Skin chemistry

Many factors go into having and keeping a healthy and glowing skin, including chemicals, vitamins, minerals and nutrients found in your body. Think free radicals, omega 3 and 6, proteins, glucose... Too much, not enough or unbalances between these elements can affect your skin. Read on to learn more about your skin's chemistry.

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  Free radicals: the body’s Jekyll and Hyde

  Free radicals are indispensable to how it functions. That being said, if you don't want to look older before your timen, you'll need to keep your body's free radicals in check! Too many of them can contribute to premature skin ageing, and we don't want any of that, do we?
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  Good food, great skin!

  Food rich in selenium, beta-carotene and vitamin E protects skin by combating free radicals. Included in your diet or taken as food supplements, certain vitamins and minerals can help to keep your skin looking great all year round.
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  Glycation: a chemical reaction that contributes to skin ageing

  What does this weird word glycation mean? It’s close in spelling to the word glucose, and this should come as no surprise, as glycation results from the body’s response to sugar, which the ubiquity of “junk food” has made increasingly significant. Read on and learn more about this phenomenon and...
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