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Copper is an important trace element for human nutrition.
The body needs copper to absorb and utilize iron, and
copper is also a component of the powerful antioxidant
enzyme superoxide dismutase. Copper supplements have been
shown to increase superoxide dismutase levels in humans.
The synthesis of collagen and elastin is in part related
to the presence of copper in the bod (Source: Healthnotes).
But is copper important for skin? Some skin-care companies
definitely want you to believe this is the answer for
your skin. It isn't. There is research showing copper
to effective for wound healing (source: The Journal of
Clinical Investigation, November 1993, pages, 2368–2376;
and Federation of European Biochemical Sciences Letter,
October 1988, pages 343–346), but wound healing can't
be compared to what happens with wrinkles. Copper is still
an option, but what if anything it may have to do with
combating wrinkles is nothing more than conjecture, not
fact.
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