What are Anti-oxidants and where can they be found in Nura’s products?
Antioxidants are potent natural UV protectants, and specific sources of them may be helpful for protecting against accelerated skin aging due to UV exposure. Short bouts of exposure is all that is needed for direct UV light to activate two enzymes that catalyze the degradation of the skin’s collagen matrix. – “collagenase” and “elastase”
Here are three potent anti-oxidants found in Nura’s Skin Essential collection:
Triple Tea extract (Green, White and Honeybush Tea) – inhibits these two “aging” enzymes, “collagenase” and “elastase” and protecting against early wrinkle formation. In addition, White Tea provides the highest degree of antioxidants giving an even greater protection from sun-induced oxidation, Triple Tea Extract is found in:
Radiance Cream Cleanser
Vitamin C & Peptide Serum
Renewal Night Oil Complex
Moisturising Hand Cream).
Pomegranate Extract & Oil – helps maintain and improve collagen, reducing inflammation and forestalling further sunlight damage (photo aging) after exposure. Furthermore, it is an effective in treating melasma (brown spots) and other hyper pigmentation problems. Pomegranate is found in:
Vitamin C & Peptide Serum
Renewal Night Oil Complex
Rice Bran Extract (Gamma Oryzanol) – Recent research demonstrated its ability to slow the progress of melanin pigmentation by intercepting the ultraviolet rays at the skin’s surface and hindering their transmission. It is also able to protect skin lipids from oxidation, and is used to prevent age spots, and darkening of the skin, slow down the process of collagen degradation, thus resulting in thicker and smoother skin. Rice Bran Extracts is found in
Vitamin C & Peptide Serum (30ml)
Vitamin + Day Cream (Balancing & Moisturising (50ml)
Moisturising Hand Cream (50ml)
Our intention in the not too distant future is to formulate our own natural user friendly sunscreen that will work in synergy with our Skin Essential Collection.
Do remember to apply a sunscreen – DAILY – face, neck chest and backs of hands, even on cloudy days those UVA & UVB can still cause irreparable damage. |
