Support Your Skin On A Cellular Level With These 3 Bioactives

Time to think about skin care from the inside out.

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Jun 2, 2023 - 21:03

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Support Your Skin On A Cellular Level With These 3 Bioactives

mbg Assistant Beauty Editor

By Hannah Frye

mbg Assistant Beauty Editor

Hannah Frye is the Assistant Beauty Editor at mindbodygreen. She has a B.S. in journalism and a minor in women’s, gender, and queer studies from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Hannah has written across lifestyle sections including health, wellness, sustainability, personal development, and more.

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June 2, 2023

We often think about skin care as a topical-only ritual. Take retinol, for example: We apply it to the surface of the skin, knowing that it will work below the surface to increase cell turnover, stimulate collagen, and even support clear skin.

But have you ever thought about reversing the order? We’re talking about a concept some call cellular beauty, and it starts with consuming skin-loving ingredients first. Below, three bioactives to consider.

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CoQ10 is a fat-soluble antioxidant 5 coenzyme found throughout your body. When consumed as ubiquinol (the active form of CoQ10) it works on a cellular level, energizing the skin cells.*

Thanks to these targeted antioxidant actions at the level of skin cells, CoQ10 has been clinically shown to support skin elasticity and smoothness 6, while combating wrinkles.*

What’s more, endogenous (meaning internal) levels of CoQ10 decline with age, which can lead to changes in cellular function and rejuvenation. Luckily, ubiquinol is clinically shown to increase CoQ10 levels 7—so look for this ingredient in your next skin supplement.*

Not sure where to find the best products with these bioactives and more? Consider trying mindbodygreen's cellular beauty+— a formula that includes astaxanthin, ubiquinol CoQ10, pomegranate extract, and phytoceramides (another skin-supporting ingestible) to promotes cellular metabolism, energy and rejuvenation.*

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The takeaway

If you want to encourage healthier skin from within, start with consuming research-backed bioactives like astaxanthin, vitamin C, and CoQ10. Sure, you could also slather on those ingredients in topical form, but why not double down at the cellular level? For a deeper dive into cellular skin health, check out this guide.