| abstract |
The present invention relates to an antioxidant complex compri~sing from 0.000001 ~/a to 40.00000% by weight of at lest one cinnamiA acid, from 0.000001 % to 40.00000% by weight of at least one carotenoid, from 0.000001 % to 99.999998% by weight of vitamin E, and a cosmetically and pharmaceutically acceptable a carrier, all the amounts being based on the total weight of the antioxidant complex. The present invention further relates to cosmetic and pharma~ceutical compositions comprising said antioxidant complex. The antioxidant complex of the present invention, as well as the above-cited compositions, aid in protecting and preventing cellular and cuta~neous damages resulting from the action of free radicals. |