Vitamin C serum has many health benefits for your skin, including promoting collagen production and protecting against sun damage. Some people may experience side effects.
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If you have your head in the skin care game, you’ve likely heard of vi-ta-min C serums.
Vitamin C is touted as one of the best ingredients on the market for pro-aging support — and the key khổng lồ maintaining a smooth, even, & glowy complexion.
Although you’re probably getting vitamin C in your diet, there’s no way to guarantee it’s going straight lớn your skin. Using serums và other topical products is the most direct way khổng lồ reap these benefits.
Read on khổng lồ learn why you should địa chỉ cửa hàng vitamin C serum to your routine, how lớn introduce a new product, and more.
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Benefits
There are plenty of benefits khổng lồ using vi-ta-min C on your skin. For example, vitamin C:is safe for most skin typesprovides hydrationcan brighten your skincan reduce rednesscan reduce hyperpigmentationcan reduce the appearance of under-eye circlespromotes collagen productionmay help prevent saggingmay protect against sun damagemay soothe sunburnsmay help wound healing
1. It’s safe for most skin types
Vitamin C has an excellent safety profile. Most people can use topical vi-ta-min C for an extended period of time without experiencing any adverse reactions.
A 2017 đánh giá of research notes that vitamin C may cause minor skin irritation in concentrations above 20%. Because of this, its concentration often ranges between 10% và 20% in skin care products.
Vitamin C is also safe lớn use with other skin care actives, including alpha hydroxy acids, retinols, & SPF.
2. It’s hydrating
According lớn a 2017 research review, most healthy skin and organs contain high concentrations of vitamin C, suggesting that vitamin C accumulates in the body toàn thân from circulation.
Review authors noted that topical vi-ta-min C penetrates the skin best in the khung of ascorbic acid.
Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, another vi-ta-min C derivative used in skin care, has been shown lớn have a hydrating effect on the skin, according to lớn a 2022 review. It decreases transepidermal water loss (TEWL), allowing your skin khổng lồ retain moisture better.
According lớn a 2019 study, an antipollution, antioxidant serum containing Deschampsia antarctica extract, ferulic acid, and vitamin C reduced TEWL by 19 percent, improving the skin barrier function.
3. It’s brightening
Vitamin C can help fade pigmentation (more on this below!) & smooth the skin’s surface to reduce dullness. This gives skin a youthful glow.
A 2017 reviews notes that vitamin C use has been shown to impede melanin production. Melanin is the pigment responsible for skin color.
By inhibiting melanin production, vitamin C can help fade dark spots và hyperpigmentation. It may also help brighten your skin’s appearance.
4. It helps reduce redness and even out your skin tone
Vitamin C has also been shown lớn act as an anti-inflammatory agent through its antioxidant capacity, according to lớn a năm ngoái review. This means it soothes your skin & can reduce puffiness.
Vitamin C’s anti-inflammatory kích hoạt may help:
optimize the immune system to lớn discourage an inflammatory immune responseThe anti-inflammatory properties of vitamin C can also help reduce redness, which in turn can create a more even complexion.
The combined reduction of dark spots, redness, & irritation makes for a clear, smooth skin tone.
5. It helps fade hyperpigmentation
Since it impedes melanin production, vi-ta-min C can actually fade hyperpigmentation.
Hyperpigmentation — including sunspots, age spots, & melasma — occurs when melanin is overproduced in certain areas of the skin. It can also happen in areas where acne has healed.
Vitamin C inhibits melanin synthesis by downregulating the activity of an enzyme known as tyrosinase. It’s widely used in dermatology for reducing pigmentation of hyperpigmented spots on the skin.
It’s also been used to treat gingival melanin hyperpigmentation (gum hyperpigmentation), though studies are limited.
Dealing with acne? In addition to lớn vitamin C serums, there are other options for treating hyperpigmentation acne.
6. It reduces the appearance of under-eye circles
Vitamin C serums can help smooth out fine lines by plumping và hydrating the under-eye area.
Although vi-ta-min C is more effective at reducing overall redness, some people say it can help alleviate discoloration associated with under-eye circles.
