Skin Care Insider

Researchers have found a peptide from a frog that can protect human skin from oxidative stress and UV light. Antioxidin-RL peptide is exciting not just because of its antioxidant effects, but because it’s even more stable than vitamin C, which can degrade quickly when exposed to light.

The neck is as vulnerable to UV exposure and other environmental pollutants as the face. The skin here is even thinner and more delicate than the skin on your face. It has trouble holding moisture and apparently loses collagen faster than our face. This creates the perfect storm for signs of aging: crepey skin, dryness, sagging, wrinkles, leathering, sunspots, and discoloration.

Researchers found that a simple supplement can help keep roughness in the skin from increasing over the winter months. The same supplement also helped keep skin thick, rather than letting it thin. These results indicate that the supplement helped the women stave off winter’s usual effects on the skin, keeping it strong and smooth.