Maxed Out Pigment + Collagen Stack, But Skin Still Looks Old , What Am I Missing?

[Kazura_]

Been running a dual protocol for months:

• Pigment shield: Astaxanthin 18 mg, Lycopene 50 mg, Beta-Carotene 25,000 IU, Lutein/Zeaxanthin/Meso-Z, Pycnogenol 60 mg, Resveratrol 300 mg, Ginkgo 300 mg.

• Matrix rebuild (night): Collagen 10 g + Whey 5 g + Vit C 1 g + Vit E + MSM 5 g + Glycine 5 g + Hyaluronic Acid 600 mg (500–700 kDa) + Organic Silica 1 g.

but skin still looks aged, thin, dehydrated, old.

Question: Is this a limit of oral supplementation? Do I need to add tretinoin/microneedling/peels? Or is it more about hormones, sleep, and systemic factors?

• Started gym and ran daily before a minimum 2km/day so also getting daily Sunlight requirements
• Sleep enough 7-8hrs
• Get all my Vitamins and protein from supplements..

Anyone who’s combined pigment supplements with collagen loading, did you notice real age reversal, or just protection going forward? I feel like I take more skin supplements than anyone I know and do the basics, diet + sunlight but still look unhealthy. Despite taking all these things I wouldn't say I look tanned or anything, the skin looks unhealthy but the pigment doesn't seem like anything special tbh

 

[tahahd11]

It’s over bro, sorry

 

[Kazura_]

It’s over bro, sorry

never over until you hardmax. Only just started gym tbh so idk how much of a difference it will make, but maybe after a year if I still look bad I can look at surgery options but surely with ideal health and fitness the skin should at least not look like this, I feel like it's all the supplements I take making me look worse but I can't find a reason why, logically they should benefit the skin more than any way they harm it but som,e people just be going gym , eating meat and have perfect skin with some basic skincare routine.

 

[tahahd11]

never over until you hardmax. Only just started gym tbh so idk how much of a difference it will make, but maybe after a year if I still look bad I can look at surgery options but surely with ideal health and fitness the skin should at least not look like this, I feel like it's all the supplements I take making me look worse but I can't find a reason why, logically they should benefit the skin more than any way they harm it but som,e people just be going gym , eating meat and have perfect skin with some basic skincare routine.

You have great skin, but your acne scars and deformities are brutal

 

[Kazura_]

You have great skin, but your acne scars and deformities are brutal

Idk about the skin, it looks kinda unnatural imo, which I don't like, I see some people post here and the face doesn't look like they have products on, like I only shower then while face is water apply hyaluronic acid and spf 50 but it's almost too shiny. tried like 8 different products over the years. What do you mean by deformities though? I have some in mind, but want to see which ones you think I have