The Anti-Aging Ingredient More Important Than Sunscreen

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Why a sunscreen with antioxidants isn't enough Dermatologists like Baumann, as well as founding dermatologist of the new website Sunscreenguide.com, Steven Wang, MD, agree that antioxidants in sunscreen don't do much. Many antioxidant ingredients are unstable, meaning they don't work very well after they're exposed to light and air (something that's pretty much inevitable with sunscreen). Even if the antioxidants in ... more 

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Why a sunscreen with antioxidants isn't enough Dermatologists like Baumann, as well as founding dermatologist of the new website Sunscreenguide.com, Steven Wang, MD, agree that antioxidants in sunscreen don't do much. Many antioxidant ingredients are unstable, meaning they don't work very well after they're exposed to light and air (something that's pretty much inevitable with sunscreen). Even if the antioxidants in sunscreen don't oxidize, it's hard for them to do their job when they're basically drowning in SPF ingredients. If you're trying save time, this isn't the right place to multitask. "You absolutely need to use an antioxidant serum underneath your sunscreen," says Baumann. "Sunscreens actually produce free radicals, so you need the serum to counteract that."

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