Antiaging Skin Care
Does Green Tea Help?
Even with so much information on antiaging skin care and green tea out there, it's hard to work out how green tea helps
First- why does aging happen?
Aging is caused by free radical damage which happens everyday, through our normal activities such as eating, breathing and exercising.
What are free radicals exactly?
Free radicals are atoms which are formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules. Free radicals are reactive and can damage cell DNA, or cell membranes.Free radicals can damage cells so they can’t function, or cause the cells to die.
How do antioxidants stop aging?
Antioxidants are substances which protect cell tissues from the damaging effects of oxygen. Antioxidants are able to neutralize free radicals before they can do harm.
So we are so often told by health and beauty professionals to consume a diet rich in antioxidants and put on skin care creams boosted with antioxidants.
Green tea fits into this, by being a powerful source of antioxidants.
The active components in green tea are antioxidants called polyphenols (catechins).
Green tea contains one particularly potent catechin known as epigallocatechin (EGCG). EGCG is said to contain 25-100 times more antioxidants than Vitamins C and E. Green tea catechins make up 30% of the dry weight of green tea leaves.
Which is bettter for antiaging skin care black tea or green tea?
All teas contain antioxidants, however green tea contains significantly more due to the different processing methods. In the processing of green tea, the leaves are steamed and not exposed to oxygen.
When black tea leaves are processed they are fermented and exposed to oxygen.This process means the leaves lose much of their goodness and makes green tea the most healthful of the two.
To find out more about the health benefits of green tea just click here.
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