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Despite the woes of anti-aging, and the issue behind the term, ingredients used to decelerate our skin’s clock remain on beauty’s top shelf. The most recent on the list of buzzword products—from retinol to tretinoin—is a compound, dubbed the “molecule for everlasting youth,” present in a few of our favourite foods. (Hint: it’s in red wine and chocolate, too).
“Resveratrol is a robust antioxidant present in the skin of grapes, berries, and a few nuts,” board-certified dermatologist Dr. Nicole Ruth tells ESSENCE. With the hashtag #resveratrol at 42.8 posts on TikTok and plenty of products available on the market, “it’s been gaining attention within the skincare world for its anti-aging properties.”
Below, Ruth breaks down the retinol alternative,...
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