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Article: A radical solution to skin care. (Beauty Report).(free radicals and a theory of aging; includes related article "Free Radical Damage Control")
- Article from:
- O, The Oprah Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
- Author:
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Here comes the sun--and pollution and cigarette smoke and UVA rays. CHRISTINE FELLINGHAM finds the best defense.
IF YOU'RE INTENT ON PREVENTING any and all damage to your skin, look no further than the nearest cave. That's apparently where you'll have to camp out if you want to be free of wrinkles, sunspots, and other signs of life. Because it's not just the sun that's launching a full-scale assault on your epidermis (although UV rays are certainly the most menacing risk). "Exposure to UVA rays, smog, cigarette smoke, and a host of invisible airborne irritants starts a downward spiral of damage," says Francoise Cabanne, assistant vice president of research and ...