You may have heard of anti-oxidants before in some late night infomercial advertising anti-aging products. But what exactly are anti-oxidants? To be brief, anti-oxidants offset the effects that free radicals have on our skin. Many cosmetic products sold today do in fact contain anti-oxidants, however, they are contained in a form not conducive to aging prevention. Rather, they are contained within a specific cream to preserve it from spoiling. While this small amount of anti-oxidants does have an effect on your skin, it is usually short term.
Now that you know what anti-oxidants are and how they work, were going to talk about one of the more important anti-oxidants: Vitamin E. Many dermatologists believe that vitamin e surpasses all anti-oxidants in terms of importance. Vitamin e has proven to shield shells against the suns dangerous rays. Study upon study has led numerous scientists to conclude that vitamin e significantly reduces the harm which free radicals can wreak upon your sins sells. Its not too far of a reach to say that vitamin e can also help to protect you from cancer. Since the vitamin e reduces the effect that UV rays have on your skin, it lessens your...