How do antioxidant products benefit the skin? Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) that only bioavailable type of Vitamin C that can be utilized the skin’s surface provides many advantages to the skin. Other antioxidants such as Vitamin E (tocopherol acetate), ascorbic acid, grapeseed extract, ascorbyl palmitate, Idebenone (Ubiquinone “the super antioxidant”), Alpha lipoic acid, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A),CoQ10, and Lutein. These antioxidants help fight free-radical damage in the skin a result of UV radiation, pesticides, air pollution, and other environmental conditions. Free radicals are considered to be the most active compounds in the aging process. They damage DNA, the cellular membrane and the connective tissue components of the dermis, particularly collagen. This results in cellular damage, alterations in the structure of the cellular membrane, and decreased skin elasticity and pliability. Free radicals can also impact the Langerhans cells, diminishing the efficacy of the skin’s immune system. Antioxidants counteract the destructive effect of free radical activity. They can be systemically or topically incorporated to help reduce the free radical effect by decomposing the free radicals into compounds against which the body has defenses.