The Right Talk about Aging Skin and the Free-Radical Therory of Aging

Science over the past few years has come a long ways in understanding what causes our skin to age. Mostly by the understanding of what is called the Free-Radical theory of ageing. Which states that atoms with free electrons cause damage to cell structures. This has been the break thought in cosmetic products that deal with aging.

Its like the old proverb. ”Either you can live your live in a cave, like a monk, and die with pearly white skin. Or you can live you life in the Sun, and die looking like an old man. The monk only knows the cave the old man knows the world, how’s the wiser.”

You well here a lot of talk in this new science about antioxidants. In short a antioxidant is like a magnet that collects these free-radicals before they can damage your cell structures. In reality they are atoms that don’t have enough electrons so they collect electrons or free-radicals from atoms that are giving them off.

The sun as well as toxins in the food we eat and chemicals that we live and work around all cause a build up of these free radicals in our bodies. The good news is that this is not a new phenomenon to life on this planet. As our understanding of this posses increases so does our understanding of how other life form around us have adapted to fight this effect. No life forms has adapted more than plants and herbs. Probably because they have been around the longest. The following is a list of herbal and mineral ingredients that have been found to adhere to the laws of the theory of Free-radical aging and should be in any product that deals with this science.

Argireline is the trade name for Acetyl Hexaptide-3 studies have found that this ingredient inhibits your skins muscles ability to contract which over a thirty day period lessons the depth of wrinkles by 27%.

Idebenone an organic compound of Quinone acts as a strong antioxidant and chemically links itself to free-radicals preventing them from damaging your skin.

DMAE is a strong antioxidant that helps stabilize your skins cellular structure.

Edelweiss extract made from the Edelweiss flower is also a strong antioxidant.

Evening Primrose Oil Extract contains gamma-linulenic acid which converts in your body into prostaglandins, these fatty acids replace the oils lost in your skin that over time cause aging.

Hyaluronic Acid lubricates and maintains your skins collagen and helps in the prevention of wrinkles.

Hydrolyzed Wheat Gluten and Ceratonia Siliqua together act as a moisturizer and antioxidant which tightens your skin and lessens the look of wrinkles.

Lipolight Oap acts to lighten the appearance of wrinkles it takes time to reduce the depth of wrinkles this ingredient makes them appear smother in the mean time.

Macrocystic Pyrifer or sea kelp contains vitamins amino acids and iodine to promote smooth silky skin.

Matrixyl rejuvenates the fibroblasts which the collagen in your skin need to tighten and reduce wrinkles.

Shea Butter is a natural moisturizer and skin tightener it contains cinnamic acid, natural latex and fatty acids.

Vitamin A is a strong antioxidant.

Vitamin E promotes Alpha Tocopheryl a powerful antioxidant for your skins fatty acids.

Look for these ingredients in any anti aging product and you can be ushered that the manufacturer has a strong understanding of the Free-Radical Theory of Aging.

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