Bullfrogs Source of New Super Anti Aging Ingredient?
Well, of all things, it seems odd that a bullfrog, those big guys with the bumpy skin that make all the noise is swamps and ponds, may be the source for the newest class of a super antioxidant that may be particularly useful for treating aging skin and preventing free radical damage. Scientists in Korea believe they have found an extraction that can be used to make a cheaper and more effective strain of vitamin E to be used topically on the skin, from the skin and muscles of bullfrogs.
The reason this may be something to get excited about is that they have concluded in preliminary testing that the substance, when manipulated and extracted, seems to be particularly adept at targeting and destroying the free radicals that lead to skin aging, as well as water soluble, which means it will be much easier to make solutions out of or other suspensions that can be used topically, and a lot more effectively, than the current topical wrinkle and anti aging products made with antioxidants.
The active compound in the bullfrog skin is something you may have already heard of, for it’s praises have been sung in the world of anti aging skin care for a while now, and with merit too, because they are highly effective at diminishing wrinkles and fine lines, they’re something called peptides. These peptides, when extracted from bullfrog skin, act as other peptides, only supposedly more effective, at helping to prevent the further breakdown of aging skin, almost like they help to “knit” the skin back together and preserve it’s integrity.
Another exciting piece of info on this better form of Vitamin E that can be obtained from the peptides extracted from bullfrog skin is that it can also help prevent oxidization of the cells, at a ten percent more effective rate than current vitamin E formulas. Vitamin E is a great antioxidant, and is used in many topical and oral preparations, and is taken by millions for it’s numerous health benefits, however, if taken orally one must be careful of dosage since this vitamin is one that is stored, and not removed from the body every day like say, Vitamin C is.
