Silicon rarely makes the beauty headlines, but research into MMST, skin and collagen suggests this overlooked mineral deserves a much closer look.
Beauty loves discovering the next ingredient, but sometimes the most interesting ones have been hiding in plain sight. Meet silicon. Yes, the mineral. Before you scroll on, this isn’t another passing skincare trend dressed up in scientific language. Silicon occurs naturally in the body and has been studied for its relationship with collagen and connective tissue, two subjects that become increasingly interesting when we start talking about skin structure and healthy ageing. LLR-G5 has been researching silicon for more than 25 years, with MMST, or monomethylsilanetriol, sitting at the heart of both its G5® Wellbeing and G5® Haute Cosmétiques collections. If you’re someone who reads ingredient labels before buying a moisturiser, MMST is a name worth remembering.
So, what makes it particularly interesting to beauty editors? A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study followed 51 healthy women aged 40 to 60 for 150 days, comparing two forms of oral silicon, including MMST, with placebo. Researchers reported significant improvements in facial wrinkles and UV spots with the silicon treatments. Changes in skin texture and eyelash length were also observed, although importantly, those particular changes occurred in the placebo group too, meaning they cannot confidently be attributed to MMST alone. It’s a small study and certainly not the final word on silicon and skin, but the wrinkle and UV-spot findings are intriguing enough to make us want to know more.
Curious about trying MMST from within? G5® The Dietary Supplement is where we’d begin. MMST isn’t simply an ingredient chosen because it sounds exciting on a label. A separate double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled crossover study involving healthy women found that oral MMST was absorbed and significantly increased fasting serum silicon levels after four weeks. That gives G5® The Dietary Supplement a particularly compelling beauty-from-within story for anyone whose current routine already includes collagen powders, vitamins or supplements. Rather than asking, “Do I need another beauty supplement?”, perhaps the more interesting question is, “Have I been overlooking silicon?”
Prefer your beauty science on the bathroom shelf? This is where G5® Haute Cosmétiques makes the story even more interesting. LLR-G5 has taken MMST into premium skincare through The Cleanser with MMST, The Mist with MMST, The Cream with MMST and The Lotion with MMST, allowing the same hero molecule to become part of a topical routine. There’s research behind that route too. An ex vivo human-skin study found that almost 60% of topically applied MMST permeated the skin, with substantial amounts reaching the viable epidermis and dermis. If you want one product to satisfy your curiosity, start with G5® The Cream with MMST. If the science has already convinced you to investigate further, explore the complete G5® Haute Cosmétiques ritual.
Will silicon replace retinoids, SPF, good nutrition or every collagen product in your cupboard? No, and that isn’t the story we’d tell. The exciting part is that MMST gives beauty consumers something genuinely different to explore, with published research spanning oral supplementation, bioavailability and topical skin delivery. Discover G5® The Dietary Supplement and G5® Haute Cosmétiques through LLR-G5 and decide whether MMST deserves a place in your own inside-and-out routine. Beauty has never been short of fashionable ingredients. The ones backed by enough science to make us stop and ask questions are considerably harder to find.
