What it is
Quercetin, a member of the flavonoid family, is found in citrus fruits, onions, apples and buckwheat.
What it does
Quercetin has strong antioxidants properties that help reduce oxidative stress and fight free radical damage, which is one of the main causes of wrinkles and fine lines.
In addition, it has also anti-inflammatory properties.
Side effects
Quercetin is generally considered to be safe.
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I love the Korres primer with quercetin. It doesn’t break my skin out.
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Dao, I’m so glad it works for you. It’s not easy to find a good silicone-free primer.
I got acquainted to Quercetin from Korres products too. Tried their anti-aging moisturizer with Quercetin but just a small sample, so can’t really tell how it worked.
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Vonvon, I first heard about this ingredients from Korres products as well but have yet to try them lol. I guess they work like most moisturizers though. They usually prevent more wrinkles from forming so it would take years to see any results regarding the anti-ageing claims.
Haha! Looks like Korres is some kind of pioneer in using Quercetin. May be not? But seems like most of us heard about it from Korres anyways.
Yep, all these anti-aging claims….for us would not be visible till say, 10 years down the road, when we look much younger than our contemporaries at that time, then we can look back and say, yes, they do work!
But again, prevention is always better.
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Vonvon, I think Korres are the ones that made Quercetin famous. I expect more brands to come out with products containing it now lol.
Yep, I agree with you. It’s important to use these products for prevention. I know it’s frustrating when you use an expensive anti-aging cream and don’t see the results straight away. It seems like they aren’t doing anything but they are helping in preventing new wrinkles from forming, which is something that takes ages to show. I’ve actually just finished writing a post about anti-aging creams work, will be up very shortly.