For more information on the science of antioxidants, please find below a list of independent, peer-reviewed papers, published in medical journals.

Mariethoz E, Richard MJ, Polla LL, Kreps SE, Dall'Ava J, Polla BS
Oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in skin aging: environmental and adaptive factors.
Rev Environ Health. 1998;13(3):147-68.

Bickers DR, Athar M
Oxidative stress in the Pathogenesis of Skin Disease.
Invest Dermatol. 2006;126(12):2565-2575.

Svobodová A, Psotová J, Walterová D
Natural phenolics in the prevention of UV-induced skin damage.
Biomed Papers. 2003;147:137-145.

Burke KE
Photodamage of the skin: protection and reversal with topical antioxidants.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2004;3(3):149-155.

Baliga MS, Katiyar SK
Chemoprevention of photocarcinogenesis by selected dietary botanicals.
Photochem Photobiol. 2006;5:243-253.

Afaq F, Mukhtar H
Botanical antioxidants in the prevention of photocarcinogenesis and photoaging.
Exp Dermatol. 2006;15:678-684.

Katiyar SK, Ahmad N, Mukhtar H
Green tea and skin.
Arch Dermatol. 2000;136(8):989-94.

Mittal A, Elmets CA, Katiyar SK
Mittal A, Elmets CA, Katiyar SK. Dietary feeding of proanthocyanidins from grape seeds prevents photocarcinogenesis in SKH-1 hairless mice: relationship to decreased fat and lipidperoxidation.
Carcinogenesis. 2003;24(8):1379-1388.

Morazzoni P, Bombardelli E
Vaccinium myrtillus L.
Fitotherapia.1996;67(1):3-29.

Di Mascio P, Kaiser S, Sies H
Lycopene as the most efficient biological carotenoid singlet oxygen quencher.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 1989;274(2):532-538.

Ali RE, Rattan SI
Curcumin's biphasic hormetic response on proteasome activity and heat-shock protein synthesis in human keratinocytes.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006;1067:394-399.

Polla AS, Polla BS, Polla LL
Iron as the malignant spirit in successful ageing.
Ageing Res Rev. 2003;2(1):25-37.

Bissett DL, Chatterjee R, Hamon DP
Chronic ultraviolet radiation-induced increase in skin iron and the photoprotective effect of topically applied iron chelators.
Photochem Photobiol. 1991;54(2):215-223.

Polla BS, Polla-Tray AS, Pouillot A, Polla LL
Quand la limite inférieure est celle á atteindre: l'exemple du fer.
Biofutur. 274:32-35.

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