According lớn a small 2019 study on three treatments for dark circles, vi-ta-min C mesotherapy resulted in a significant improvement in the pigmentation of under-eye circles. However, some participants also reported a burning feeling.
Some other ways to lớn help get rid of under-eye bags include using a cold compress & adding retinol to lớn your skin care routine.
The skin under your eyes is thin & sensitive, so it’s best lớn stick khổng lồ products specifically designed for the under-eye area.
7. It promotes collagen production
Collagen is a naturally occurring protein that depletes over time. Lower levels of collagen can lead to fine lines và wrinkles.
Vitamin C is well known for boosting collagen production through the process of collagen synthesis. In fact, collagen synthesis can’t happen without vitamin C.
This is because vi-ta-min C is the essential cofactor for the two enzymes required for collagen synthesis:
prolyl hydroxylase, which stabilizes the collagen moleculelysyl hydroxylase, which provides structural strengthYou can also boost collagen production through your diet.
8. It may help prevent skin sagging
Collagen production is tied to lớn skin elasticity & firmness. When your collagen levels begin lớn drop, your skin may also begin to lớn sag.
Applying a vitamin C serum may boost collagen production, resulting in an overall tightening effect, reports a 2017 review. This is true for sagging due to lớn natural aging, oxidative căng thẳng damage, or extreme weight loss.
This means it can help reduce the appearance of sagging skin, making your skin look firmer and more toned.
9. It protects against sun damage
Excessive exposure khổng lồ oxidant căng thẳng via pollutants or ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is associated with depleted vitamin C levels in the skin.
Vitamin C levels are also lower in more mature or photodamaged skin, though researchers are unsure whether this is a cause or effect.
Sun damage is caused by molecules called không tính phí radicals. These are atoms with a missing electron. Không tính phí radicals search for other atoms from which they can “steal” an electron — & this can lead khổng lồ significant damage to lớn the skin.
Vitamin C is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants protect healthy skin cells by “giving” these không tính phí radicals an electron, rendering them harmless.
10. It may help soothe sunburns
In addition to lớn minimizing redness, vi-ta-min C accelerates cell turnover, according to a 2017 review. This replaces the damaged cells with healthy new ones.
Topical application of vitamin C, in combination with vitamin E và other compounds, has also been shown khổng lồ reduce injury due to UV irradiation (aka sunburn), notes the above 2017 review. This combination also decreases the inflammation induced by excessive UV exposure.
It’s important to chú ý that researchers found that vi-ta-min C alone is only minimally effective at reducing sunburn on its own.
11. It generally helps boost wound healing
Given its effects on sunburn, it should be no surprise that topical vi-ta-min C application can tốc độ up overall wound healing. Healthy wound healing reduces your risk of inflammation, infection, & scarring.
In fact, having a deficiency in this key vi-ta-min can make wounds take longer to heal.
A 2017 đánh giá found that taking vitamin C supplements had a positive effect on skin healing & growth by boosting antioxidant levels in the toàn thân and the skin.
This is partly because wound healing is associated with collagen formation, & vitamin C boosts collagen production.
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Do you covet skin that"s visibly youthful, glowing with good health? (Seriously, who doesn"t?) The healthy skin you crave is within reach. Vitamin C & vitamin E are two of the strongest, most protective antioxidants available. A serum delivering a daily dose of these powerful ingredients can provide visible improvement khổng lồ skin. Even if you’re not seeing visible signs of aging, supplementing your skin care routine with a serum containing vi-ta-min C & vitamin E helps protect against invisible environmental stressors that can weaken skin health.
Vitamin C is essential.Because the human toàn thân lacks the ability lớn synthesize vitamin C, it needs a daily dose of thevitamin, either from your diet or applied topically lớn skin. Vitamin C helps reduce uneven skin tone và discoloration. Over time, vitamin C helps contribute to overall skin brightness và a more even complexion.
What are the benefits of vitamin C serums?A potent antioxidant, vitamin C has the ability khổng lồ brighten skin while also helping to lớn reduce uneven skin tone và discoloration. This amazing ingredient doesn’t stop there. Vitamin C also helps tư vấn the formation of collagen & elastin, critical building blocks of skin.Why include vi-ta-min E?Vitamin C is great for skin. So is vitamin E. Put them together, and you’ve created something truly extraordinary. This “better together” pairing of two super-antioxidants is supported by decades of scientific research demonstrating how their interaction improves antioxidant performance lớn deliver visible results.
