A fat-soluble antioxidant that supports the look of the skin's lipid barrier and helps neutralize free radicals, helping skin look healthier and more even, especially after sun exposure.
Tocopherol is the skin's main fat-soluble antioxidant. It sits in cell membranes and the lipid layers of the outer skin (stratum corneum), where it intercepts free radicals (such as those generated by UV light and pollution) and helps stop the chain reaction of lipid oxidation that dulls the look of the barrier. The body naturally delivers it to the skin surface through sebum, and it is among the first antioxidants depleted by environmental stress (everyday UV below the sunburn threshold can lower its level in the outer skin by around half). When tocopherol quenches a radical it becomes a spent form, and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can regenerate it back to its active form, which is why the two are often paired. In topical cosmetic use this antioxidant action translates into visible support for the skin's appearance against the look of sun and environmental stress, while it is not a sunscreen itself.
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