PREVAGE® MD [1% Idebenone] anti-aging treatment is scientifically shown to be the most powerful antioxidant available in a skin care product today. PREVAGE® MD protects your skin from environmental stressors known to cause skin aging including UV light, air pollution, ozone , and cigarette smoke.The antioxidative power of PREVAGE® MD anti-aging treatment has been shown to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as skin roughness and dryness, and to even skin tone to restore youthful-looking skin.
How to optimize results with PREVAGE® MD
For best results, start low and go slow
- Start with a Skin Patch Test behind ear or on forearm, near the inside of your elbow
One pea-size amount covers the entire face and neck
- Week 1: once a day every other day
- Week 2: once a day every day
- Then build up to morning and night every day
- Recommended cosmetic sequence: cleanse, tone, apply PREVAGE® MD, moisturize, apply sunscreen, apply makeup
Environmental Protection Factor (EPF®),the measure of antioxidant protection
You are probably familiar with Sun Protection Factor or SPF, the measure of sunscreen protection. Sunscreens protect against UV radiation, but do not neutralize free radicals. You need to use a topical antioxidant to form a skin-protective shield distinct from SPF. For everyday protection, you need both high SPF and high EPF® on your skin. EPF® is the measure of effectiveness of an antioxidant shield.
In a clinical comparison with other commonly used antioxidants, the 1% concentration of idebenone found in PREVAGE® MD was proven to be more effective.1 These other antioxidants include kinetin (found in Kinerase®), coenzyme Q10 (found in products such as Q10 Advanced Wrinkle Reducer products from Nivea®), lipoic acid (found in N.V. Perricone M.D. Cosmeceuticals®), vitamin C, and vitamin E (both found in many anti-aging products).
Idebenone demonstrated the highest EPF® activity of any antioxidant tested: 95 out of 100. Idebenone is what makes PREVAGE® MD so effective.
The connection between oxidative stress and aging
Oxidative stress is a major cause of skin aging. It results from the buildup of destructive free radicals in the skin. The source of the free radicals may be external (from the environment, such as UV light, air pollution, ozone, cigarette smoke, and even oxygen) or internal (from cell activity).
The body does produce its own antioxidants that help keep free radicals in check. However, the level of oxidative stress in which we live is beyond what the body can handle. Left untreated, the result of accumulated free-radical damage in the skin is accelerated aging.
In skin, the signs of aging due to oxidative stress include wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and the loss of skin elasticity.
Protecting against free-radical damage in the skin
The effects of stressors on your skin cannot be combated with simple cleansing. To remove free radicals, you need a topical antioxidant like PREVAGE® MD anti-aging treatment, which helps protect against skin damage by chemically trapping and neutralizing each free radical it touches. Think of antioxidants as guardians of your skin cells, protecting them from free radicals and allowing the production of healthier cells.