If your goal is to take the best possible care of your skin it’s a good idea to learn more about a key contributor to skin aging – which is oxidative and free radical damage. In lay terms this mean that damage caused by the sun, pollution, dehydration and ingested toxins can cause our cells to misbehave. The cells oxidise which leads to damaged functionality. Just think of this in terms of the damage you see on an exposed piece of metal. With the combination of sun, air and water the metal starts to rust and break down over time. Think of the same process as affecting the cells of your skin.
So what can we do about this? Well, apart from locking yourself in pristine environment away from sun damage and never eating or drinking anything naughty there is a more practical approach. You can slow down this natural process and support your skin cells with some key powerful anti-aging ingredients:
Vitamin Q (Co-enzyme Q10) – Naturally occurring in the skin but its levels decline as we age. This amazing vitamin is a potent antioxidant helping to energise your skin by boosting cell activity. Active cells get rid of toxins more easily. It also stimulates collagen production which keeps the skin plumper and firmer.
Fruit acids – help rebalance the skin’s Ph balance to keep its natural defence system working (its acid mantle).
Fruit & Vegetable extracts – nature provides us with some of the most powerful anti-oxidants rights from is larder. To name a few elderberry, blueberry, kiwi, and cranberry extracts are particularly potent.
Marine collagen – boosts collagen levels to help firm the skin. Just check your collagen is gained from Non- GMO, free of any GMO fragments and not from an animal source
Retinol – promotes collagen production, and helps protects against UV related damage
Hyaluronic Acid – absorbs 1000 times its weight in moisture and gives the skin a fuller, firmer more youthful appearance, working deep in the dermis layer. Combine this with drinking plenty of water to help your cells function properly and flush out toxins.
Hope that helps you understand all this talk about anti-oxidants and why they are important. Wishing you all happy skin!
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