Collagen is the building block of healthy, supple, young-looking skin. As people grow old, their collagen production slows down, seen as wrinkly, sagging skin. The answer to this is getting a healthy, collagen-rich diet—or taking collagen supplements. The earlier, the better.There are now a lot of choices when it comes to collagen supplements and drinks.Shiseido, the oldest cosmetics company in the world, comes up with its answer to competing collagen drink supplements: The Collagen Drink.

Many high-quality collagen supplements contain purified fish collagen peptides and hyaluronic acid (to maintain a plump and moist skin) plus vitamins and coenzymes like Vitamin C and CoenzymeQ10 that fight the aging effects of free radicals. They are usually in powder form to be mixed into your favorite beverage or food. Others are sold as tablets (slower acting).

For those who don’t like the hassle of preparing their collagen drink and who don’t like taking pills, Shiseido The Collagen Drink is the answer. It is designed to be taken as a quick shot, much like probiotic yogurt. This considerably shortens one’s exposure to what some perceive as a “fishy undertone” to unflavored collagen drinks.

Aside from the above-mentioned collagen drink ingredients, Shiseido The Collagen Drink is also packed with Eucommia ulmoides leaf, Korai carrot, lotus germ, dove wheat and black pepper extracts; N-acetylglucosamine (helps the body produce hyaluronic acid, the skin’s natural moisturizer), elastin (to keep the skin elastic), chondroitin sulfate (benefits arthritic joints), ceramide (helps keep the skin moist), vitamin E, vitamin B2 and B6, and GABA supplements (the brain’s “calming chemical”).

Shiseido The Collagen Drink is a power-packed alternative to those who like to take their collagen drink quickly, bottoms-up, or those who don’t like the taste of collagen pills.