Scientific name: Superoxide Dismutase
Classification: Enzyme
Antioxidant, protective, revitalizing.
Stories from Nature
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) is an antioxidant enzyme naturally present in the human body. Its main function is to neutralize free radicals, counteracting the factors responsible for premature skin aging. In cosmetics, it is used to protect the skin and hair from oxidative stress and external environmental aggressors, such as pollution, UV rays, and smoke.
Hair Benefits
- Scalp Protection: Reduces discomfort and oxidative damage that can cause superficial redness or flaking.
- Strengthens the hair shaft: protects the hair fiber from external aggressors, helping to prevent breakage and visible weakening.
- Combats thinning: Thanks to its antioxidant action, it preserves the vitality of hair follicles against the signs of aging, promoting visibly thicker hair.
- Vital and radiant hair: preserves the integrity of the hair’s structure, improving the overall appearance of the scalp.
Skin Benefits
- Anti-aging action: Visibly reduces the signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines, preventing imperfections caused by free radicals.
- Improved Radiance: helps maintain a radiant and even complexion, counteracting dullness and uneven skin tone.
- Soothing Effect: Ideal for delicate skin or skin prone to redness, helping to restore skin comfort.
- Supports skin renewal: promotes the skin’s natural vitality, improving the appearance of the skin’s surface damaged by external factors.
- Protection against pollution and UV rays: acts as a protective barrier, increasing the skin’s resistance to daily environmental challenges.
