Astaxanthin for Seasonal Skin Stress

July seems too soon to think about how winter conditions can stress your skin. But AstaReal is already prepared with new evidence showing that natural astaxanthin can protect skin from the changing seasons. As winter brings low humidity conditions, keratinocytes in the skin’s outer layer respond by releasing inflammatory signals called cytokines. Fibroblasts in the skin then react to this signal by secreting a collagen degrading enzyme called MMP-1. MMP-1 breaks down collagen, which contributes to the formation of wrinkles and that can give your skin the winter blues. AstaReal researchers examined 65 healthy women (aged 35-60) over the months of August through December to see how AstaReal® Astaxanthin could help protect skin during the seasonal shift to winter.