| Idebenone (pronounced eedy-be-known), a super | | | | American Academy of Dermatology. They wanted |
| antioxidant, is now being used in select | | | | to find out which ingredient offered the best |
| anti-aging skin care products. That's good | | | | protection against free radicals. Well, it |
| news for you if you need to get rid of some | | | | was idebenone that finished first against |
| extra wrinkles that none of us can avoid as | | | | vitamin C, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, kinetin, |
| we grow older.While idebenone has been known | | | | and alpha-lipoic acid.The benefits of this |
| for a long time as a pharmaceutical agent, it | | | | ingredient include shielding skin from |
| has arrived to the realm of skin care only | | | | environmental damage, improving the |
| recently. In fact, some skin care companies | | | | appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and |
| claim it as a new, cutting-edge discovery. | | | | reducing dryness and smoothing skin |
| But, can it really benefit your skin?In the | | | | texture.Antioxidants help protect against the |
| 1970s and 1980s, researchers had been | | | | damage caused by free radicals in the |
| studying the potential of Coenzyme Q10 | | | | environment. Free radicals are unstable |
| (CoQ10), including its ability to improve | | | | compounds that occur naturally in the body |
| heart failure, reduce free radical damage and | | | | and try to stabilize by attaching to the |
| slow down certain neurological conditions. | | | | nearest normal cell. This results in a |
| CoQ10, a vitamin-like natural compound found | | | | chain-reaction because once the free radical |
| in all aerobic organisms, plays an important | | | | attaches to a healthy cell, it too becomes a |
| role in cellular energy production and is | | | | free radical in search of stabilization |
| also an effective antioxidant. Trying to | | | | causing cellular damage. Antioxidants, such |
| boost CoQ10's therapeutic effects, scientists | | | | as idebenone and others, stop this process by |
| synthesized and tested a variety of its | | | | donating a molecule to the free radical |
| chemical analogs and derivatives. Most of | | | | making it stable.But, you should know that |
| these derivatives were found ineffective or | | | | although idebenone is thought of as a wrinkle |
| unsafe. However, one of the few exceptions | | | | reducer, it is more of a skin protector. It |
| was idebenone.It is closely related to CoQ10 | | | | is a true antiaging phenomena because it |
| in its structure. However, idebnone is more | | | | blocks the causes of aging and treats its |
| effective than CoQ10 in protecting cells from | | | | effects. For best results, use it in addition |
| the free radical damage resulting from | | | | to a broad spectrum sunblock.However, this |
| reduced blood flow.What does all this have to | | | | all comes at a price. This wonderful |
| do with skin care? Recently CoQ10 has been | | | | ingredient is priced at up to $120 an ounce. |
| shown to improve skin wrinkles. Not | | | | As you know, nothing known to science will |
| surprisingly, some skin care companies | | | | erase all signs of aging, but this formula |
| decided that CoQ10 analogs might do a similar | | | | helps with its ability to decrease collagen |
| or better job. So, they found out that | | | | breakdown (which means less apparent wrinkles |
| idebenone was also a good anti-wrinkle | | | | and lines) and reduce inflammation.It's |
| remedy.It's important to realize that free | | | | available in the following lotions :-Prevage |
| radicals that form in the skin in response to | | | | from Allergan.-True Cosmetics Youth Revealing |
| the sun's ultraviolet rays are largely | | | | Complex.-Radiance Revealing Complex.-Revitol |
| responsible for wrinkling and other signs of | | | | Anti Wrinkle Complex.You can get these |
| aging. To fight these damaging molecules, | | | | products containing idebenone from |
| cosmetic chemists developed this topical | | | | Dermatologists' or Plastic Surgeons' offices, |
| antioxidant that's even more powerful than | | | | Spas, Fine Salons, or online.Your skin never |
| natural antioxidants such as vitamins C and | | | | had it so good!Ken Black is owner of Skin |
| E.Results of a clinical trial were presented | | | | care Reviews at a site with helpful skin |
| in February 2004 at the annual meeting of the | | | | care information. |