Lets talk astaxanthin and how this is becoming to go to anti aging skincare ingredient which people say is 2x stronger than vitamin c for fading hyperpigmentation, erasing wrinkles and anti ageing.
Hey guys and welcome back to Mad About Skin where in todays video we are talking astaxanthin which is being called the breakthrough anti aging skincare ingredient of 2025. Can this really be twice as effective as vitamin c – lets find out.
astaxanthin is a new addition to the skincare routine with brands increasingly looking to this antioxidant to boost the skins protection, smooth wrinkles and fade hyperpigmentation. Today we are asking, does astaxanthin work and how should you be using it in your anti aging skincare routine.
I will share with you the best astaxanthin serums and how to use astaxanthin for the best results. Astaxanthin explained and how to use it as part of your anti aging routine. Take your skin glow to the next level with a little Astaxanthin
I would love to know your thoughts on this ingredient so please let me know in the comments below.
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Products Mentioned:
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Allies Of Skin Peptides and Antioxidants Advanced Firming Daily Treatment (use code ROBERT for 20% off)
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Timestamps:
0:00 start
01:47 end of introduction
01:50 astaxanthin in skincare
02:35 benefits of astaxanthin
08:04 best astaxanthin serum
10:35 best antioxidant serum
12:20 who should use astaxanthin
13:15 summary
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hey guys and welcome back to Mad About Skin in today’s video we’re talking a new skin care ingredient that people online are reporting has been twice as effective as traditional vitamin C serums boosting the radiance and luminosity of the skin and delivering maximum antioxidant protection it’s so well loved online people are even saying they’re switching out their existing vitamin C serums for this instead now I always get very suspicious when people start saying use this instead of that in terms of ingredients because very few actually offer the exact same benefits and there’s always more nuance to it so in today’s video we’re going to explore everything simac relax let’s talk the hottest new skinare ingredient so you know there’s never any gatekeeping here on the channel the ingredient we’re talking about today is as the zanthin one of the hardest to pronounce ingredients in skincare history but one that like I say is getting a lot of hype online this is a relative newcomer to our skincare routine so I would love to know what your own hot take is are you tempted to try a zanthin and if so what product are you going to reach for let me know by leaving the heart emoji down in the comment section below and let me know your product preference if you think that this is just another ingredient to add to the roster that you’re just not excited by let me know by again leaving the cross emoji down in the comments so we can see where the true opinion of the Madabout Skin community lie whatever your thoughts on this skincare ingredient if you enjoy this style of content which as always is entirely sponsorship and paid partnership free if you value independent skincare advice here on YouTube let me know by reaching down and giving the video a big thumbs up and a like the more likes a video gets the more widely YouTube will distribute it on its platform so from the bottom of my heart love to each and every one of you now without further ado let’s cut that waffle and delve straight on in so as the zanthin I’m going to get definitely tongue tied as I talk about that in today’s video but people online are reporting that it’s twice as effective as an antioxidant as traditional vitamin C serums others are saying that compared to vitamin C it gave them far better results when it comes to fading hyperpigmentation dark spots and discoloration and others are saying they love this ingredients for its ability to boost radiance and luminosity so today we’re going to talk about it all and kind of uncover the truth when it comes to this ingredient now I have left timestamps down in the description box below so if you want to jump to one section of the video over another be my guest those timestamps are there for your convenience so as the zanthin I’m definitely definitely going to get tongue tied as progressively as we get through this video this is an ingredient that has been around in skincare for a few years now but has really started to find its way into the mainstream some of the big skincare companies are now using it as a key ingredient in their products which is why I think we hear a lot more about it online than at any point previously what it is is an antioxidant and it’s actually derived from algae it usually comes with quite a reddish pigmentation to it and it’s actually the red coloration from aazanthin that give things like shrimp prawn their reddish pinkish hue now quite a few studies have actually been done into this ingredient particularly in its oral supplement form and those show just how potentially beneficial it can be for the body however recently these studies have expanded into topical application which is why I think we’re seeing it increasingly in our skincare products the studies honestly show some really great data points and results i think the key thing that they found is using aazanthin topically actually can help support your sunscreen that’s because it actually deflects some of the UV rays that hit our skin and whilst we always need to remember as