Comments on: Vitamin C and Skin Care

By: catherine

catherine — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:11:53 +0000

I am an esthetician and would like to find a good vitamin c serum can you help. I currently use obagi 15 what do you think? by the the way the info on all the topics are great. Intersting info about peptides cooper and oil of olay regenerist, thanks please respond when you have a chance,Im from south florida. Thank you again!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:26:38 +0000

Wish my wedding will be as good, good luck.

By: lypo-spheric vitamin c

lypo-spheric vitamin c — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:28:26 +0000

mmm i just loose my interest on topical vitamin c after reading your post above. i thought topical vitamin c is the magic that i am looking for. how about lypo-spheric vitamin c? i read that this kind of vitamin c is the best vitamin c in the market, it is in liquid form and how about if one applies th lypo vit c to skin?

By: Ann S

Ann S — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:32:56 +0000

As we all can see, there is a relation to fruits and our skincare products.
The amount of products out there that have the scent of oranges,
apples and all those lovely citrus smells are not just coincidental.
Fruits definitely provide us with natures natural vitamins for our
body’s and our skin craves those vitamins also. It is important that you
skin is well taken care of and given the essential vitamins that it requires. We all like to have that natural flawless skin and knowing
what it needs and how to take care of it is important, it really is
with us for a lifetime. We shed layers of skin, but there is always
a new skin layer underneath, and we have to make sure each layer of
skin gets the royal treatment it deserves. Take the time and do daily
skin cleansings, open the pores so that it can breath and remove the
unwanted dirt and you will see how much it truly helps. Applying a
great skincare product and one that fits for you is very important for
taking care of your skin.

By: aziz ampan

aziz ampan — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:49:00 +0000

Nice Information on Vitamin C and Skin Care….. thanks

By: Daryl

Daryl — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:48:57 +0000

Vitamin C is great to take on a daily basis to stay in the
best of health as possible, and without it it can lead to
other problems later on, which can be serious. Thanks
for all the great information on Vitamin C.

By: Daryl Saari

Daryl Saari — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:12:16 +0000

I found this information very useful, and will tell my family about this, because they are always looking for better solutions and ideas. Thank You very much, and let me know about any other ideas you can offer, by leaving a comment back to me about anything else you recommend that you can offer. Thanks!

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:19:24 +0000

I guess I never thought about the fact that the skin resists absorption. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, this really helps me.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:12:41 +0000

A couple of problems/additions to this entry. Dietary vitamin C intake is different than topical vitamin C, because the bioavailability in skin of stabilized topical vitamin C is about 20x that of Vitamin C that can possibly work its way into your skin via diet.

Thus, topical application has potentially additive effects in anti-oxidant protection, anti-carcinogenic protection and collagen synthesis. That said, the results from topical Vitamin C, while beneficial, are usually not nearly as dramatic in non-smokers and people who get adequate dietary intake.

Second: Additional benefits of topical ascorbic acid are increased small capillary formation and, in combination with E (and other anti-oxidants) the inhibition of thymine dimers that lead to cancers.

Third: research shows that topical ascorbic acid is only effective at over 10% concentration, ideally 15-20% concentration, and then again loses effectiveness for some reason over 20%. So a 5% ascorbic acid treatment isn’t really potent enough.

By: emm

emm — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:08:09 +0000

this was a very helpful entry. thanks!