Sunday, April 13, 2008

Antioxidants and skin care products-Is it a media hype or Wonder drug?

Are you confused over the hype created by the antioxidants and skin care products? Do you know it is the new entry into the anti aging products and its makers are making heaps of money? More and more individuals are using antioxidant based skin care products.

Every body wants to look young. It is this dream that profits a lot of companies marketing antioxidants and skin care products.

As a fact, do you believe, antioxidants are inadequate to eliminate wrinkles and fine lines? Aging is a natural process. As you grow old your skin thickness will increase. You will lose gradually elasticity of the skin..

The losing of elasticity of the skin is unavoidable. So any of these antioxidants skin care products can not help in restoring the elasticity of the skin. You should know any of these antioxidant skin care products can not help in restoration of iron and vitamins in the skin.

The studies about the antioxidants itself is misleading. Most of the researchers agree that antioxidants do not prevent heart diseases, or cancers, and they can not increase life span of individuals. It is also not been proven that antioxidants and skin care products helps in anti-ageing.

So what you can do? Instead of wasting money and your time on antioxidants skin care products, you can go for a diet, rich in fruits and vegetables. And if you are smoking, avoid it. So taking antioxidants skin care products for anti-aging of your facial skin is not yet proven or supported by science.

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