Jun 20, 2022 –

Antioxidants: Power or Lack of Power?

Even during the skin's normal metabolism, but especially in stressful situations such as sun exposure, stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, or even recreational drugs, aggressive players, so-called oxygen radicals, are constantly and repeatedly created. They have lost an electron, which makes them aggressive.

Since they won't rest until they've replaced their lost electron with a newly acquired one, they go to work brutally, "stealing" an electron from any nearby neighbor. This could be a DNA molecule, a protein, or any molecule in the cell membrane, which in turn is severely damaged by the electron theft. The resulting damage can lead to accelerated skin aging and skin cancer and is also known as "oxidative stress ."

Fortunately, the skin contains potent antagonists that provide the oxygen radicals with an electron without them having to "steal" one. These antagonists are called antioxidants . That is, the oxygen radicals are the bad guys, and the antioxidants are the good guys.

The pool of antioxidants found in the skin includes, among others, the powerful antioxidant vitamins C and E. These typically enter the skin through the diet. However, scientific studies show that the skin's antioxidant capacity can be significantly increased through local external application of vitamins C and E, which provides potent skin protection and is therefore beneficial.

Effective antioxidants are vitamins A, C and E, which are included as essential ingredients in the TetCode4 series.