In coffee, tea, or a mocktail. In baking or sprinkled over cereal, unflavoured skin-loving collagen is a game-changing supplement in more ways than one, says editor Trudi Brewer. Here she shares her favourite.

Before I start with the virtues of one of my favourites and why I like it, let’s talk about collagen. It’s essential to the growth and health of our bones, skin, hair, nails and ligaments. So, when you start taking collagen supplements (bovine, porcine or marine), your body uses it where it needs it most. So if your hair is dry, your skin lacks firmness or your nails are peeling, collagen will work wonders. Stacked with amino acids, vitamins, minerals and collagen molecules, a collagen supplement can help boost your natural collagen formation in your body to firm the skin, thicken the hair and strengthen the nails. You can expect to see those addictive results within a few months.

Dr LeWinns Marine Collagen Peptide+ Inner Beauty Powder, 30 x 6gram sachets $60.

This award-winning supplement deserves every accolade, from the clever travel-friendly sachets to the most impressive sustainably sourced hydrolysed marine (fish) collagen. It’s a daily shot of skin-loving goodness you can take anywhere or anytime. And that is not all. Each sachet also contains potent antioxidants (which most collagen powders don’t), namely red quinoa, vitamin C, spinach powder, acerola berry, yeast, black tea extracts and amla powder (from Indian gooseberry). Together this formula will not only firm the skin by hydrating it from the inside out but taken daily; it will help strengthen and boost the growth of your hair and nails. Finally, it’s flavourless, which is why I love it, and 99 per cent sugar, dairy and gluten-free, with no artificial colouring.

How to take it: Blend one sachet with a cup of coffee, tea, water, juice, or a smoothie, or sprinkled onto cereal.