How to choose good astaxanthin products.

Natural astaxanthin is one of the most precious carotenoids, is a wonderful natural cosmetic ingredients, it is known as the strongest natural ingredients of natural antioxidant so far, with incomparable beauty and health care functions. The super antioxidant capacity of astaxanthin can effectively remove free radicals, prevent free radicals oxidizing cellular macromolecules and skin collagen, so that make cells form full, full of vitality, make the skin smooth, lifting skin elasticity and repair sag of the skin. Astaxanthin is the only worthy of selected antioxidant products following nitric oxide and coenzyme Q10. In China, there are only  two or three astaxanthin manufacturers producing and marketing of astaxanthin related health products, but astaxanthin products can be seen everywhere, which can be seem that everyone were in agreement with astaxanthin health products. But so many products, how to choose?

First look at the composition, in nature, only algae, yeasts and specific bacteria can produce astaxanthin, the molecules are left-handed, right-handed, DL three three-dimensional structure. Only sinistral natural astaxanthin with super antioxidant capacity, only Haematococcus pluvialis can synthesize of astaxanthin. Natural astaxanthin extracted from Haematococcus pluvialis, China will only of Haematococcus pluvialis column for new resources of food and provisions, any astaxanthin related oral health products must mark "Haematococcus pluvialis", but not naming with "astaxanthin".

Second, look at the composition, at present there are mainly have three forms of astaxanthin raw materials,there are respectively 2% powder agent, 0.5% water agent and 5% oil agent. Which can be used as health food is 5% oil agent. 2% astaxanthin powder agent, by synthetic or extract from shrimp, crab wastewater, mostly used in dyeing, non edible animal food additives, cannot be used for cosmetics, prohibited processing or using in health products and medicines. 0.5% astaxanthin water solvent, generally derived from red yeast, 100% dextral structure, its antioxidant activity is far less than natural astaxanthin. Used for cosmetics material and some topical anti-inflammatory drugs, are generally not using in medicines and health care products. Natural astaxanthin 5% oil, 100% left-handed structure, extract from Haematococcus pluvialis powder, is dark red grease. Dissolve in base oil, edible oil, alcohol, and other organic solvents, insoluble in water, exhibited a strong lipophilic. So, natural left-handed astaxanthin 5％ oil agent is only can be used as a food additive, pharmaceutical, health care products, production of astaxanthin preparation.

The final is looking the package, any oral health astaxanthin related products packaging must be used the name of "Haematococcus pluvialis", use "astaxanthin" as the named are not qualified. At present, astaxanthin have not been included in both food and medicaments items list. The existing products are not health food batches of astaxanthin, only produce and sale in special meals food. In the process of choosing astaxanthin health products, we must know, understand the origin of raw materials. Aastaxanthin as a health product can only originate from Haematococcus pluvialis, and the production, aquaculture of Haematococcus pluvialis on the environment, technical ability is demanding high.

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