White tea has always been talked about for its health-preserving effects, including refreshing, cooling and detoxifying, and "three reductions and three resistances". The antioxidant effect of white tea has also made white tea shine in the skin care industry.

Then let’s find out today

Why is the antioxidant effect of white tea so powerful?

What are antioxidants?

The so-called "antioxidant" is actually the abbreviation of antioxidant free radicals.

Because the human body is in constant contact with the outside world, including respiration (oxidation reaction), external pollution, radiation exposure and other factors, free radicals are continuously generated in the human body.

The above conditions will increase the concentration of free radicals. The increased concentration of free radicals is called oxidative stress. The greater the oxidative stress, the higher the concentration of free radicals in the body. At this time, the antioxidant system in the body will be in danger of insufficient use. At this time, we need to rely on external food to provide antioxidant substances.

Scientific research shows that aging or other diseases are mostly related to the production of excessive free radicals. If excessive oxidative free radicals can be eliminated, many diseases caused by free radicals can be prevented. At the same time, more and more studies have also proven that antioxidants play an important role in preventing premature aging.

What can effectively scavenge free radicals?

Research in recent years has confirmed that superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and antioxidants (such as vitamin C, vitamin E, flavones and flavonoids) can effectively remove excess free radical ions in the body.

White tea is made without frying or kneading, and is naturally dried. Therefore, it can preserve a large amount of polyphenols and reduce the degree of oxidation of polyphenols, so the free radical content is the lowest. And white tea is a natural beverage rich in flavonoids, especially catechins, which account for the majority of the tea polyphenols, have a strong reducing effect on free radicals and are ideal natural antioxidants.

During the long-term storage of white tea, the content of flavonoids will continue to increase with the storage time, which means that the older the old white tea, the better the antioxidant effect.

Now that we know that old white tea has significant antioxidant effects and there are many grades of white tea, which grade has the best antioxidant effect?

Research has proven that Silver Needle Pekoe has the strongest antioxidant capacity among white tea categories. Based on this result, many skin care products made from white tea have emerged. Among them, Chanel No. 10 Lotion is perfect for sensitive skin and relieving skin aging, and the core ingredient of this lotion is Silver Needle White Needle extract!

Silver Needle is one of the top ten famous teas in China. It has a long history and has been selling well overseas as early as a hundred years ago. Made from the tops of young shoots and following traditional techniques, Chanel No. 10 Lotion extracts the active ingredients of theanine and polyphenols, which have soothing, calming and strengthening effects on the skin.

Therefore, long-term drinking of white tea plays an important role in antioxidants.

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