This doesn't make sense to me.
Lye oxidizes pretty much everything 100%. So why do I constantly read "this ingredient is great because its an antioxidant"? Antioxidants work by utilizing oxygen radicals and other reactive oxygen species (like peroxides) to react with instead of those things reacting with your skin (or other parts of your body) thereby preventing damage to tissue.
When these antioxidants become fully oxidized, they are useless as far as "antioxidant" power goes. Same with vitamins. I think the only one that can survive is vitamin E.
So, am I missing something? Or is there a misconception on how antioxidants work?
Lye oxidizes pretty much everything 100%. So why do I constantly read "this ingredient is great because its an antioxidant"? Antioxidants work by utilizing oxygen radicals and other reactive oxygen species (like peroxides) to react with instead of those things reacting with your skin (or other parts of your body) thereby preventing damage to tissue.
When these antioxidants become fully oxidized, they are useless as far as "antioxidant" power goes. Same with vitamins. I think the only one that can survive is vitamin E.
So, am I missing something? Or is there a misconception on how antioxidants work?