UNLOCKING THE POWER OF IN SKINCARE antioxidants

from Nelson Magazine - August 2023

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Antioxidants are naturally occurring compounds that help protect the skin’s cells from the damage caused by free radicals. Too many free radicals cause oxidative stress, which results in collagen breaking down, impairs the skins natural repair process and causes inflammation. It also disrupts the skin barrier and dysregulates the skins microbiome. By topically applying antioxidants you can help the skin look and feel healthier and younger. Owner of Eunoia Beauty, Kate Dyer, explains.

What are antioxidants?

An antioxidant is a molecule stable enough to donate an electron to a free radical without becoming destabilized itself. This process neutralizes the free radical, reducing its potential to cause harm. Antioxidants in skincare products work much like they do in our bodies. They form a defensive shield, neutralizing free radicals generated from environmental stressors like UV radiation and pollution. By neutralizing free radicals, antioxidants prevent premature skin aging and maintain skin health and vibrancy.

Utilizing the strength of antioxidants can dramatically transform your skincare regimen. These potent molecules serve as a formidable shield against skin-damaging free radicals, promoting healthy and youthful skin.

Incorporating antioxidants in your skincare routine

Many skincare products are abundant in antioxidants. Begin your day with a Vitamin C serum, follow it with a moisturizer infused with plant polyphenols and finish with a broad-spectrum sunscreen. In your night routine, incorporate a retinol product before your moisturizer.

While antioxidants are generally safe, some people may experience reactions, especially when combining several at the same time. It’s advised to perform a patch test or consult a dermatologist, especially when using potent substances like retinol. Additionally, antioxidants are just one piece of the holistic skincare puzzle. A balanced diet, adequate hydration, and good sleep are all required to complement your skincare routine. Remember, consistency is key, and patience is your friend in skincare journeys.

Popular antioxidants in skincare

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid): a water-soluble vitamin that aids in collagen production and improves hyperpigmentation, giving the skin a more even and brighter appearance.

Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide): is a powerful antioxidant that improves the skin’s texture and tone. It reduces fine lines, wrinkles and hyperpigmentation and exhibits antiinflammatory properties.

• Vitamin A (Retinol): Retinol boosts skin cell turnover, effectively stimulating collagen production and accelerating cell renewal and repair. It has proven effects at smoothing fine lines and wrinkles and improving skin tone and discoloration.

Resveratrol: known as the “longevity molecule” thanks to its impressive anti-aging abilities, this compound, found in red wine and berries, has potent anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects.

• Green tea: contains polyphenols which help to protect against free radical damage that can occur from oxidative stress, resulting from environmental factors, including pollution.

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It’s mid-winter and the Mako are back in the water. Tasman rugby fans across the nation, and there are a growing number, will be practising their “fins up” as both the Mako men’s and women’s teams dive headlong into another season of provincial rugby.

The men kick off their Bunnings Warehouse NPC premiership campaign at Nelson’s Trafalgar Park on Friday, August 4, against Otago while the women opened their bid for the Farah Palmer Cup [FPC] championship crown against the same opponent on July 22.

With the Rugby World Cup being staged in France later this year, the Mako men’s selectors have had to perform something of a juggling act.

World Cup squads will not be confirmed until late August, leaving questions over the availability of key players, who may or may not travel to France with either the All Blacks, Tongan, Fijian or Samoan sides. Consequently, a potent mix of international stars, Super Rugby players and club competitors were named earlier this month in an enlarged squad. Despite uncertainty over high-profile players such as David Havili, Leicester Fainga’anuku, Shannon Frizell, Ethan Blackadder and Finlay Christie, the Mako will still be able to field a side stacked with talent.

A backline comprising NZ under-20 stars Noah Hotham and Macca Springer, plus Super Rugby standouts Mitch Hunt, Alex Nankivell, Levi Aumua, Timoci Tavatavanawai plus returning stalwart Tom Marshall is an exciting proposition.

Up front, Quinten Strange, Pari Pari Parkinson, Anton Segner, Hugh Renton and Max Hicks will provide both experience and expertise, complementing a collection of front rowers able to match any in the competition.

With two home games - the second against Auckland in Blenheim on August 12 - to open their campaign, there is considerable optimism around the side’s ability to make a strong start and perhaps go on to repeat their premiership-winning efforts of 2019 –incidentally, also a World Cup year.

The Mako women are feeding in a different pool, hoping to make an impact in the second-tier FPC championship division.

The 2022 season represented something of a breakthrough for the Mako women, picking up two wins and reaching the quarterfinals, but coach Mel Bosman and her team will be keen to take things a

To get the inside goss on the Tasman Mako team and what our top rugby stars are really like, we went straight to the source. We asked the players to tell us which of their teammates are most likely to hog the mirror and who they’d be happy to have dating their sister. Here’s what we found out…

The joker of the team?

Tim O’Malley

Hogging the mirror before the game?

Receives the most fines?

Luca Inch

Not winning the award for the tidiest Mako?

Max Hicks

Most likely to represent the region in another sport?

Ryan Coxon (Golf)

Most superstitious on game day?

Mitch Hunt

Worst taste in music?

Sam Matenga

Strongest Mako?

Kershawl Sykes-Martin

The best prankster?

Tom Marshall

Mum of the team?

Quentin MacDonald

Most likely to watch the new Barbie movie?

Louie Chapman

Best nick name?

Hugh Renton (Tow Ball)

Happy for your sister to date?

Campbell Parata

Most impressive secret talent?

Graham Urquhart (Speed at answering questions)

Best fashion style?

Anton Segner

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