Hibiscus has great anti-aging benefits because it maintains elastin in the skin by decreasing the activity of elastase, an enzyme that breaks down our skin’s natural elastin. Elastin works in tandem with the more well-known protein collagen to keep skin looking youthful - where collagen plumps, elastin is responsible for the skin’s ability to “snap back” — so when elastin levels naturally decline with age, skin sags. Elastin is what keeps our skin looking firm, youthful, and less wrinkled,