Antioxidant
Jan Marini’s Antioxidant Line is the careful creation of many hours of intense research on the interaction between antioxidants and free radicals. Free radicals are typically oxygen molecules that have unpaired electrons. The free radicals seek to find some other molecule to bind to, to relieve the stress of the unpaired electron. This chain reaction of borrowing another molecule’s electron is seen visibly in the signs of premature aging and skin damage. On the molecular level, it can even cause DNA damage and cell death. This damage can accumulate over time and most research today claims it is the reason that skins loses its elasticity and ability to produce collagen, resulting in a tired and aging appearance.
Much of this damage can come from environmental stressors, like sun damage. Sun exposure leads to the creation of free radicals and the premature aging of the skin. For that reason, many of the products in the Jan Marini Antioxidant Line seek to reduce this effect by adding sunscreen to their products. The Antioxidant Daily Face Protectant is a sunscreen with SPF 30, which is waterproof. They also offer another sunscreen which is lightly tinted called Daily Face Protectant Tinted. It has an iron oxide mineral tint added to it and can be used as a lightweight foundation cream for the summer that is skin-friendly and sun-protecting. For total body care, Jan Marini also offers the Body Block SPF 30 too.
To address the lack of moisture that can result from sun and wind exposure, Jan Marini developed the Skin Silk Protecting Hydrator. The antioxidants in this cream not only protect the skin, but also address the collagen and elasticity loss due to too many free radicals. It is suitable for even skin, which tends to be oily, and is said to give a velvety finish to the skin. Finally, if you’ve already suffered a lot of damage from free radicals, Jan Marini offers the Recover-E formula that can be applied and worn at night to increase your radical-scavenging capabilities. This jar is shock full of vitamins that are powerful antioxidants and known to work well to rejuvenate the skin.