Top 5 Antioxidant Ingredients Your Skin Needs

Vitamin C
(Ascorbic Acid, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Calcium Ascorbate, and Ascorbyl Palmitate)

Main Benefits: 

• Helps protects against sun damage
• Reduces hyperpigmentation
• Brightens complexion
• Protects against pollution and other free radicals
• Promotes collagen and elastin production
• Evens skin tone
• Reduces wrinkles

Who should use Vitamin C: It is recommended for all skins but extremely sensitive skin and oily skin should experiment with different formulations to find the most suitable one.

Top Tip about Vitamin C: Pair it with Ferulic Acid, Phloretin, Silymarin, or Vitamin E to maximize its effects.

Best-Selling Vitamin C Products:

Retinol - Vitamin A
(Retinol, Retinaldehyde, Retinyl Palmitate, Retinyl Retinoate, All-trans Retinoic Acid)

Main Benefits:

• Improves acne and acne scars
• Softens fine lines and wrinkles
• Fades dark spots and other signs of sun damage (photoaging)
• Improves uneven skin texture
• Treats melasma and other types of hyperpigmentation
• Improves large pores caused by acne, oily skin, or collagen loss
• Helps speed up cellular turnover to keep pores unclogged

Who should use it: Everyone that can tolerate Retinol should use it (Not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women). A sunscreen must be used when using Retinol.

How often should you use it: Most people should use it once on clean skin in the evening. Once acclimated you can increase it to twice a day. First-time retinol users start slowly, twice a week or every couple of days - reduce usage if irritation occurs. Build tolerance until you can use it every day.

Tip about Retinol: Build your tolerance to a strong 1% Retinol and avoid drug store products that do not list the amount included.

Retinol Use Tip: Dry your skin thoroughly before applying a retinol product.

Best-Selling Retinol Products:

Vitamin E
(Alpha-Tocopherol, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopheryl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Linoleate, Tocopheryl Linoleate/Oleate, Tocopheryl Nicotinate, Tocopheryl Succinate, Potassium Ascorbyl Tocopheryl Phosphate, Sodium Tocopheryl Phosphate, Tocopherol Phosphate)

Main Benefits:

• Protects and strengthens skin barrier
• Moisturizes
• Helps neutralize free radicals
• Helps tighten and firm the look of the skin
• Soothes Skin
• Protects from the sun when used with Vitamin C

Who should use it: Most skin types do well with Vitamin C, but it can be tricky on acne-prone and oily skin.

Top Vitamin E Tip: Keep it away from sunlight to avoid oxidation.

Best-Selling Vitamin E Products:

Green Tea
(Epigallocatechin gallate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis, Camellia Oleifera)

Main Benefits:

• Soothes and protects the skin
• Reduces sebum
• Reduces puffiness
• Help the skin protect itself against damage from UV rays and air pollution
• Antibacterial and astringent

Who should use Green Tea: Everyone can benefit from the powerful yet gentle benefits.

Green Tea Tip: The concentration of this ingredient is very important, avoid drug store products.

Best-Selling Green Tea Products:

Vitamin B3 - Niacinamide
(3-Pyridinecarboxamide, Nicotinic Amide, Nicotinamide, Niacinamide, and Nicotinic Acid Amide)

Main Benefits:

• Protects against oxidative stress
• Improves skin tone and texture
• Strengthens skin barrier
• Brightens skin and treats hyperpigmentation
• Minimizes redness and blotchiness
• Regulates oil production
• Helps minimize enlarged pores

Who should use it: Anyone that wants brighter, more youthful skin. Also great on red and sensitive skin.

Niacinamide Tip: Pair it with Hyaluronic Acid to double hydration without increasing oil!

Best-Selling Niacinamide Products: