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We hear so much in advertisings and write ups these days about Free Radicals…
But what exactly are these Free Radicals?
The real name is Reactive Oxygen Species.
Remember basic Chemistry atoms, molecules and electrons?? This always fascinated the heck out of me..
Well.. anyway, atoms or molecules with an unpaired electron makes them really really unstable and reactive. The oxygen molecule is necessary for the organisms survival…this molecule is the main producer of free radicals in the body..
Internally free radicals are made by metabolic reactions. … but externally (on our skin) they are the result of pollution, unhealthy life style, including( drugs, non prescription as well as prescribed), alcohol, soda pops, caffeine, and environment such as weather conditions, uv radiation and pesticides….. there is probably others I’m forgetting here.. but you get the general idea…. Follow here?
Our ability to protect our skin naturally lessens with age.. Free radicals are blamed for being the major cause of our aging process as they are the most active compound in the aging process..… The result of these radicals is cellular damage.. They damage our DNA which is our cellular membrane and the connective tissue in our dermis and decreases the elasticity.. They really attack our collagen. And we need our collagen to keep the skin pliable and smooth and firm…
So this is what I say to Free Radicals.. ……..
In a little bit we will look at Free Radical Scavengers.. Why they are in products and what kind we need!!!
Better known as Anti-oxidents…
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