The Surface Problem in Beauty Supplementation

The beauty supplement category exploded over the past decade. And most of it was built on a single premise: take one popular ingredient, put it in a pretty bottle, and call it a beauty vitamin.

Biotin alone. Collagen alone. Vitamin C alone. One ingredient. One story. One hope.

This approach was never wrong. It was simply incomplete. Hair, skin, and nails are not single-input systems. They are complex structures built from multiple protein families, cofactors, and micronutrients working in concert. A formula that addresses only one layer of that architecture is not a beauty supplement. It is a single note played where a composition is required.

The market flooded with single-note products — not because the science demanded simplicity, but because simplicity was easier to market. The consumer accepted this as the standard. Not because it was the most thoughtful approach to beauty supplementation, but because no alternative framework had been clearly presented.

Two Clinically Studied Ingredients. Two Different Structural Roles.

At the core of this formula sit two branded, clinically studied ingredients — each addressing a different dimension of structural beauty.*

keraGEN-IV® Keratin is a patented form of keratin — the dominant structural protein in human hair, skin, and nails. Keratin is not collagen. It is a separate protein family entirely, one that most beauty supplements ignore. keraGEN-IV® has been studied for its potential role in supporting the structure and appearance of hair, skin, and nails.* It may also work synergistically with collagen to promote the body's ability to support structural proteins.*

This is a critical distinction. Most beauty formulas include collagen but omit keratin. This is like designing a building with concrete but no steel. The structural matrix of beauty tissue requires both protein families.

Dermaval® is a proprietary blend of plant-based phytonutrients — pomegranate extract, asparagus shoot, okra, Coffeeberry® coffee fruit extract, quercetin, acerola, camu camu, açaí, and mangosteen. Dermaval® has been studied for its potential to help support collagen and elastin proteins.* Where keraGEN-IV® provides the structural keratin layer, Dermaval® offers a botanical phytonutrient layer that approaches the same goal from an entirely different angle.

Two clinically studied ingredients. Two distinct mechanisms. One unified structural thesis.

The Cofactor Layer Most Formulas Never Build

Structural proteins do not exist in isolation. They require cofactors — vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and supporting compounds that participate in the biological environment around those proteins. This is the layer of beauty supplementation that separates formulation from mere ingredient listing.

Codeage Hair Skin Nails Vitamins Platinum builds this cofactor layer with deliberate specificity:

These are not afterthoughts. Multi-source vitamin C is included from both ascorbic acid and acerola cherry extract. Biotin at 5,000 mcg per serving is a deliberate, meaningful dose — not a dusting. Hyaluronic acid at 100 mg supports the moisture dimension. L-proline is an amino acid directly involved in collagen structure. Bamboo leaf extract standardized to 70% silica provides a mineral dimension most beauty supplements overlook entirely.

And then there is PABA — para-aminobenzoic acid — an ingredient rarely seen in modern beauty formulas. PABA's inclusion here signals something about the formulation philosophy: this was not designed by scanning competitor labels. It was designed by mapping the full spectrum of structural beauty inputs.

Marine Collagen Type II: The Source and Type Decision

The collagen in this formula is not generic. It is hydrolyzed wild-caught marine collagen type II, sourced from white fish — at 500 mg per serving.

Several decisions embedded in this choice deserve attention.

First, the sourcing: wild-caught marine collagen from white fish. Not farm-raised. Not commodity bovine. This is an upstream sourcing decision that begins with the ocean, not a feedlot. The consumer rarely sees these distinctions. But the raw material quality is shaped by them.

Second, the collagen type: Type II. Most beauty supplements default to type I or type I & III. Type II collagen is the predominant collagen found in cartilage and has a distinct structural profile. Its inclusion here, alongside keratin from keraGEN-IV®, creates a structural protein pairing that addresses both the keratin and collagen families — a formulation decision most hair, skin, and nail supplements do not make.

Third, the format: hydrolyzed peptides. Hydrolysis breaks collagen into smaller peptide chains. This is not a cosmetic processing step. It is a deliberate formulation choice about the molecular form in which collagen is delivered.

The Botanical Spectrum Inside Dermaval®

Dermaval® deserves its own examination — not as a single branded ingredient, but as a formulation architecture within a formulation.

This proprietary blend brings together nine distinct botanical inputs:

This is not a random list of superfoods. It is a curated phytonutrient spectrum. Pomegranate and mangosteen are polyphenol-rich botanicals. Coffeeberry® is a branded coffee fruit extract. Acerola and camu camu are among the most vitamin C-dense fruits on earth. Quercetin is a flavonoid found across plant biology.

The philosophy here is not "more botanicals." It is phytonutrient diversity by design — a range of plant compounds selected to create a broad botanical profile within a single branded ingredient. Dermaval® has been studied for its potential to help support collagen and elastin proteins.*

Inside a beauty supplement, this is unusual. Most formulas that include botanicals add one — maybe two. A nine-source phytonutrient blend, clinically studied as a branded complex, is a fundamentally different proposition.

Liposomal Delivery: The Layer Nobody Talks About

Most conversations about beauty supplements focus on what is in the formula. Almost none focus on how the formula is delivered.

Codeage Hair Skin Nails Vitamins Platinum features Codeage Helix Liposomal Delivery — a phospholipid complex derived from non-GMO sunflower lecithin, including phosphatidylcholine. Liposomal delivery uses lipid-based encapsulation to help create a structural layer around the active ingredients.

This is not a small detail. It is a formulation philosophy. In a category where most products are standard capsules or tablets with no delivery consideration, the inclusion of a proprietary liposomal system signals a different level of formulation thinking. The capsule is not just a container. It is part of the design.

The delivery system, in a well-designed supplement, is as intentional as the ingredients themselves.

The Clean Standard in a Multi-Layer Formula

Maintaining a clean profile in a single-ingredient supplement is simple. Maintaining a clean profile across a formula with two branded complexes, six cofactors, marine collagen, nine botanicals, and a liposomal delivery system — that is a design discipline.

Contains fish (white fish) — disclosed clearly, as it should be. The capsules are methylcellulose — vegetable-based, not gelatin. Sixty vegetable capsules per bottle. Thirty servings. One month of daily use.

Manufactured in the USA with global ingredients in a cGMP-certified facility for quality and purity.

In the premium beauty supplement space, clean is no longer a feature. It is an expectation. But meeting that expectation across a formula this architecturally complex — every input, every source, every encapsulation material — is a decision that compounds across the entire supply chain.

The Broader Thesis: Beauty Has Layers — So Should the Formula

The beauty supplement market has spent the past decade defaulting to simplicity. One hero ingredient. One claim. One aesthetic promise.

But beauty at the structural level is not simple. It is layered:

There is a protein layer — keratin and collagen, two distinct structural families that together compose much of the physical architecture of hair, skin, and nails. There is a cofactor layer — the vitamins, minerals, and amino acids that participate in structural processes. There is a botanical layer — the phytonutrient compounds that offer a plant-based dimension to the formula's profile. There is a moisture layer — hyaluronic acid, a molecule central to hydration in modern skincare, now included from within. And there is a delivery layer — because even the most considered ingredient selection matters less if delivery is an afterthought.

Codeage Hair Skin Nails Vitamins Platinum is not a one-layer formula. It is a five-layer structural beauty architecture — proteins, cofactors, botanicals, moisture, and delivery — unified in two daily capsules.