore, this study mentions hydrolysed collagen, while Colway emphasises that it offers native collagen and suggests that it is the hydrolysate that has problems with absorption.

Colway claims that their collagen is distinguished by the presence of trihelis in an intact form. This structure is the hallmark of a natural youth protein.

In short, this means, the Colway collagen you buy to apply to your skin is unlikely to be absorbed (it can only provide gentle, external support).

Best overall

Natu.Care Collagen Premium 5000 mg, mango-maracuja

5.0

Collagen content: 5000 mg marine collagen hydrolysate
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Additional active ingredients: vitamin C, low molecular weight hyaluronic acid (and L-theanine and coenzyme Q10 in cocoa flavoured collagen or vitamin A and vitamin E in mango–passion fruit flavoured collagen)
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Form: powder sachets
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Dose: 1 sachet per day
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Sufficient for: 30 days
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Product description

Fish collagen from the Natu.Care brand in a dose of 5000 mg. The formula contains a sufficient portion of the active substance to positively affect your joints, musculoskeletal system and immunity.

Take care of your tendons, joint cartilage, ligaments, muscles and even bones by supplying them with the building blocks to function properly. Move without bólu and provide the necessary support for any physical activity.

And as a „gratis” to regular supplementation, you will also receive firm skinóhand, healthy and shiny hair and strong nails.

Natu.Care Premium Collagen is available in two flavours – Cacao Bloom and Rise&Shine. Both formulas are based on the following active ingredients: marine collagen hydrolysate, wild roseóbud extract and hyaluronic acid.

Additionally, Cacao Bloom contains natural L-theanine, coenzyme Q10 and defatted Dutch cacao. Rise&Shine instead contains vitamin E and vitamin A.

These are the best collagens in the world.

These best fish collagens on the market also rós taste – Cacao Bloom is a treat for chocolate lovers. Rise&Shine will appeal to those whoóenjoy the refreshing taste of mangoófruit and passion fruit.

Pros and cons

Fish collagen from the Natu.Care brand in a dose of 5000 mg. The formula contains a sufficient portion of the active substance to positively affect your joints, musculoskeletal system and immunity.

And as a „gratis” to regular supplementation, you will also receive firm skinóhand, healthy and shiny hair and strong nails.

Additionally, Cacao Bloom contains natural L-theanine, coenzyme Q10 and defatted Dutch cacao. Rise&Shine instead contains vitamin E and vitamin A.

These are the best collagens in the world.

Additional information

Fish collagen from the Natu.Care brand in a dose of 5000 mg. The formula contains a sufficient portion of the active substance to positively affect your joints, musculoskeletal system and immunity.

And as a „gratis” to regular supplementation, you will also receive firm skinóhand, healthy and shiny hair and strong nails.

Additionally, Cacao Bloom contains natural L-theanine, coenzyme Q10 and defatted Dutch cacao. Rise&Shine instead contains vitamin E and vitamin A.

These are the best collagens in the world.

User review

Fish collagen from the Natu.Care brand in a dose of 5000 mg. The formula contains a sufficient portion of the active substance to positively affect your joints, musculoskeletal system and immunity.

And as a „gratis” to regular supplementation, you will also receive firm skinóhand, healthy and shiny hair and strong nails.

Additionally, Cacao Bloom contains natural L-theanine, coenzyme Q10 and defatted Dutch cacao. Rise&Shine instead contains vitamin E and vitamin A.

These are the best collagens in the world.

Best for joints

Natu.Care Collagen Premium 10000 mg, cherry

5.0

Collagen content: 10,000 mg of hydrolyzed bovine collagen
Additional active ingredients: vitamin C, low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, glucosamine, chondroitin, extract of Indian frankincense resin (boswellia serrata)
Form: powder sachets for drinking
Serving: 1 sachet per day
Lasts for: 30 days

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Product description

One of the strongest collagens on the market, providing as much as 10,000 mg per daily serving. This product can effectively support the condition of joints, skin, hair, and nails.

With this supplement, you will support your skeletal and joint system as well as your beauty, helping you visually halt the aging process and feel rejuvenated!

Pros and cons

Pros:

The daily portion of collagen is very large – as much as 10,000 mg.
Proven collagen formula – COLLinstant, whose effectiveness has been confirmed in clinical studies.
Effective dose of hyaluronic acid, which additionally moisturizes the skin and positively affects joint health.
Vitamin C supports the body's natural collagen production.
Glucosamine is a fundamental building block of compounds found in joint cartilage and a component of collagen that gives elasticity to connective tissue in tendons.
Chondroitin is a natural component found in the human body, mainly in cartilage. This large molecule (mucopolysaccharide) has the ability to absorb water, which helps maintain the elasticity and resilience of cartilage.
Frankincense resin extract supports blood circulation and joint mobility and reduces their stiffness. It may help alleviate inflammatory conditions.
The composition has been tested by the independent and accredited J.S. Hamilton laboratory.

