When I said the Japanese could give anyone a good run for their money when it came to the latest fads and trends I didn’t realise how deep some of it ran! Ella bought a bag of these marshmallows the other day, which as the name implies contain collagen to help make your cheeks and lips puffier. They are part of a new category of foods called ‘functional foods’ or nutraceuticals.
The mind really does boggle – for the price of a packet of crisps back home you can feel the effects of a bottox injection and enjoy the soft chewy feeling that has made marshmallows a favourite with kids worldwide (damn that sounded like a frigging tagline for the product 
ops: ). What’s worse it turns out that some scientists have warned that eating more than a half a pack at once could be dangerous as collagen can cause allergic reactions as severe as shock. Ella was less than happy to find this out after swallowing nearly the whole packet.
On the plus side she said her lips felt much puffier the day after 
: . Apparently these could already be in a store near you – check this article from last summer about them over at The Scotsman. I’m off to get some slimming food at the supermarket!
My daughter bought these and I have to say I was sceptical! If you eat them at the front of your mouth! there is a tingling sensation and you think “Oh its working!”
Cant say I see a difference, but then I’m in my 50s and eysight is not great anyway. They do taste quite nice though.
By the way – had the same effect blowing up 2 baloons last night! Lips swollen and tingly for couple of hours – collagen in balloons? Maybe?