3 Ingredients That Can Encourage Skin Longevity, From A Derm

The skin care routine you follow at 15 will naturally differ from the one you use at 25, which will vary from your ritual at 55. How come? Well, just like your physical body as a whole, your skin calls for different aid at different life stages. 

First up, we have resveratrol. "This key healthy ingredient from red grapes is what I call 'the master anti-ager,' based on the basic science research demonstrating that organisms who take it live longer1," says board-certified dermatologist Macrene Alexiades, M.D., Ph.D., founder of MACRENE actives.

"As one of the earliest theoretical researchers in the field of DNA repair, I identified several sea plant sources that provide this protection and cure of aging in high concentrations, and the algaes, red and blue, serve this role," Alexiades explains. 

Antioxidants are a crucial part of any skin care routine, but they're especially important for aging skin. See, when your skin is open to the elements (UV exposure, pollution, and so on), it can enter a state of oxidative stress. 

When that state is prolonged, that's when you'll see fine lines and wrinkles coming in at a quicker rate. So you need to incorporate antioxidants to fend off those free radicals, but Alexiades notes that green tea extract is a one-of-a-kind type of antioxidant.