| Sun radiation and pollution are major sources of | | | | glucose, mucopolysaccharides, proteins, sucrose, |
| free radicals and even though you can shield | | | | sodium PCA, glycerine, and glycosaminoglycans. No |
| yourself from UV rays and other contaminants | | | | single one of these is chosen over the other |
| with products such as Lip Stain you can't protect | | | | because even though they are all effective, none |
| yourself 24/7. Free radical forming elements are | | | | of them can perpetually change the actual |
| ever-present, as a matter of fact, the very | | | | structure of skin. |
| same oxygen we need to live is a potent source | | | | Seaweed is the name normally used for various |
| of free-radical molecules. That is why antioxidants | | | | types of sea algae. Seaweed extracts contain |
| are state-of-the-art components to look for when | | | | cellular glyconutrients and trace minerals. They |
| shopping for skin-care solutions, and there are | | | | facilitate skin hydration as well as reinforcing the |
| many available (with no clear-cut "best" choice | | | | skin. Seaweed also has anti-inflammatory |
| among them). | | | | properties, toning, re-mineralizing and rejuvenating |
| Some ingredients found in Nature contain | | | | properties. |
| antioxidant powers that contribute to repair | | | | Algae, in its hundreds of existing forms, are |
| damaged cells and protect our organism against | | | | well-known antioxidant constituents and have |
| free radicals. Among them are glycerin and | | | | been around for a long time. Algae have anti-free |
| seaweed, mentioned below. | | | | radicals or antioxidant properties (Sources: Journal |
| Free Radicals Treated with Natural Ingredients | | | | of Agricultural Food Chemistry, February 2002, |
| Glycerin is a humectant. This implies it has the | | | | pages 840-845; and Annals of the New York |
| capability to capture water right from the air | | | | Academy of Sciences, 2004, pages 219-222). |
| bringing it closer to your skin and promotes the | | | | Furthermore seaweed component is odorless, |
| retention of water. It helps improve the skin's | | | | non-irritating and non-allergic. It promotes the |
| defences by filling the intercellular matrix and | | | | softness and moisture of both hair and skin. More |
| attracts just the right amount of water to keep | | | | specifically it impedes oxidative degeneration of |
| the skin's homeostasis whilst aiding the other skin | | | | collagen and hyaluronic acid, which in turn can help |
| lipids perform better. Glycerin is a derivative of | | | | to smoothe out wrinkles and fine lines: a nice |
| the saponification process of vegetable fatty | | | | anti-aging ability. |
| acids. | | | | An exceptional element in algae is Fucoidan, a |
| A wide range of ingredients help skin retain water | | | | type of glyconutrient that is being researched as |
| (moisture). Glycerin is one of the more typical and | | | | a especial type of nutraceutical. The main |
| effective water-binding agents used in cosmetics. | | | | effective component in Fucoidan is the fucose, |
| Some water-binding agents can mimic the skin's | | | | one of the eight essential biological sugars. It has |
| actual structure and can be of benefit in a | | | | been included in the diet of Okinawa inhabitants |
| formulation; these include phospholipids, fructose, | | | | for centuries and is attributed as one of the |
| ceramide, elastin, glycogen, hyaluronic acid, | | | | reasons why the region has one of the world's |
| collagen, sodium hyaluronate, lecithin, cholesterol, | | | | highest rates of longevity. |
| polysaccharides, glycosphingolipids, amino acids, | | | | |