an ingredient aanthin isn’t a registered and regulated sunscreen filter so should never replace your sunscreen these reviews and studies definitely show that it can help supplement the protection you get from your sunscreen kind of kick it up a notch to really just lock in that protection for the skin these studies also show that is absolutely one of the best antioxidants that you’re going to find in skinincare this is where that twice as effective as vitamin C claim comes from because again in some of these studies which I’ll link a range of them down in the description box below for you if you want to read them in more detail but what these studies actually show is that yes when it comes to performance as an antioxidant specifically aanthin is twice as effective at fighting off free radicals as traditional ascorbic acid vitamin C this is phenomenal because for me I always think prevention is far better than the cure and if we can use an effective antioxidant to prevent free radical damage that’s going to help preserve our collagen minimize an inflammation response and increase in hyperpigmentation all these things are preventative and definitely these results show just how potent aazanthin is as an antioxidant now what really intrigued me though when I was reading these studies isn’t just its ability to potentially supplement your sunscreen to boost your antioxidant levels in your skincare routine but actually the way that it reacts when it comes to photo damage aging caused by the sun what aazanthin is best at doing is decreasing the negative impacts of sun exposure on our skin when it comes to premature aging it’s actually proven to reduce the rate of skin thickening as a result of sun exposure so if you’ve ever been you know out on your holidays here in the UK often you know Brits will go abroad to Europe expose themselves to some sun and there’s always that couple of people on the beach looking like a leather handbag cuz their skin is just so tanned and damaged well that thickening of the skin can definitely be a result of excess sun exposure and can definitely age us in terms of our appearance well aazanthin is one of the very best ingredients you can use to minimize that thickening of the skin response from sun exposure use it alongside a good broadspectctrum sunscreen and you can definitely help prevent further any premature aging it also helps prevent collagen degradation that’s where the collagen that our body has worked so hard to produce ends up broken apart by sun exposure or free radical damage aanthin is also proven to be a really effective protector when it comes to that collagen so it just provides a bit of a shield around it minimizing the risk of that degradation of collagen which leads to fine lines and wrinkles again that premature aging it almost sounds too good to be true and this is where I want to throw in a little bit of a caveat whilst I think the studies into aazanthin are fantastic you know who doesn’t want to prevent premature aging who doesn’t want to boost the antioxidant potential of our skincare routine and with it increase luminosity and radiance we need to make sure that we understand that this as an ingredient actually works best in conjunction with others rather than isolation so when people say ditch your vitamin C move to aanthin you’ll get better results i don’t think it is an eitheror i actually think that whilst in comparison to vitamin C aisanthin does give double the antioxidant protection it’s not as effective as vitamin C when it comes to boosting radiance and luminosity the studies don’t show it’s as effective when it comes to minimizing hyperpigmentation dark spots and discoloration so I would almost say to people use it alongside or to supplement rather than in the place of that’s definitely how I’m approaching it because I think that’s really going to deliver the best results the good thing is though the great news is if you’re thinking “Oh great another ingredient to add to our skincare routine whole fire.” Because you might actually already be using it i’m going to talk about my very favorite aazanthin containing skin care product and a lot of them are regular recommendations that I make on the channel all the time so you might already be using it without actually knowing or perhaps you could swap one of these recommendations for an existing product in your routine so you’re not adding to your total number of steps but rather you just been a bit more strategic swapping them out and I’m going to share with you my personal recommendations which without exception are all products that I have recommended on the channel before so first up let me start with by saying one of my favorite aazanthin treatments also contains vitamin C and it’s this this is the PSA skin light up mask i rave about this all the time it’s a two or three times a weekly vitamin C treatment that you leave on for 10 minutes and when you rinse off you are glowing to the gods this also contains the required dose of aanthin alongside glutathione lots of other great antioxidants so you use this say twice or three times a week you’re going to be getting a potent dose of that vitamin C alongside the aisanthin alongside all those other great ingredients this really is something special and I think this is a great example of how maybe you’ve been using this ingredient all along without knowing it i certainly have in this product and it’s one of my favorites now the limitation of this is of course you’re going to be using it two or three times a week where aazanthin gives the very best results used daily on a morning like you would