Wear Your Antioxidants

October 23, 2018

The Best Pro-Aging Antioxidants For Your Skin

I hesitate to use the term 'anti-aging' because I would prefer we take a more positive spin to aging. Pro-Aging. After all, we all age. The trick is being proactive so that we can age fabulously, dahling.

Do topical antioxidants really work?

Your Q: "Do antioxidants in skin care really work, or am I wasting my money? Perhaps I should just eat a lot of berries, turmeric and drink green tea and get the benefits of them from my food?" Our A: - You need to do both; eat a plant-based diet naturally rich in antioxidants PLUS use a high-quality skincare routine full of a variety of antioxidants.

A 'Tossed Salad' Approach

Diet

A Varied Diet in antioxidant-rich foods is crucial for your overall health; it is crucial as well for the health of your skin. A variety of different plant-based, antioxidant-rich foods - not just one, is important. Blackberries; Tumeric; Green Tea. A green smoothie with berries for breakfast; A strong plant-based dinner seasoned with turmeric (a quarter teaspoon a day); A nice hot cup of green tea after lunch. Hungry? Keep going; add more antioxidants to your meals! In fact, if you fill up on high antioxidant food, you are less likely to eat foods that put on pounds.

SkinCare

You want to do the same with what you are applying topically to your skin. Not one single antioxidant will do. An antioxidant-rich skincare routine is the only way to go. Resveratrol; Vitamin C; Vitamin A; Vitamin E. An antioxidant-rich toner; an antioxidant-rich serum or two; and antioxidant-rich moisturizer. Antioxidants defend your skin against pollution and environmental damage, working deep down to actually support and improve how your skin works and rebuilds itself anew. Rebuild Itself Anew (did you catch that?)

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One antioxidant cannot control the many forms of environmental damage your skin is exposed to; therefore, a concert of antioxidants that complement each other’s actions are needed to ensure that as many free radical families as possible are neutralized. Topical antioxidants actually help your skin to work better.

What are Antioxidants?

To prevent free radical damage the body has a defense system of antioxidants. Antioxidants protect against free radicals, countering the natural again process. Antioxidants Counter the Natural Aging Process

What are Free Radicals?

Oh, those little nasties. I don't want to get into it too deeply here, but basically a free radical is an unstable molecule which becomes reactive. In attempting to stabilize itself, it reaches out to healthy molecules, thus creating more damage. Regardless of age, skin condition or ethnicity, free radicals underlie every skin problem, from wrinkles, loss of firmness, and age spots to surface dryness, dehydration, redness and acne flare-ups. Therefore, everyone needs protection from free radicals. Antioxidants in your skin care provide all this: Anti-pollution and environmental defense; Improves skin firmness; brightens your complexion; soothes your skin and slows the appearance of fine lines and dare I say 'wrinkles'. Well known antioxidants

Vitamin E
Vitamin C (Super Antioxidant)
Resveratrol
Vitamin A (Retinol - this typically goes into a separate category and has an entire story to itself)
Green Tea (polyphenols)

There are many more and many lesser known antioxidants to add to this list. Antioxidant Rich Products

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The Takeaway

What is important to take away here is that there is no ONE antioxidant hero to look for. You want to choose a variety of products in your skincare routine that contains a multitude of them. MORE is most definitely better. Oh, and wear your sunscreen, as the sun is a HUGE factor in causing free radical damage.