When your skin has uneven skin tone, rough texture, acne scars, dull appearance or fine lines, vitamin C is the solution!
Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant which can neutralize free radicals. Because vitamin C has antioxidant properties, it helps in the natural regeneration process of the skin, allowing our body to repair damaged skin cells. Vitamin C is the best researched cosmetic ingredient that really improves the skin. Vitamin C is essential for the formation of collagen and thus the firming of the skin.
In addition to treating present skin blemishes, vitamin C can also have a preventive effect. For example, it can help against premature aging of the skin and limits the damage induced by UV exposure.
However, it is important to know that vitamin C only works in high concentrations (at least 4-5%). In addition, you should pay attention to the packaging; vitamin C is not resistant to light and oxygen. Therefore, it is best to buy vitamin C in a sealed bottle with pump system. So no glass bottle or jar, because of this it loses its efficacy and can cause just the opposite effect.
Tip: the higher vitamin C in the list of ingredients on the back of the packaging, the higher the percentage (this also applies to all other ingredients).
Vitamin C is actually an umbrella term as there are many different types. Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid. Unfortunately, ascorbic acid does not work well enough on its own because it is water-soluble and therefore quickly loses its efficacy. Luckily, ascorbic acid can be stabilized with different substances so that it retains its efficacy. Below you will find these other vitamin C names.
– Magnesium Ascorbyl phosphate
– Sodium Ascorbyl phosphate
– Ascorbyl palmitate
– Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate
In addition, it has been shown that vitamin C in combination with other antioxidants, for example vitamin E, can do its work even better.
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