any antioxidant so of course you’re going to limit the results slightly by only using this two or three times a week which is what the brand recommends but still I’d say three times a week is better than nothing and this gives you the best glow up you will ever ever get from a skinincare product if you don’t want to have to have another step use this as your vitamin C and your aazanthin treatment allin-one and know that like I said it’s not either or using the two together I think delivers the very best results of course vitamin C is just one ingredient that you can pair with aanthin to dial up the results the others are of course antioxidants one of my absolute all-time favorites all-time favorites is the Neod Survival Zero this is a beautiful antioxidant blend that really is one of the best on the market it’s also one of the cheapest it’s like £22 and they haven’t Neo haven’t put the price of this product up for six years so what was at one point a relatively midmarket price point product it’s actually quite a relatively affordable serum now £22 you get a great blend of antioxidants one of which is aanthin so if you want to get this ingredient in your skincare routine but you don’t want to necessarily have to have another step you could use the Neod Survival in place of your existing antioxidant serum and get that added benefit i love this this has been one of my tried and tested for years i always stock up in their November sale i buy a couple of these i actually just put another one on order now even though it’s not on sale cuz for £22 honestly I think that’s an absolute bargain and I love it now my third and final recommendation is a little bit of a pricier one but one that I think actually could replace multiple different steps in your skincare routine so actually work out quite cost effective and it’s this this is the Allies of Skin Peptides and Antioxidants Advanced Firming Daily Treatment this literally has it all in fact they list it all on the front here so you know exactly what you’re getting you’re getting that dose of aazanthin which is so important but you’re also getting nine other antioxidants so this is a powerhouse when it comes to protecting the skin you’ve got peptides in here seven which are specifically chosen to firm and lift the skin so if you want to increase firmness and elasticity this is a wonderful option to go for you’ve got some brightening ingredients in here and you’ve also got some ingredients that are going to help calm and soothe so this is really like your peptide serum your calming and soothing serum your firming and lifting serum and your antioxidant allin-one so whilst this isn’t the cheapest product out there if you see it as a 4 in one actually this can be a great way of streamlining things down and does help to reset some of the cost of this versus buying four products individually i love this and when I read that this actually had a zanthin in I was like yes I’ve been using this for so long so I’ve already been using this ingredient i think with this product it’s definitely an investment but one that definitely pays off and this is actually a moisturizing cream so if you’re super oily like me you can use this as your moisturizer in place of your moisturizer and that’s a further bit of streamlining that you can do not the cheapest out there but I do have a discount code which will take 20% off this product which I’ll list down in the description box below for you and they also do a trial size of this the 20 mil this is the 50 mil they do the 20 mil trial size so again if you want to try with a smaller amount smaller expenditure before you commit to a larger size that’s possible which personally I really appreciate from a brand when it comes to who I think can most benefit from asanthin I think it’s people that have very stubborn and p persistent mealasma it can be really difficult to get on top of melasma dark spots and discoloration and if you’re looking for an extra ingredient to add in to kind of dial up the results you see I think aanthin could be an absolutely wonderful one to do if you’re worried about premature aging sun exposure and want to do as much as possible to minimize the risk of damage from that then again I think it’s a wonderful ingredient to use alongside your sunscreen to just double down on the benefits you’re going to see do you need athan in your skincare routine absolutely not if you’re happy with your routine as it is right now and you’re getting the results you want to see keep using what works for you but I think it’s an interesting ingredient to kind of have in the back of our minds to think as a trick to dial up the results we see when we need to i don’t like people online saying this is an alternative to vitamin C i don’t think it’s an either or i think it’s a great complimentary ingredient to use alongside your vitamin C and some products even have both of these key ingredients together don’t see it as a replacement but rather something you can add in to kind of double down on the results you’re going to see if you need it hopefully in this video it just helped explain everything so you can work out what exactly is right for your individual skin’s needs turns out I’ve been using this wonder ingredient a lot longer than I actually thought in some of my key favorite products and maybe you guys have been too so sound off in the comments section below if you’ve already been using aazanthin without necessarily knowing you have sound off if you’ve used any of these products which I love now wherever you are in the world guys stay safe stay well and love your skin take care bye
