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What are Antioxidants?
Antioxidants are vitamins and minerals that protect the skin’s surface from oxidative damage caused by free radicals and environmental aggressors such as UV rays and pollution. Free radicals are unstable molecules that cause damage to our cells. As we get older, our body loses its ability to fight the effects of free radicals. This leads to an increase in free radicals in our body, which in turn results in more oxidative stress.
Here are the consequences of oxidative stress in our skin:
- Loss of skin elasticity
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Loss of moisture
- Breakouts
- Blotchy skin
- Impaired barrier function
Antioxidants are popular in skincare because of their anti-aging benefits.
Antioxidants help combat the visible signs of aging, plus they have many other added benefits.
- Boost skin firmness
- Help reduce the appearance of wrinkles
- Reduce inflammation on the skin
- Brighten the skin
- Repair sun damage
- Help with scar treatment
Antioxidants are natural, but sometimes they are included in skincare products in a chemical format, such as retinol and many vitamin C products. The best skincare products use completely natural forms of vitamins found directly from plants, and are processed using natural methods to maintain their organic state and purity.
5 Antioxidants You Need for Beautiful Skin
Top recommended antioxidants for all skin types are Vitamin A, B, C, E and White Tea. Proof Skin Solutions has an abundance of antioxidants in their range. Let’s a take a look at each one.
Vitamin A
- Helps reverse the signs of skin ageing by accelerating skin cell renewal
- Reduces the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines and age spots
- Helps reduce the appearance of acne by helping prevent dead skin cells from clogging pores
- Helps clear breakouts at a faster rate
- Helps even skin tone
Vitamin B
- Minimizes redness and blotchiness on the skin
- Smooths skin and reduces pore size over time
- Regulates the amount of oil our oil glands produce and prevents your oil glands from over secreting too
- Rebuilds healthy skin cells while also protecting them from damage caused by ultraviolet rays
- Helps lighten dark spots
- Helps build cells in the skin while also protecting them from environmental stresses, such as sunlight, pollution and toxins
- Helps to reduce the swelling and redness associated with acne and breakouts
- Over time you may notice that you have fewer lesions and less angry ones too!
- Acts as an anti-inflammatory – great for sensitive and rosacea prone skin
Vitamin C
- Brightens complexion and helps stop the biochemical reactions that cause uneven pigmentation to effectively brighten skin from within.
- Firms skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles by boosting collagen that keeps our skin looking firm.
- Helps counteract the effects of free radical stress
Vitamin E
- Helps prevent the signs of ageing by neutralizing free radicals
- Keeps your skin hydrated and calm to help keep the skin moisturizer and supple
- Amazing anti-inflammatory benefits, which provides fantastic support if you have dry, itchy skin (dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema etc.)
White Tea
- Promotes healthy skin
- Combats dull skin, uneven skin tone and wrinkles
- Contains high amounts of anti-bacterial and anti-aging properties that help prevent wrinkles and sagging skin
- Revitalizes the skin and prevents premature aging
What Are Free Radicals?
Free radicals are caused by oxidative stress in our systems. They especially appear when our body is under strain from stressors like processed food, alcohol, UV light, pesticides and pollution. Free radicals are when oxygen in the body splits into single atoms with unpaired electrons. Electrons like to be in pairs, so these atoms, called free radicals, scavenge the body to seek out other electrons, so they can become a pair. This causes damage to our cells, protein and DNA. Free radicals are also associated with human disease, which is why it is so important to eat a healthy diet full of antioxidants to help fight this.
We are looking at how applying antioxidants to skin will benefit it, this is because they fight off the free radical damage, to keep skin fresh and youthful looking. Free radicals have the ability to cause skin damage and premature skin aging, and antioxidants in skincare are able to fight off this damage if not used correctly.
Lots of antioxidant vitamins and minerals combined together offer more to skin than just protecting from free radical damage, and they can help it in all sorts of ways. Each vitamin and mineral will have its own unique properties and some of these include boosting collagen production, healing damaged skin, reducing inflammation and supporting cell division.
Keep Your Skin Clean and Fresh
Proof Skin Solutions has created a simple 3 step process to keep your skin clean and fresh. Our products cleanse, detoxify and revitalize the skin. Infused with natural, active ingredients, our serum does away with toxic chemicals found in most skin care lines. Instead, we use proven components like polyglutamic acid (5 x more hydrating than hyaluronic acid), ferulic acid, glutathione (fades dark spots & hyperpigmentation), powerful peptides, 5 stable Vitamin C’s, antioxidants, and growth factors. These components brighten, hydrate, shrink pores, banish blemishes, and soothe irritation.
Follow these 3 easy steps to create healthy skin:
- Wash and Exfoliate: The first step to clean skin is keeping your face clean of any debris and gently exfoliating. Use our POLISH+ in the morning and at night. Get your face wet with warm water, gently smooth the cleanser all over your face, including your neck area. You can leave on for a few minutes and then rinse with warm water really well. Not only will you feel refreshed and clean but your skin will be toned, smooth and brighter.
- Hydrate: The second step is to hydrate your skin. You may think that this step can be skipped because of your acne, but this is just as important as cleansing. Use PORCELAIN or MUGSHOT Antioxidant Face Serum all over your face after cleansing and patting dry your skin. This formula is weightless and will quickly absorb deep into your pores to hydrate, moisturize and leave your skin feeling radiant. There are 18+ active potent ingredients to help keep your skin hydrated and clear.
- Protect Your Eyes: Our DELUGE Eye Cream will restore your eyes. When you have acne, you need to cleanse your skin more often, this usually dries out the skin aiding in clearing up acne. At the same time, your eyes will need the extra hydration to combat fine lines, wrinkles, crows feet, dark circles and puffiness. Don’t miss this step!
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