Idebenone, although a powerful antioxidant is a latest anti ageing ingredient in skin care and health industry. The antioxidant has been touted to have tremendous anti ageing benefits for the skin given its strong free radical fighting properties. While, most of you must be well aware about the benefits and use of antioxidant coenzyme Q 10 in a vast variety of top anti ageing products and cosmetics, you will now find it interesting to learn about idebenone, its equally powerful and effective antioxidant cousin.
Just like coenzyme Q 10, which first found its use and miraculous effects in pharmaceuticals especially in the realm of mind power supplements and heart disease drugs, idebenone too was first formulated and developed by the Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Japan for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive defects. The use of idebenone in skin care and anti ageing industry is thus of very recent origin and hence research is still ongoing to prove its benefits and efficacy in anti wrinkle creams as an anti ageing ingredient like CoQ10.
