Free radicals play a gigantic role in the early aging of skin. A free radical is any molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. Generally speaking, free radicals assail the nearest stable molecule, stealing its electron. When the attacked molecule loses its electron, it becomes a free radical itself, starting a chain reaction. Once the process is started, it can cascade.

Due to their highly reactive structure, free radicals kill healthy tissues instantly after generation, causing wrinkles, age spots, sagging, and skin cancer in severe cases. Stopping free radicals will keep skin clean and durable. Using a product with powerful antioxidants that stop the progression of free radicals is vital.

Aging is affected by free radicals because cells accrue damage over time. Free radicals can come from the Sun and its hazardous UV rays as well as physical and mental stress. As if that weren't enough, environmental contamination and the air we breathe can also trigger progression in your body. Everyone is aware that UV rays can damage your skin right now and in the long run but few people are sure exactly why this is or even what to do about it.

Antioxidants in Skin Care Products

Every person who has ever had a painful sunburn realizes the importance of sunblock. A strong sunscreen will stop dangerous UV rays from damaging important skin ingredients. More and more, doctors are recommending that people use sunscreen 365 days a year to help keep skin healthy and strong.

Sunscreen prevents free radical damage but what are people to do with existing free radical damage already wrecking havoc inside their body? People with free radical damage most often need a aging skin care treatment loaded with antioxidants to help restrict the snowball effect of these harmful molecules. An antioxidant is an ingredient that prevents the oxidation of other molecules. Antioxidants stop the snowball effect by being able to eliminate free radicals and intermediates and inhibiting other oxidation reactions.

Antioxidants are naturally present in foods but it does not matter how many fruits and vegetables you consume or how much green tea you drink, you will not be able to offset the damage caused by UV rays. The antioxidant levels in foods just isn't high enough to effectively stop the damage from progressing so people turn to treatments or vitamins like C, E, and A for extra antioxidant power.

Countless skin care products claim to be full of antioxidants but what does that really mean? The incorporation of antioxidants in skin care treatments is becoming more and more popular due to anti-aging benefits. Antioxidants can lessen UV damage and premature aging while helping wound healing and stimulating collagen proliferation. With all the advantages, it is only 'natural' that people would want them in a skin care product.

One new, all natural skin care product has a biological antioxidant that functions with your own skin cells in order to start the body's own rejuvenating properties. The biological antioxidant, when used topically, can prevent signs of aging,moisturize, and relieve dry skin while also healing and curing skin damage. It works biologically with your own skin cells to treat afflictions like sensitive skin, rashes, dermatitis, rosacea, psoriasis, melasma, and age spots.

All Natural Antioxidant Skin Care

When applied to fresh, clean skin, the all natural antioxidant will fuse with your own skin cells and:

* restrict oxidative damage and free radical formation, saving healthy cells. It is able to do this using low molecular weight compounds that possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

* moisturize and hydrate the dermal elements from within by fortifying the ability of your skin to proliferate the water holding elements in the skin matrix. Glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans provide the skin elasticity and strength.

* prompt the orderly reconstruction and regeneration of flawed and cells affected by UV damage.

* Copper peptides in the all natural antioxidant balm stimulate skin renewal by prompting new capillary formation and boosting the creation of collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans.

* arouse an orderly release of fibrin which protects the frail inner walls of the blood vessels and promotes unhindered blood flow.