The Benefits of Antioxidants In Your Skincare Routine

If you’ve never heard of antioxidants and skincare regimens, it may be confusing to learn why you might need them. We typically associate antioxidants with diet, but they can also be incorporated into skincare products and produce a variety of benefits. If you’re curious about adding antioxidants, then here’s a quick guide to what they do and how you can benefit from our best antioxidant products at SkinLab by Plastic Surgery Associates.

What Exactly Are Antioxidants?

To learn what antioxidants do, it’s important to first understand free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that occur from environmental damage like sunlight or pollution. Free radicals can roam around the body and cause damage and premature aging, especially to the skin (a process called oxidative stress). Eventually, it can lead to visible concerns like fine lines, wrinkles, and pigmentation.

Antioxidants are the most effective way to neutralize free radicals. They do this by stabilizing the molecules, taking away their ability to damage the body.

Boosting Your Skin’s Health Using Antioxidants

Although we know the benefits of incorporating antioxidants into the diet, there are many benefits of incorporating antioxidants topically into your skincare regimen.

Some of the ways in which antioxidants help the skin include:

• Vitamins B: Vitamin B plays multiple roles in the body and is essential to optimum health. Recent studies have shown that it can aid in the battle against wrinkles and other skin defects by stimulating the production of new skin cells.
• Ascorbic Acid: Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is a powerful antioxidant that helps reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, discoloration, and overall dullness in the skin. Also, it can help your skin look more youthful and toned.
• Vitamin E: Vitamin E’s well-documented ability to protect skin from environmental stressors, including UV rays, attests to the widespread knowledge of its antioxidant qualities. It forms strong bonds with vitamin C, making serums with both vitamins extremely beneficial.
• Vitamin C serum: This a powerful antioxidant and has been the subject of numerous studies proving its effectiveness. Ascorbic acid (L-ascorbic acid) should be one of the primary ingredients in any Vitamin C serum you purchase. The skin absorbs ascorbic acid due to its low ph (L-Ascorbic). It’s essential because it’s the only vitamin C type proven to reach deeper layers of skin.

Benefits of Regular Use of Antioxidants

Antioxidants like vitamin C can play both a protective and restorative role in your skincare regimen. When used in the morning, vitamin C can protect against sun damage throughout the day (especially when used in tandem with SPF 30+ sunscreen). When used at night, vitamin C can help reverse damage from environmental pollutants you’re exposed to throughout the day.

Evidence from clinical experiments shows that regular use of a vitamin C serum can lessen the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, resulting in skin that looks younger, healthier, and brighter.

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Incorporating antioxidants into your skincare routine is crucial for maintaining healthy, youthful-looking skin. Get in touch with SkinLab by Plastic Surgery Associates for the best antioxidants for your skin type. Your skin will thank you for it!

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