Antioxidants
Everything in the world, including human beings, are made of molecules, which are made of atoms, and atoms are made of pairs of electrons. In the skin, free radicals develop when an atom is missing an electron; they damage the skin by trying to take an extra electron from the molecules that make up the skin. This causes damage to our skin’s collagen fibres and DNA which can speed up skin aging in the form of brown spots, redness, spider veins, fine lines, wrinkles, and loose skin.
Your answer to neutralizing free radicals are antioxidants! Antioxidants donate an electron to a free radical so the free radical does not rob it from the skin’s atoms. Antioxidants are really protecting your collagen and DNA repair, which is the best form of anti-aging!
Topical antioxidants include vitamin C, vitamin A and vitamin E in serum and lotion formulations that can penetrate deep into the skin layers to neutralize free radicals and prevent skin damage. Apply to the face and neck (any left over rub on the backs of your hands) once or twice a day after you clean your skin and before you apply moisturizer and SPF.