Can you believe that we're already twenty percent of the way through the 21st Century? Seems like just yesterday we were fretting over pre-millennial anxieties, many of which feel almost charmingly nostalgic by comparison to the world we live in now.

Yet the new century is chugging right along, and with it, some decidedly new-century challenges.

One of those problems is pollution.

We've been hearing about it since we were children and despite a lot of talking, the problem doesn't seem to be getting any better. In fact, at this point, the issue of pollution is becoming so concentrated that we're seeing the rise of skincare products and routines designed to specifically address this growing concern.

What You Need to Know About Anti-Pollution Skin Care

Currently, there have been a number of studies that link pollution to some of the most common skin challenges, these being: acne, physical aging, and inflammation.

When we are talking about pollution in the environment, we're really talking about exposure to free radicals. As we've said before, free radicals are molecules with unpaired electrons. They steal electrons from other molecules they encounter causing oxidative stress. Free radicals come into existence through a wide variety of chemical interactions, some of which are healthy and perfectly natural.

For instance: Did you know your body creates its own free radicals? You might think that sounds terrible, why would your body produce something that harms you? Well, your body also produces its own antioxidants in such a measure to counter the free radicals you produce. That's nature for you!

The problem comes from an imbalance between the free radical production of your body and the antioxidants that counter them. This imbalance can be brought about by, you guessed it, the pollution floating through your environment. Particulates in the environment can carry free radicals and lead to more oxidative stress than your body is prepared to handle on its own.

This concern is especially pressing if you live in a city, surrounded by automobiles. 

How to Protect Your Skin From The Effects of Pollution

Well, if you have an imbalance, then you need to restore balance, right?

So fortunately Skin Actives has you covered with our best-selling Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C) - Of course we had to start it off with vitamin c, which many studies have centered around in the fight against environmental free radicals.

Summer is just about here, and that means free radical season is upon us, don't wait! Meanwhile Skin Actives shipments in the United States ship FREE everyday!