This Ingredient Is An Under-The-Radar Hero For Aging Skin

If signs of aging are your main complexion concerns, you'll likely come across a few common players as you fill your skin care arsenal. Topical retinol, of course, is the gold standard for healthy skin aging; vitamin C is also essential for collagen production; and peptides have certainly proven their worth when it comes to improving hydration and firmness.* 

It's true! When used in topical applications, astaxanthin (a potent carotenoid found in microalgae) was found to be 6,000 times stronger than vitamin C and 550 times stronger than green tea catechins. Beyond its purpose as a free-radical fighter, this carotenoid has been clinically shown to improve skin hydration, elasticity, and smoothness1 after six to eight weeks of oral consumption.* Talk about a workhorse ingredient.

That's why mindbodygreen used a premium algal-sourced form of astaxanthin called AstaReal® when formulating our beloved cellular beauty+. This powerhouse carotenoid has been clinically researched and shown to reduce fine lines and age spots2 after six to 16 weeks.* This blend also comes with plant-sourced ceramides (called phytoceramides), which have also been clinically shown to significantly increase skin hydration3, elasticity, and smoothness.* There's also ubiquinol CoQ10 to promote skin cell "cleanup" (aka, getting rid of debris) and rejuvenation, plus polyphenol-containing pomegranate whole-fruit extract for photoprotection.*