Antioxidant Skin Care Products

Antioxidants help fight free radical damage. Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E Skin Care Products are important Anti Aging tools that help with wrinkles, acne, and other skin conditions.

Posted 02/12/2005

Antioxidants are chemicals that prevent the oxidation of other chemicals in the body. The process of oxidation can produce harmful molecules called free radicals, which can damage cells. Free radicals are highly unstable and damage cells by dontating or taking electrons from them.

Antioxidants and Skin Care

The following vitamins have shown to provide antioxidant effects when used as topical skin care products.

Vitamin A (Retinol)

Vitamin A improves moisture levels in the skin, thickens the skin, improve skins firmness and elasticity, and smooths the texture of the skin.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

Vitamin C repairs sun and environmentally damaged skin, protects from environmental stress, topical treatment of inflammatory skin disease (acne), and helps to soften and improve the skin's appearance by diminishing wrinkles.

Vitamin E (tocopherol)

Vitamin E helps fight free radical damage from over exposure to the sun, improves healing, and improves the skin's ability to maintain moisture.

Antioxidant Skin Care Products

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