Can antioxidants make you look younger?

Can taking or using products with antioxidants really make you look younger?  Which ones work?

1 answer to “Can antioxidants make you look younger?”

A: Antioxidants can help but their effect is controversial

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
By Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD - Virginia Beach Dermatologist

In my view  antioxidants do work to help keep the skin young. However, this is another area in which the marketing is way ahead of the scientific literature.The theory is that the sun and external toxins (air pollution, smoke etc.) place our skin and bodies under oxidative stress. It does this by... more

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