Skin Care Tips — oxidation

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...