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Archive for February, 2010
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin C?
February 4th, 2010I don’t mean the orange juice you drink in the morning or the grapefruit you enjoy with your coffee. I mean the vitamin C you put on your skin. Vitamin C is one of the most popular and commonly used ingredient found in anti-aging skincare products. It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, everyone can benefit from using a topical vitamin C product.
Vitamin C is listed in the ingredients as L-ascorbic acid or ascorbic acid. Newer derivatives of vitamin C may be listed as ascorbyl palmitate, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate.
Vitamin C should be applied to the face daily. It can help protect against UV (ultraviolet) induced cell damage, which is the sun damage that causes premature aging and skin cancers. Vitamin C has been shown to stimulate collagen production, decrease wrinkle depth and have lightening effects on pigmentation.
Unfortunately, vitamin C is very unstable and can oxidize before you get it on your skin. Once oxidized it doesn’t provide any benefit to the skin at all. If your vitamin C product turns yellow it has oxidized and is no longer any good. Throw it away and start fresh with a new bottle.
Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Center carries IMAGE Skincare, who offers a complete vitamin C line. The IMAGE Skincare system is available exclusively through licensed physicians and aestheticians who are highly trained and educated in individual skincare programs. Call today for a free consultation and skin analysis to see if Vital C from IMAGE Skincare is right for you!
