Wrinkles Said To Be Reduced By Plant-Based Antioxidant

New details have emerged suggesting a new method for fighting skin wrinkles.

This reportedly has been developed at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences and was created by Dr. Orit Bossi in her doctoral research at the university, who succeeded in isolating a plant-based antioxidant that delays the aging process by countering the breakdown of collagen fibers in the skin.

Background investigation into depicts that Dr. Bossi conducted her research under the supervision of Zecharia Madar, the Karl Bach Professor of Agricultural Biochemistry at the Hebrew University, and Prof. Shlomo Grossman of Bar-Ilan University.

Experts have long noted that antioxidants operate against free radicals which cause a breakdown of many tissues in the body, including the skin.

Very tellingly, when found in small quantities in the body, free radicals are not harmful and are even involved in various physical processes.

However, it is noteworthy of mention that when there is an excess of free radicals as occurs during normal aging or as a result of excessive exposure to ultra-violet radiation from the sun, the result, among other things, is a breakdown of the collagen and elastin fibers in the skin. When this happens, there is a loss of skin elasticity and the formation of wrinkles.

Or as Dr. Bossi aptly puts it: "A problem with many of the commercial antioxidants found today in the market that are said to retard the aging process is that they oxidize quickly and therefore their efficiency declines with time, Vitamin C, for example, oxidizes rapidly and is sensitive to high temperatures. This is also true of the antioxidant EGCG which is found in green tea, and vitamin E. As opposed to these, the antioxidant which I used in my research is able to withstand high temperatures, is soluble in water, and does not oxidize easily and thus remains effective over time."

At this stage, she is looking towards a new generation of cosmetic products which will not only fight against wrinkles but will be more effective against deeper levels of skin wrinkles than current products.

On a concluding note, it should be stressed that as of the time of this report, Dr. Bossi did not reveal the plant source she used to derive the antioxidant, since the research is in the process of being patented.

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