Health + Wellness — vitamin a

Every day, just from breathing, eating, and normal cell activity, your body generates unstable molecules called free radicals. Left unchecked, they damage skin cells and accelerate visible aging. Antioxidants are your body's defense against this — and for skin specifically, they're one of the most researched categories of ingredients in skincare and nutrition. Here's what antioxidants for skin actually do, where to get them, and how they fit into a broader skin-health routine. What Are Antioxidants? As discussed in our article on what free radicals are [EXISTING LINK], the very act of living — breathing, eating, building and breaking down...

Check the label of your sunscreen or sunblock for both the active and inactive ingredients. It’s best if your sunscreen contains only the active ingredient zinc oxide (it may also contain titanium dioxide). But if your topical sunscreen/sunblock has any of the following toxic chemicals it could actually be doing more harm than good! Here’s a list of some of the sunscreen ingredients to avoid: Avobenzone (Parsol 1789, Eusolex 9020, Escalol 517) Oxybenzone (benzophenone-3, Eusolex 4360, Escalol 567) Dioxybenzone (benzophenone-8) Octocrylene Sulisobenzone (benzophenone-4) Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (ensulizole) Homosalate Cinoxate PABA (4-Aminobenzoic acid, para-aminobenzoic acid) Padimate O (OD-PABA, octyldimethyl PABA, Escalol...