A blend of either volatile, fragrant plant oils or synthetically derived oils that impart aroma and odor to products. See volatile oils . Damage caused by reactive, volatile molecules. The damage is responsible for many human and nonhuman reactions, ranging from paint hardening to wrinkles and degenerative disease. The primary causes of free-radical damage are air and sunlight, but it can also triggered by cigarette smoke, herbicides, pesticides, pollution, and solvents.
Antioxidants are a way to reduce and potentially neutralize the rampage of free-radical damage.
See sugarcane extract . Fu ling . See Poria cocos extract . Fucus serratus extract . See algae .