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