Those buzzy new collagen products are risky business
12 May, 2021 07:30 PM
7 minutes to read
Collagen supplements have been dominating social media for months. Photo / 123RF
New York Times
By: Jessica Schiffer
Adding collagen powder to your daily smoothie? Opting for a collagen bar as a snack? Proceed cautiously. Like many of us with our thumbs stuck on scroll, Chrissie Buckley has a weakness for Instagram fads. At their worst, the products she has tried after a convincing influencer endorsement have been minor money drains she can shrug off with a laugh. But when she added collagen powder to her cart earlier this year, those whims took a darker turn.