Ukuguga kuyinqubo yemvelo yemvelo, kodwa ucwaningo lwesayensi lubonisa ukuthi amasu okunakekela isikhumba aqondiwe anganciphisa izimpawu ezibonakalayo zokuguga futhi asekele ukunwebeka kwesikhumba. Enye yezindlela eziphumelela kakhulu i-Anti-Aging Collagen Boosting, egxile ekukhuthazeni ukukhiqizwa kwe-collagen, ukuvikela i-collagen ekhona, kanye nokugcina amazinga omswakama.
Ngokusho kocwaningo olushicilelwe ku- Ijenali Yesayensi Yesikhumba (2022), isikhumba somuntu silahlekelwa cishe yi-1% ye-collagen minyaka yonke ngemva kweminyaka engama-25, okuholela ekushwabaneni, ekugugeni, nasekuncipheni komswakama. Ngakho-ke, ukungenelela okusekela ukwakheka kwe-collagen kubalulekile ekugcineni isikhumba sisesincane.