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Pollution and Aging: Antioxidants for Skin
By: Jean-Francois Nicolay and Christophe Paillet, Exsymol S.A.M.
Posted: November 4, 2011, from the August 2001 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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- August 2001 issue, pg 37
- 6 pages
Article Keywords:
- cutaneous aging
- pollution
- cell membrane
- lipid hydroperoxides
- toxic aldehydes
- second toxic messengers
- pseudodipeptides
- lipid peroxidase-like activity
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Among the numerous pathways and mechanisms involved in the complex phenomenon of aging, recent findings have designated oxidative processes as a major extrinsic cause.1, 2 Our skin is exposed daily to environmental stresses such as pollutants or UVB radiation that induce a number of oxidative insults primarily to the biological membranes of skin cells.
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