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The Skins Oxidative Stress And Sea Buckthorn
By Claudia Budu Ph.D.
Our skin suffers daily from oxidative stress (action of active oxygen radicals). UV rays, pollution, smoking and internal stress are principal factors in creating them. These free radicals are highly reactive and toxic and can start a chain reaction under the skin's surface, inducing skin damage.
Antioxidants are compounds, which neutralize the free radicals using different mechanisms. The best-known natural antioxidants are vitamin C, vitamin E, beta- carotene and selenium. Scientific studies have shown that topical vitamin C, decrease the number of abnormal 'sun burn' cells and reduce UV damage to DNA.
As vitamin C protect the aqueous environment of the skin, vitamin...
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