Skin Care Antioxidants

In the health and beauty industry today, you hear a lot of discussion about the use of "skin care antioxidants" for skin care products. You may find yourself wondering: What exactly are antioxidants? What are they used for? Where do they come from? What can they do for me? Let's get some answers to those questions.

Antioxidants for skin come in many forms and are derived from many different things. A couple of the most simple and basic suppliers of skin care antioxidants are your daily multivitamins and mineral supplements.

Vitamins C and E are excellent skin care antioxidants, as well as the minerals selenium and copper (for copper peptides). But that is just the beginning of where you can find antioxidant properties.

There are many beauty products out there, such as facial cleansers, facial and body moisturizers, and even sunscreens and shampoos that contain these free-radical-destroying ingredients.

Of course you can look at the bottles and jars and see that they contain these skin care antioxidant ingredients by looking for terms such as CoQ-10, alpha lipoic acid, green tea, white tea, and grape seed extract. One of the most delicious antioxidant-rich foods is blueberries.

They are very high in antioxidants and are known as one of the "super foods." Whip up some blueberries in a blender or food processor with some fat free vanilla ice cream and you have yourself a delicious and ultra-nutritious blueberry shake! Sounds like a plan, right?

Other products that aid in the neutralization of internal and external damage, like sun damage to skin, likely contain skin care antioxidants. Some of the antioxidants' primary functions are repairing sun damage to skin caused by over-exposure to the sun or other ultraviolet light sources and easing puffiness around the eyes. Antioxidants also aid in the care of both oily and dry skin.

As skin care antioxidants set to work on the skin, they attack collagen oxidizing free radicals, thereby allowing collagen to perform its primary function for the skin, which is aiding in skin elasticity and prevention of premature aging from lines and wrinkles. Antioxidants can also prevent further damage from environmental stress when applied to the skin daily in the form of sun screens, facial creams, and lip balms.

In closing, just remember that antioxidants are beneficial to the health of your skin, your hair, and your insides. Try including food and beauty products that are rich in antioxidants and you will be greatly helping yourself toward a more healthy and youthful life.