If you often pay attention to plant extracts, you will find that the three words antioxidant appear very frequently in the function. We often see products with antioxidant effects, such as olive extract, tomato extract, grape seed extract, etc. Wait.
So what does the so-called antioxidant mean?
Antioxidant refers to the abbreviation of antioxidant free radicals, English Anti-Oxidant. The human body continuously generates free radicals in the human body due to continuous contact with the outside world, including: breathing, external pollution, radiation exposure and other factors. Scientific research has shown that cancer, aging or other diseases are mostly associated with the production of excess free radicals. Antioxidant is any substance that can effectively inhibit the oxidation reaction of free radicals in the presence of low concentrations. Its mechanism of action can be to directly act on free radicals, or indirectly consume substances that are prone to free radicals to prevent further reactions.
The three products listed above:
Olive Extract: Oleuropein, one of the main components of olive extract, also has strong antioxidant activity in vitro, and its strong antioxidant activity comes from its adjacent dihydroxy-substituted structure, that is, it can bind to Superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, nitric oxide free radicals and nitro free radicals to scavenge free radicals.
Tomato Extract: Lycopene in tomato extract is one of the strongest antioxidants found in plants, which can scavenge free radicals and is 100 times more effective than vitamin E.
Grape Seed Extract: Proanthocyanidins in grape seeds can effectively remove excess free radicals in the human body, and have super anti-aging and immune-enhancing effects.
What's the point of antioxidants? The various effects can be summed up in the following points:
1. Slow down aging
2. Delay skin aging and enhance skin activity
3. Prevent chronic diseases
4. Protect eyesight
The next time you see the effect of antioxidants, you will know what it means.
