You want to protect your skin from the sun – but not crazy about swiping on sun screen every 20 minutes? Have I got great news for you!
On the very close horizon: An edible sunscreen! But before you try and chug down that bottle of Coppertone, listen up: Unlike the current, chemically-based sunscreens we apply on the skin, this new development is a nutrient based protector that we can add to fruit juices or even dairy products and actually "drink in" protection from the sun!
According to the Israeli based product developer LycoRed, the key elements are the nutrients lycopene, along with phytoene and phytofluene and, optionally, vitamin E. These are all antioxidants and members of the carotenoid family of nutrients found in foods such as tomatoes and carrots.
So far, several studies have found lycopene to have strong protective effects against UV rays – and LycoRed says when boosted with the effects of the other antioxidants, including vitamin E, the results are even greater.
But wait …there's even more: This same formulation also has skin-tightening effects, so you not only get protection from the sun, you also get to guard against the signs of skin anti-aging. Wow – it's like being able to drink your moisturizer! :)
Until now the primary way of getting lycopene and the other antioxidant nutrients into the body was either by eating a boatload of fruits and vegetables, or taking a pill. Now, the new natural lycopene formulation can be added to almost any beverage – for sun protection you sip through a straw!
While medical experts say the LycoRed product is not likely to completely replace topical sunscreen, it could give it an important boost, covering the gaps when the topical preparations wear off or wash off, plus giving a layer of 24 hour- year-long protection during the times when we don't normally think of putting on sunscreen – such as in winter or Fall.
The new LycoRed edible sunscreen could hit US shores by the end of this year.
On the very close horizon: An edible sunscreen! But before you try and chug down that bottle of Coppertone, listen up: Unlike the current, chemically-based sunscreens we apply on the skin, this new development is a nutrient based protector that we can add to fruit juices or even dairy products and actually "drink in" protection from the sun!
According to the Israeli based product developer LycoRed, the key elements are the nutrients lycopene, along with phytoene and phytofluene and, optionally, vitamin E. These are all antioxidants and members of the carotenoid family of nutrients found in foods such as tomatoes and carrots.
So far, several studies have found lycopene to have strong protective effects against UV rays – and LycoRed says when boosted with the effects of the other antioxidants, including vitamin E, the results are even greater.
But wait …there's even more: This same formulation also has skin-tightening effects, so you not only get protection from the sun, you also get to guard against the signs of skin anti-aging. Wow – it's like being able to drink your moisturizer! :)
Until now the primary way of getting lycopene and the other antioxidant nutrients into the body was either by eating a boatload of fruits and vegetables, or taking a pill. Now, the new natural lycopene formulation can be added to almost any beverage – for sun protection you sip through a straw!
While medical experts say the LycoRed product is not likely to completely replace topical sunscreen, it could give it an important boost, covering the gaps when the topical preparations wear off or wash off, plus giving a layer of 24 hour- year-long protection during the times when we don't normally think of putting on sunscreen – such as in winter or Fall.
The new LycoRed edible sunscreen could hit US shores by the end of this year.
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