Antioxidants

THE ROLE OF ANTIOXIDANTS:

•Antioxidants are vitamins and nutrients that help the body get rid of the harmful actions of free radicals.

•An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation (or to gain oxygen) of other cells.

•They are part of the natural means of cell protection against reactive oxygen attacks.

•Vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenes and lipoic acid are well known, with beneficial properties for the skin and body.

•Our bodies can manufacture some of the antioxidants essential to health, but not all of them.

•The body's ability to produce single antioxidants decrease with age.

WHAT IS A FREE RADICAL?

•Free radicals may be formed through natural human physiological processes as well as from the environment.

•They may be the result of diet, stress, smoking, alcohol, exercise, inflammation, drugs or exposure to sunlight and air pollutants.

•A free radical is an atom or group of atoms that has an unpaired electron and is therefore unstable and highly reactive.

•Free radicals form when one of these weak bonds between electrons is broken and an uneven number of electrons remain.

SO SHOULD I STILL LOOK FOR ANTIOXIDANTS IN MY SUNSCREEN?

•For the “Ideal Routine,” we always recommend a separate antioxidant product that’s to be applied underneath the sunscreen.

•This is because a separate antioxidant serum for example tend to contain significantly higher %s of antioxidants.

•As for the sunscreen, whether or not it contains antioxidants should be irrelevant. If it contains some, great?

•As long as the UV filters alone provide adequate levels of protection, then the antioxidants are just a nice addition.

•We always believe most important thing is to reduce the total amount of UVB light hitting your skin AT ANY ONE TIME.

10 ANTIOXIDANT FOODS WITH A HIGH ORAC SCORE

What are ORAC Units? The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) unit, ORAC value, or “ORAC score” is a method of Measuring the in vitro antioxidant capacity of different foods and supplements.

1) Goji berries 25,000 ORAC Score

2) Wild blueberries 14,000 ORAC Score

3) Dark Chocolate 21,000 ORAC Score

4) Pecans 17,000 ORAC Score

5) Artichoke 9,400 ORAC Score

6) Elderberries 14,000 ORAC Score

7) Kidney Beans 8,400 ORAC Score

8) Cranberries 9,500 ORAC Score

9) Blackberries 5,300 ORAC Score

10) Cilantro 5,100 ORAC Score

THE BOTTOM LINE- WHY YOUR SKIN NEEDS ANTIOXIDANTS

In conclusion antioxidants are vital to a healthy skin care regimen. The major antioxidants found in the skin are Vitamin C and E, which we should get from our diet, and coenzyme Q10, glutathione and lipoic acid, which are produced by our bodies. Free radicals cause chronic damage to your skin cells, and antioxidants can neutralize these dangerous molecules.

#ANTIAGING #ANTIOXIDANTS #FREERADICALS #Greatskin #AGELAST #BEAUTYONLOCATION #Wrinkles #SUNDAMAGE