Every day, your skin cells take a barrage of microscopic hits — from UV, screens, pollution, and stress. These free radicals damage cells from within, and that oxidative stress is the root of most visible aging.
The trouble with creams is simple: they sit on the surface, while the damage happens inside the cell. Astaxanthin is one of the most powerful antioxidants ever measured — roughly 6,000× the antioxidant activity of Vitamin C — and because it works at the cellular level, it helps defend skin cells right where the damage starts.