antioxidants

  • Is Astaxanthin The Most Powerful Antioxidant Of All?

    Some people like fish. I’m not one of those people. I like chocolate. It tastes better. And it’s just as good for you. Especially when it contains fish. I know, ewww! Let me start again. Salmon, shrimps and lobster (I know they’re not all fish, but you get the point) are so healthy because they […]

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    My Vitamin C Serum Has Turned Brown! Can I Still Use it?

    What’s that yellow tinge in my serum? I swear it wasn’t there yesterday. What’s going on?! Yep, your vitamin C serum is a magician. It can change colour and go from clear to yellow all the way to brown. Ain’t that cool? Not really. That’s Vitamin C’s way of warning you it’s stopped working. Oops! […]

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    Do Stem Cells In Cosmetics Really Work?

    Have you heard? Stem cells can literally regenerate your skin. Rumour has it that if your skin is wrinkled and damaged, you just need to put an apple stem cell on it for your skin to grow back young and healthy. Sounds like science fiction? It is. Stem cells sound like the best thing since […]

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    5 Things You Need To Know About Antioxidants

    You know that antioxidant serum you’re using? It probably doesn’t work. Antioxidants are delicate things. You can’t just put one in a pretty bottle and expect it to get rid of your wrinkles. Things are a little more complicated than that. If you want to effortlessly pick an antioxidant serum that really works you need […]

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    How do antioxidants work?

    I can’t get enough of antioxidants. If a serum or moisturizer isn’t loaded with them, chances are I won’t even give it a second look. Antioxidants are your skin’s police force. They patrol your body looking for free radicals felons ready to form wrinkles, give you dark spots and inflame your skin. Once they get […]

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    4 Skincare Uses For Olive Oil: How Does It Benefit Skin?

    Disclaimer: I’m Italian = biased. I was raised on olive oil. In Italy, it’s the only oil you use for cooking. You drizzle it on everything. Salads, bruschetta, pizza… Don’t even get me started on people who use canola oil or vegetable oil. Like, no. Please, get yourself a bottle of olive oil. It’ll change […]