Cons:

None.

Additional information

Users praise Natu.Care Collagen Premium for the easy dissolving of the powder.

ALLDEYNN Collarose Fish

4.7

Collagen content: 5000 mg hydrolysate fish collagen VERISOL F®
Additional active ingredients: vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, biotin
Form: powder to dissolve in water
Dose: one scoop (6 g) of powder daily
Sufficient for: 50 days

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Product description

Atlantic cod collagen VERISOL F® contained in the formula are easily absorbed collagen peptides of fish origin. Regular supplementation can firm your skinóhand and slow down the ageing process. Your nails will become stronger and stop breaking. The addition of biotin will improve the condition of your hairów. The collagen portion is high enough to also have a good effect on your joints, muscles and bones.

Pros and cons

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Expert and user opinion

DuoLife Collagen fish collagen 2500 mg

4.0

Collagen content: 2500 mg collagen
Additional active ingredients: vitamin C, silicon, glucosamine, hyaluronic acid, nettle and bamboo extracts
Form: liquid to drink
Dose:25 ml

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Sufficient for: 30 days
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Product description

100% natural collagen liquid without unnecessary ingredientsós. The composition of ingredientsós improves the appearance and condition of skinóry, hairów, nails. DuoLife is a good choiceór if you notice the first signs of skinóry ageing or want to stop this process. A tasty liquid, convenient to use.

Pros and cons

Additional information

User review

Convenient form

Pharmovit liquid collagen 10000 mg

4.6

Collagen content: 10000 mg hydrolysed bovine collagen types I and III
Additional active ingredients: hyaluronic acid, natural plant extracts, vitamin C, B vitamins, zinc, vitamin D
Form: vials
Dose: 25 ml
Sufficient for: 20 days

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Product description

A solid daily dose of collagen for jointómuscle and bone health and beauty. The duo of collagen and vitamin C has a positive effect on each other, so that „the protein of youth” is better absorbed and more efficiently produced in the body.

Pros and cons

Additional information

High dose

KFD Premium Collagen+

4.9

Collagen content: 12,440 mg of gelatin collagen hydrolysate
Additional active ingredients: vitamin C, vitamin D, MSM, hyaluronic acid, calcium, frankincense resin extract
Form: powder to be dissolved in water
Dose: 4 scoops (20 g) of powder daily
Sufficient for: 20 days

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Product description

High dose of collagen and a real bomb of vitamins C and D and organic sulphur. With this preparation the effects will come immediately. You will improve the firmness of your skin and reduce wrinkles. Your hair and nails will be strong and shiny.

A generous dose of collagen will improve the mobility of your jointsós, benefit your bone system and muscles. Do you do sports and need a product thatós able to keep up with your needs? This product will do the trick.

Pros and cons

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Expert opinion

Collagen Reme

4.0

Collagen content: 2500 mg pork collagen
Additional active ingredients: vitamin C, niacin (vitamin B3), riboflavin (vitamin B2), vitamin A, biotin, vitamin D, zinc, manganese, copper, iodine, selenium
Form: powder
Dose: one scoop per day
Sufficient for: 30 days

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Product description

The dietary supplement from Remé contains beef collagen in a patented formula and vitamin C, whichóra aids its absorption. The formula comes in three flavours: neutral, orange-maracuja and strawberry-pomegranate. The formula can effectively support and improve the condition of the skinóry, hairóry and nails.

Pros and cons

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And what about the rest?"

You are probably now wondering where Natural Collagen Silver and Graphite are. We will not include them in the analysis as they are identical products to Natural Collagen Platinum. The formulations have the same ingredients and differ only in name and price. For 200 ml of Natural Collagen Graphite you will pay PLN 327, while the exact same product (packaged in a different marketing) already costs PLN 547 (Natural Collagen Platinum).

Interested in the subject, I decided to contact Colway directly. When asked how the products differ, I received the following response: "The products differ in the degree of pigment purification. The more times it is passed through the mulberry silkworm's screens, the less of it it contains and, consequently, the more expensive it is".

What does this actually mean?"

