Description
It’s more powerful than vitamins E and C and it can help to repair skin from within. Here’s the deal on the world’s most potent antioxidant:
So what is astaxanthin? It’s is a pink microalgae that is feasted on by salmon, shrimp, prawns, trout and krill and even flamingos and which gives them all their reddish-pink hue.
Astaxanthin is a type of antioxidant called a carotenoid. It is dark red in colour and it is one of the most potent antioxidants found in nature.
around 6000 times more effective at mopping up free radicals than vitamin C.
It is thought to be 550 times more potent than vitamin E for antioxidant power.
also found that it can help with UV induced skin deterioration, or sun damage.
also around 40 times more powerful than beta-carotene.