Yes, it is true, antioxidant skin products can prevent premature aging. To understand how this is possible I will give you a little background.

Free radicals are defeated by natural ingredients found in antioxidant skin products. But, what are free radicals, and how do they affect the skin? As you probably remember from your old high school days sitting in your chemistry class, atoms are formed by a nucleus, neutrons, protons, and electrons. Electrons are very important in the aging process as they react chemically, bonding atoms together to form molecules. Your skin is altered by environmental factors such as sun exposure, and when this occurs, the bonds become weak and eventually split, leaving a loose, unpaired electron. Now, it takes an electron from the nearest secure molecule, turning into a free radical.

Once it loses its electron, the attacked molecule also turns into a free radical looking for stable molecules to steal and grab its electron from. A chain reaction is created. As free radicals take electrons from your body molecules, the molecules are left with an 'electron hole'. These holes permit all the unwanted elements which damage our living cells. This is where antioxidants appear.

The natural skin ingredients found in antioxidant skin products protect our skin from free radicals protecting our skin from possible damage. If antioxidants aren't available, free radical damage will accumulate with age, resulting in the breakdown of collagen, the aged appearance of skin and loss of skin elasticity. How do antioxidants counteract free radicals? When, antioxidants are present, they end the 'electron stealing' chain reaction by donating an electron to the molecules that have been affected by these free radicals. Does the chain reaction carry on as antioxidants are left with one less electron? No, this does not occur with antioxidants. They don't follow the electron stealing chain reaction because they remain stable in either form, with or without the electron.

What are the Benefits of an Antioxidant Skin Product?

They contain Vitamin C and E. These vitamins help prevent cell and tissue damage. When applied to the skin, the antioxidant skin product helps to maintain the skin healthy and improves cell function. It also prevents sun damage which contributes to the aging of the skin. Moreover, studies have shown that skin products containing antioxidants have a positive effect on reducing skin irritation and inflammation. As you can see,the advantages of antioxidant skin products are plentiful and invaluable as they keep your skin healthy and vibrant, and most importantly they reduce and prevent, premature aging and wrinkles. The next time we become worried afer looking at the mirror and finding an extra wrinkle, we must remember that antioxidant skin products are vital when looking after our skin, especially the prevention of premature aging.