Skin Care Tips — Free radicals

If only Ponce de Leon had known about antioxidants, it might have kept him from tramping all around a swampy and bug-filled place he named Florida. While the Spanish conquistador’s quest for the Fountain of Youth was futile, antioxidants defy the aging effects and give your skin a younger and brighter appearance. Nowadays, antioxidants and free radicals are much-bandied terms. But, what are they, and how do they work? To visually understand them and their process cut an apple in half and read on. Oxidation produces the energy our skin cells need to survive however; once it is spent, it...

You’ve probably heard the term “antioxidant” before – maybe on the labels of your favorite face creams and lotions, or perhaps juices and smoothies. But, what are antioxidants exactly? Well, lets start with the oxidation process – a chain reaction when electrons in your body change states – which occurs naturally as a process of our body’s metabolism and immune defense.  This chain reaction can produce free radicals (a term you also might have heard used when it comes to skin care).  Free radicals are molecules that are highly charged, and are actually harmful and damaging to the skin and...