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Antioxidant Sunscreens

Certain antioxidant sunscreens provide additional protection against photoaging outside of their ability to block or absorb the sun's rays.

Kinerase Pro+ Daily Defense Lotion SPF 30 with Kinetin and Zeatin is an example of a modern dermatological antioxidant sunscreen, priced at US $140.00.

Although less expensive sunscreens tout antioxidant capacity, it is unlikely that they contain relevant concentrations of antioxidants.

If fresh, chemically stable up to the point of use and able to penetrate skin, certain antioxidants formulated in combination (or applied underneath) sunscreens are able to provide increased photoprotection and therefore protection against worsening rosacea symptoms.

Rosacea Oil-Free Antioxidant Daily Wear Sunscreen provides an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant sunscreen formula including:

Vitis Vinifera (Grape Seed) Polyphenols, Green Tea (Camellia Sinensis) Polyphenols, Glycine Soja (Soy) Isoflavones, Silymarin (Milk Thistle) Silybin and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C).

Unlike mass-produced sunscreens, the product is made freshly for each patient in the pharmacy and supplied in hermetically sealed packaging which includes an airless pump system.

The mode of production and supply of the sunscreen also allows for the elimination of paraben preservatives, which increase the burden of oxidative stress on skin and have been shown to heighten sun damage.

These two factors are extremely important in actually obtaining antioxidant protection from sunscreens because antioxidants are inherently unstable and prone to degradation when exposed to air.

Oxidized antioxidants may even be harmful.

For further information on oxidized antioxidant products, see Effects of Oxidized and Denatured Ascorbic Acid on Skin and the discussion surrounding Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Samples.

• About Rosacea Treatment
• Protect — Rosacea Sunscreens
• Moisturize — Rosacea Moisturizers
• Prevent — Rosacea Antioxidants
• Cleanse and De-Sensitize — Rosacea Cleansers and De-Sensitizing Mists
• The Most Basic of Recommendations for Rosacea Patients
• Antioxidants
• Anti-Aging
• A Protocol for "Confused" Skin
• Basal Cell Carcinoma (Skin Cancer) & Rhinophyma [April 2007]
• Rosacea: A Potential Complication of Skin Cancer Removal [April 2007]
• Rosacea Oil-Free Antioxidant Daily Wear Sunscreen SPF 30 — All Skin Types
• SPF 20 Rosacea Sunscreen Inquiry
• Flawed Sunscreen Use and Lost "Anti-Aging" Effects
• What is the best sunscreen for rosacea?
• Rosacea Anti-Inflammatory Clearing Serum — Evening Use
• Using Rosacea Specialist Serums
• Anti-inflammatory
• Rosacea Complete Sunscreen Set
• Complete Rosacea Skin Care Set For Normal to Dry Skin
• Complete Rosacea Skin Care Set For Normal to Combination or Oily Skin
• Silymarin (Milk Thistle)

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