Retinol: Retinol is one of the world’s best-known and most popular anti-aging skin cream ingredients. The makers of this skin cream describes retinol as “the Holy Grail of anti-aging.” You may know retinol better as vitamin A. It can eliminate wrinkles, fine lines, large pores, patches, and age spots all over your face. It has powerful anti-aging properties throughout your skin and body. In fact, this vitamin can purportedly regulate telomerase and impact the length of your telomeres, helping it support maximum anti-aging benefits.
Safflower Seed Oil: Safflower seed oil, which is rich with a natural chemical called thymoquinone. It’s a natural antioxidant that fights free radicals, helping to reduce inflammation in your skin and throughout your body.
Vitamin E: In addition to the vitamins and minerals mentioned above, it contains a special serving of vitamin E. Vitamin E, along with vitamin C, is one of nature’s best-known antioxidants. It’s linked to anti-inflammatory effects, and many people apply vitamin E daily to their skin (or take vitamin E supplements) to support anti-aging benefits.
Vitamin D: Your body produces vitamin D when you expose your skin to sunlight. Vitamin D is crucial for immunity, hormone production, and anti-aging effects. Vitamin D also plays a crucial role in telomere biology, making it valuable for defending your body against aging.
Potassium: Potassium is one of the ingredients in this product linked to the Japanese island of Okinawa. Potassium acts as a natural moisturizer to your skin, igniting skin growth by combining with telomeres and extending them, giving added protection to your skin cells.
Shea Butter: All good skin creams need a base, and it uses shea butter as a base. Shea butter is also rich with anti-aging components of its own. Shea butter has linoleic acid, for example, to moisturize the skin and maximize protection against free radicals. It’s also rich with fatty molecules called oleic fatty acids that support the barrier function of your skin. Shea butter can promote collagen production.
Other Herbs, Plants, and Natural Ingredients: This product contains dozens of ingredients overall. Other active ingredients in It includes tilia cordata flower extract, sage leaf extract, saw palmetto, and aloe vera. All four of these active ingredients trace their origins to the natural skin care remedy used in Okinawa, according to the makers of this product. These ingredients can support the growth of cells and the production of collagen, helping to maintain the skin’s elasticity and firmness.