Pharmacist, Ilona Krzak replied that this passing through the silkworm screens has a positive effect on the purity of the collagen. She added that by doing so, Colway has confirmed that it uses natural collagen in its products. Yes, the one with a molecular weight of 120 000-300 000 Da. And yes, the one that will not penetrate your skin according to current scientific knowledge.

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Pharmacist's review of Colway gel collagen

The manufacturer Colway writes on its website: "Natural collagen is a gel formed by fish collagen molecules that attach water molecules in the process of hydration (a discovery of Polish biochemistry). The only 'living' (retaining the triple helix conformation) protein preparation in world cosmetology".

Collagen retaining the triple helix conformation usually has about 120 000 - 300 000 Da, so it is nowhere near the range of well-absorbable collagen 3500-4500 Da from the study quoted by the manufacturer. In addition, the study mentions hydrolysed collagen all the time, which is challenged by the manufacturer as being macromolecular. Where is the truth? I don't think Colway itself knows.

Ilona Krzak Master of Pharmacy

The manufacturer Colway also states that "Fish collagen at the molecular stage is characterised by transdermality - impossible in cases of large molecules of hydrolysed collagens - and an almost identical structural structure to human collagen."

The aforementioned large particles of hydrolysed fish collagen can be as small as 600 Da, which is an incomparably smaller size compared to natural collagen (or native collagen), whose molecular weight is around 120,000-300,000 Da.

Ilona Krzak Master of Pharmacy

Colway Colvita

In addition to collagen gels, Colway also offers you a dietary supplement. Is it better here? Yes, but... Not much.

Why it's worth it:

Content of tocopherol (a derivative of vitamin E) covers the daily requirement of this vitamin in adults.
Liophilised collagen taken orally can support health and beauty from the inside out.
Algae have been shown to have a positive effect on the health and beauty of the body.
Algae exhibit anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.

Please note:

There is no information on the form of collagen (hydrolysate or natural). However, the MSc emphasises that regardless of the type, the protein content is low.
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In the patent that the manufacturer states, there is no word about freeze-drying (this is a process that should aim to 'concentrate' the collagen in the capsule).
No information on the origin and type of marine algae.

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Summary

Colway collagens are a bit of an unknown. The manufacturer provides conflicting information on the website. The studies it mentions are for hydrolysed collagen, which is treated by the manufacturer. The studies that suggest that non-hydrolysed collagen is absorbed through the skin were done on animals and stand in opposition to the rest of the scientific literature on the absorbability of collagen molecules. The 2022 breakthrough technology was filed with the Polish Patent Office in 2003. What to think about all this? I can only leave the conclusions to you.

FAQ

What is collagen good for?

Collagen has many benefits that can improve the look and condition of your body. Here are some of its benefits:

firming, elasticising and hydrating skin,
strengthening hair,
reduction of nail brittleness,
improving the function of joints,
supporting immunity,

What are the symptoms of collagen deficiency?

Notable symptoms of collagen deficiency include:

deterioration of skin,
weakening of hair and nails,
lower immunity,
muscle and joint pain,
longer recovery time after illness,
disorders of appetite,

To avoid these problems, it is advisable to focus on prevention, not on subsequent treatment. Consuming high-quality dietary supplements containing collagen can help. Examples of such products include: Natu.Care premium collagen, Colladrop Flex, Sundose Collagen, Colladrop Forte.

Does collagen have side effects?

Side effects of collagen supplementation are rare. Some of them are: allergic reactions or digestive problems. With collagen injections, side effects also include swelling, redness, infection, skin reactions, and scarring.

Is it better to take collagen in the morning or in the evening?

Take collagen at your convenience - the time of day does not affect the effectiveness of collagen supplementation. The key is regularity, which leads to healthy nails, firm skin and shiny hair.

Can you drink collagen every day?

Yes, you can drink collagen every day. Take the recommended dosage (2.5-15 g per day) for at least 3-6 months to notice improvements in skin, hair, nails and joints. Additionally, consume foods rich in vitamin C, which supports collagen production.

What is the difference between fish collagen and regular collagen?

Fish collagen differs from standard collagen in origin and structure. Marine collagen is obtained from marine raw materials (primarily skin and skeleton) and is used in supplements and cosmetic products. Normal collagen, on the other hand, is a component of the human and animal body.

What flushes collagen out of the body?

The most important factor that reduces collagen levels in the body is ageing. Other elements that affect the reduction of collagen include:

oxidative stress,
UV radiation,
insufficient vitamin and mineral intake,
cigarette addiction,
excessive alcohol consumption,
sedentary lifestyle,
consumption of large amounts of simple sugars,

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