Grape Fruit Distillate
* distillate of the concord grape. This is a very mild anti-oxidant that is naturally
in the grape skin itself. It also imparts the scent to this product. Grapeseed Extract
* rich in polyphenols
* research shows that grape seed extract may help to prevent or control damage
to body cells that is caused by drugs, pollution, tobacco, and other toxins.
* a new study suggests Grapeseed extract may help skin wounds heal faster and
with less scarring * believed to help maintain the skin's elasticity Hyaluronic Acid
* humectant that can hold up to 1,000 x it's own weight in water retention
which in turn contributes to our skin maintaining a more youthful
and 'plumped' appearance Resveratrol
* resveratrol functions [in plants] as a phytoalexin, a substance produced by
plants that can inhibit the growth of infecting fungi or other pathogens. As a
'neutraceutical' [], Resveratrol [which offers the dark brown look to this serum],
presents itself with anti-viral, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and
neuroprotective activities which fights the degradation of cell functioning
to fight the free-radicals Lecithin
* emulsifier L-Carnosine
* consists of two amino acids, alanine and histidine. Such combinations of amino acids
are known as dipeptides. Like other amino acids and dipeptides, L-carnosine
is a protein building block.
* l-carnosine is good for trapping chemicals and turning them into lipofuscin
[which is the brown waste material deposited in skin and nerve cells that is \
commonly called "age spots." Lipofuscin is made of free radical damaged
proteins and fats.
* anti-oxidant properties that also fight the invaders causing cell degradation Optiphen
* preservative
** this serum is excellent to use before a Vitamin C serum as it helps the
cells to accept/absorb the Vitamin C to protect them from the
free-radicals that actually bind themselves to the cells and destroy
the cellular structur
