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CoQ10 Emerges as the New Beauty Antioxidant

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is rapidly becoming a more popular antiaging ingredient in skin care.

Researchers Find High Antioxidant, Antiaging Activity in White Tea

White tea surprised researchers when they found the extract to inhibit collagenase and elastase activity, in addition to having a high phenolic content.

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Sweet Potatoes: Uber Tubers Packing an Antioxidant, Antimicrobial Punch

Sweet potatoes have risen in rank as consumers realize not just their nutritional, but overall health benefits. So if Aunt Mary passes them your way at dinner, try a dollop.

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Protective Powder for Anti-wrinkle, Antioxidant Effects

Sederma has engineered a lyophilized plant cell culture extract to impart anti-aging and anti-pollution benefits to powder products.

Quercetin and Berry Polyphenols from Solabia for Antioxidant and Anti-acne Benefits

Solabia utilized polyphenols to create the two actives that it will launch at in-cosmetics 2013, a quercetin derivative to protect skin from oxidative stress and a berry juice to inhibit sebum oxidation.

Skin Firming Properties Reported in Indian Gooseberry

Natural amla is an antioxidant super fruit that has been used for its health food benefits and, in ayurvedic tradition, as a tonic. Studies also show that its beta-glucogallin content is a more powerful antioxidant than ascorbic acid.

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Red and White Wine Steeped in Anti-aging Potential

A study published in Antioxidants reveals the antioxidant and anti-aging skin care potential of red and white wine extracts.

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Sabinsa Cosmetics’ LactoSporin

An extract from a probiotic strain that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits.

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Slow Men's Skin Aging with Naolys Active

The natural ingredient harnesses the antioxidant and firming properties of sequoia trees to reduce signs of aging, such as wrinkles.

Patent Picks—Melanin Stimulator, Broad-spectrum Antioxidant, AHA Boost to BHA Solubility and More

Patent Picks are taken from publicly available sources, and cover recent patents issued or patent applications in cosmetics, personal care and peripheral markets. This edition features technologies related to skin care actives.

EPS Revive provides antioxidant, moisturizing and anti-aging activities for skin.

Yemoja Revives Skin with EPS-Revive Microalgae Bioactive

The active provides antioxidant, moisturizing and anti-aging activities for skin.

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Rosamox: Rosemary As Never Experienced Before

The use of antioxidants to stabilize personal care formulations and to offer skin protection from free radical damage has become mainstream. The challenge is to choose the right antioxidant. What about having this as your go-to antioxidant: sunflower seed oil and rosemary leaf extract? Intriguing, isn’t it?

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Moon Juice's Beauty Shroom Exfoliating Acid Potion

This toner pairs an exfoliating acid blend with moisturizing and antioxidant botanical ingredients, such as reishi mushrooms and honeysuckle, in order to encourage cell turnover.

In the last two years, Gattefossé has developed two bioactive ingredients, Eyeglorius and Noxifense, from underutilized sea buckthorn leaves.

Gattefossé Prepares to Launch Noxifense: an Upcycled Bioactive for Fighting Oxi-inflammation

Noxifense focuses on skin sensitivity care, utilizing specific flavonoids for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.

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Mushrooms, Mackerel Mucus and Gold: Antioxidants in the Literature

Cosmetic antioxidants are positioned to grow by US $17.81 billion from 2019-2023. With consumers "hot on the trail" for these ingredients, we offer the following brief literature review of antioxidant-related research.

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Chemyunion Launches Ingredient with Mitochondrial Protecting Properties

Chemyunion’s latest ingredient helps improve skin micro-surface and promotes corneocyte regeneration with its antioxidant properties, helping reduce the appearance of age.

Garden Cress Sprouts to Whiten Skin

Mibelle Biochemistry has sourced Swiss garden cress sprouts to introduce a liposomal preparation that is a powerful antioxidant phytonutrient for whitening products.

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Green Tea EGCG: Now with Moisture Benefits

The powerful antioxidant properties of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) from green tea are legendary. What's not are their skin-hydrating and moisturizing benefits, as new findings from AmorePacific and Sungkyunkwan University, in Korea, suggest.