Antioxidants and the Skin 2nd Edition by Roger L. McMullen

Antioxidants and the Skin 2nd Edition by Roger L. McMullenBy: Roger L. McMullen Publisher: CRC Press Print ISBN: 9781315207254, 1315207257 other ISBN: 9781351798822, 1351798820 Edition: 2nd Copyright year: 2019This highly illustrated book brings together many concepts related to skin care and antioxidant usage in one convenient text. The second edition now contains the latest antioxidants being marketed, and an analysis of risks and benefits associated.Exposure to solar radiation, other environmental insults,and inflammation all produce reactive oxygen speciesand free radicals in skin. This imbalance of the redox stateis the root cause of many pathological diseases, includingskin cancer. That is why, for more than three decadesnow, researchers have diligently continued to explorethe use of antioxidants to mitigate the damage causedby reactive oxygen and free radical species. It is now awell-known fact that treatment of skin with antioxidantsis a clinically efficacious way to combat the perils of freeradical-induced skin damage. Early research exploitedthe benefits of common antioxidants, such as vitamins Eand C, to prevent photoaging, photoimmunosuppression,and photocarcinogenesis of skin. Accordingly, most skinpreparations launched in the marketplace during thatperiod contained these and other small molecule antioxidants,such as butylated hydroxytoluene or butylatedhydroxyanisole. More recently, research on the protectivebenefits of botanical extracts containing powerful phytoantioxidantsshed light on the advantages of this classof compounds in combating free radical damage in skin.As a result, phytoantioxidants are now much more prevalentin Today’s modern skin care preparations. One needonly look at the extensive list of botanicals on skin creamingredient labels currently on store shelves to see that thisis true. Additional ISBNs 9781138633568|9781315207254, 1138633569|1315207257, 9781138633568, 1138633569