Can I use Beta-Carotene with Xanthophylls?
Works well together
Beta-Carotene and Xanthophylls are generally compatible and can be layered in the same routine. As always, introduce one new active at a time and watch how your skin responds.
Beta-CaroteneAntioxidant
- ✓Antioxidant — neutralizes free radicals
- ✓Provitamin A precursor
- ✓Warm, radiant skin tone
XanthophyllsAntioxidant
- ✓Xanthophylls are a class of oxygen-containing carotenoids (including lutein, zeaxanthin, astaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin) with potent antioxidant activity against singlet oxygen and free radicals
- ✓Lipid-soluble antioxidants that integrate into cell membranes and lipid layers of the skin, providing protection against UV-induced and oxidative membrane damage
- ✓Distinct from beta-carotene (a hydrocarbon carotenoid) in having hydroxyl or epoxide groups that confer higher polarity and stronger singlet oxygen quenching ability
