NeoCell Super Collagen Type I & III + Vitamin C - 360 Tablets

I read the reviews and ordered this mainly for a strained tendon that has been bothering me in my upper hamstring, making it painful to go up and down stairs,squat down, bend over. I had tried PT for 8 weeks, and this was bothering me since December 2011, about 6 months when I got this product. It was an injury I also had 1 year ago in the same spot, that I guess never got fully well. Well, I can tell you after taking the max dose of 12 per day divided into two doses on an empty stomach for about 1 month, my tendonitis was almost completely gone. I ordered a second bottle, and I can say that I am about 1/2 way through the second bottle and I have ZERO pain in my strained tendon in my hamstring. YAY! I also had some elbow tendonitis that was bothering me for about 2 years, and that is completely gone! I also had a split fingernail (lengthwise) that just would not heal which I have had for about 1.5 years. It is now healed and no longer split. Although that was a small thing and didn't hurt, it was a daily annoyance when my nail which would catch on any fabric on a daily basis and would never grow out. I love this product. It doesn't mask the pain like a pain reliever but really helps the tissue heal. Order it !! You won't be sorry. Take on an empty stomach per instructions. I take it in the morning before my coffee and set my phone timer as a reminder to take it a second time in the afternoon.

Last year, about this time, I noticed a little cross-hatching on my cheeks, which was pretty awful. Combined with my increasingly jowly jaw and the lines etched into my forehead and between my eyes I was growing .... unlovely. I got a minimal amount of botox for the forehead and between brow business (just enough to soften not freeze) but did not succumb to the doc's suggestion to needle my cheeks.Besides the looks stuff, I've also gotten arthritic, groaning as I get off the sofa...that sort of thing.My what a wreck.So I was wasting time on the internet one day last January and came across something about this collagen stuff and read a few positive reviews and figured, It's cheap. What could it hurt? And ordered the powder and a few days later found the pills at Costco. I did the powder until it (thankfully) ran out. While it doesn't taste exactly bad, it has...an unappealing feel within the mouth. Gagable.So I started the pills. Don't know if there's a difference between the two but the compliments I get on my skin (even as a life-long but semi-stopped-smoker)are astonishing, unsolicited, and frequent.The cross-hatching is entirely gone. The forehead and brow-betweens are about as they were with botox -- they're there but so soft it's not an issue. My jaw-line is tighter -- everything is lifted and brighter.This is nuts -- I also have more energy than I've had in years, my arthritis is -- not gone -- but relieved. And most interesting, my chronic low-level depression??? Where did that go?No effect on weight, too bad.I need to mention that muddying this rave somewhat is that about 3 weeks into taking the collagen I bumped into one of those Lancome gifties and got a sample of their Genifique serum. So I don't know how much of the skin improvement is one or the other or if it's both together. I'm almost out of the $75 Lancome stuff so I might see how it goes without...and update this in another month or so.

I suppose I should start by saying, I never review anything but I will read hundreds of reviews before buying a product. With that said, I figured I should, at the very least, begin to review products that I repurchase because that means they're working!Originally I purchased Neocell Super Collagen Type I & III plus Vitamin C because I wanted to help support my joints when exercising. In that respect it has fulfilled its promise. I have felt relief from minor joint aches (for me it's my knees and ankles) in approximately 2 to 3 weeks time. That was all I was looking to accomplish but I have noticed some other benefits as well such as; smooth nails, firmer skin, and overall better hydration. To hit a bit more on these added benefits, my nails have a slight ripple in them but as soon as I take this supplement they smooth out completely. My skin seems firmer, I feel it's because this supplement helps with hydration. Dehydration has always been an issue for me which directly affects the health of your skin but overall, with the help of Neocell Super Collagen (and water!), I am hydrated.I can also attest to the fact that I am 100% positive that it is Neocell Super Collagen Type I & III plus Vitamin C that has caused these positive changes because I started the supplement in October 2012 and by March 2013 I decided that I wanted to try a different Neocell collagen product. I bought the Neocell Fish Collagen plus HA (hyaluronic acid) and up until 2 weeks ago (last week of June 2013), I was taking the fish collagen instead of the super collagen based SOLELY on the fact that I didn't like the idea of the super collagen being derived from bovine collagen. My only logical reasoning for the switch is that I stay away from red meat, so why would I take a supplement that is coming from a bovine source? Well, let me tell you the fish collagen is inferior to the super collagen. So much so that I had a week where my ankles hurt so bad that I could not exercise. I don't believe I can think of any benefit that I experienced using the fish collagen, so I am back to taking the super collagen and it has only been 2 1/2 weeks and already I feel the difference. I will not stray again.Also, just for reference purposes, I am a 29 year old woman, with no major health issues. I exercise about 4-5 times a week (high intensity, 20-30 minute routines). I was taking other supplements such as fish oil (for overall health), zinc (immunity), and a probiotic. I now take my super collagen twice a day and a probiotic before bed. Also, I only take 2 tablets of super collagen two times a day compared to the recommended 3 tablets two times a day. I am a small individual at 5'1" and 105 lbs, so I usually take about 1/2 of whatever medications/supplements suggest. Even at this smaller dose, I still see the benefits from the super collagen.