Idebenone which is now being used in some anti-ageing skin care products is a super antioxidant that helps get rid of those wrinkles that no woman likes to get as they grow older.
This super antioxidant has been around for a long time but it has only made its make on skin care products more recently with some skin care companies claiming that it is a new and totally cutting edge discovery. How can this antioxidant help your skin?
For twenty years, researchers carried out in-depth studies into the Coenzyme Q10. This vitamin-like natural compound is found in all aerobic organisms and plays a vital roll in cellular energy production as well as being a very effective antioxidant. During their research they came across idebenone which is closely related to CoQ10 but far more efficient at protecting cells from free radical damage which may happen due to reduced blood flow.
You might wonder what all this has to do with skin care? CoQ10 has shown that it improves wrinkles on skin and as such skin care companies looked at it much closer and discovered idebenone was a very good anti-wrinkle remedy.
Free radicals are the skins defence system against the sun’s ultraviolet rays and it is these that cause skin to wrinkle and show other signs of ageing. In order to combat these damaging molecules, chemists have developed this powerful topical cream that is stronger than natural antioxidants like vitamins C and E.
In February 2004 the results of the clinical trial were presented to the American Academy of Dermatology and this showed that idebenone was top of the list above vitamins C, E, coenzyme Q10, kinetin and alpha-lipoic acid.
Idebenone offers many benefits including shielding the skin from harmful environments damage, it improves the appearance of fine lines as well as wrinkles and it reduces dryness so skin texture is improved.
It is a well known fact that antioxidants help protect skin from free radical damage which is a natural process that occurs in every human body. Idebenon which is a powerful antioxidant stops this process by stabilizing free radicals and so they don’t kill off healthy cells in order to complete the process.
Idebenone is proving to be more that an anti-wrinkle cream as it is more of a skin protector. It is a superb anti-ageing phenomenon because not only does it block the process of ageing but it treats the effects too. In order to get the best results when using idebenone, it should be used with other sunblocks too.
The cost of idebenone is not cheap and is $120 an ounce but as with all anti-ageing products nothing will stop the signs of growing old completely, but this formula will certainly slow the process down by decreasing collagen breakdown and reducing inflammation.
It’s available in the following lotions:
-Prevage from Allergan.
-True Cosmetics Youth Revealing Complex.
-Radiance Revealing Complex.
-Revitol Anti Wrinkle Complex.
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