Vitamin E is a highly potent antioxidant critical for protecting against premature skin aging. Vi-ta-min E is depleted as it fights damaging không tính tiền radicals. When combined with vi-ta-min C, it receives a boost that reignites its age-fighting power.Finding the best vi-ta-min C serum for your skin.Not all vitamin C serums are created equal. For best results, it’s recommended you select a properly formulated serum that maximizes the potency of this essential vi-ta-min while addressing the stability issues vitamin C is famous for. The purest, most active size of vi-ta-min C is L-ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid requires special handling to lớn protect it from light & air, minimizing oxidative damage.
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Wise Replenishing Serum C+E™ addresses this issue by using special encapsulation technology that places pure vitamin C at the core, then encases this powerhouse with microspheres containing vi-ta-min E. This ensures the two ingredients are delivered together in a controlled release to the surface of the skin. Skin scientists at Mary Kay have leveraged this dynamic cycle of replenishment to vày even more for your skin.Furthermore, because the ingredients are highly active, the serum comes packaged in an airtight bottle. The airless environment helps maintain maximum effectiveness from the first drop lớn the last. The see-through dosage window reveals how much sản phẩm remains & helps ensure you apply the correct amount for every daily dose.
“Vitamin C is essential for skin health. The addition of vi-ta-min E makes it even better.”
Lucy Gildea, Ph.D., Mary Kay Chief Scientific Officer
This power-packed serum features not one, not two, but THREE sources of vi-ta-min C.Pure vitamin C supports your skin’s natural repair process. By pairing vitamin E with pure vi-ta-min C, Mary Kay scientists have extended the life of vi-ta-min E, delivering antioxidant protection against premature skin aging.Amla fruit extract is a rich source of vi-ta-min C found in nature. It has a high antioxidant capacity khổng lồ protect skin health & is shown to lớn help tư vấn natural collagen production.* Amla is a superfruit, full of nutrients including polyphenols, minerals & vitamins.A vi-ta-min C derivative is included in this formula khổng lồ perform in areas of the skin traditionally hard to reach for vitamin C. Because vi-ta-min C is naturally water-soluble, this derivative has been modified khổng lồ be oil-soluble, enhancing absorption.
See More Resilient, Radiant Skin in Four Weeks.Everyone loves results, & this facial serum delivers. In an independent clinical study, panelists experienced more resilient, radiant skin in only four weeks!** (And greater results over time.**)92% IMPROVED APPEARANCE89% VISIBLY FIRMER SKIN87% IMPROVED RADIANCE84% VISIBLE REDUCTION IN FINE LINES
Why topical vitamin C is more important than ever.
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This powerful formula delivers protection against environmental aggressors, such as ground-level ozone (O3), that contribute to lớn visible aging. Unhealthy ozone concentrations are persistent pollution problems in many parts of the globe. In addition to lớn causing damaging respiratory effects, ozone exposure may also cause oxidative damage to skin, according to lớn scientific studies.†, ‡
According to the 2019 State of the Air Report published by the American Lung Association, more than four in 10 people (41.1%) in the United States live in areas with unhealthy levels of ozone pollution. In real numbers, this reflects 134 million individuals residing in counties that earned an “F” for ozone, an increase of more than 5 million individuals over the previous report published in 2014.Ground-level ozone is an atmospheric aggressor, contributing khổng lồ free-radical formation that creates oxidative stress. Oxidative găng tay can weaken skin’s collagen và elastin, thereby increasing fine lines và loss of firmness. Vitamin C is a proven antioxidant to lớn combat this action, helping lớn neutralize không lấy phí radicals in skin.
*Results based on in vitro testing**Results based on an eight-week independent clinical study in which 39 women used the hàng hóa morning và night.Images represent an average improvement in wrinkles or overall skin appearance based on an eight-week clinical study in which 39 women used the product morning and evening.†Fuks KB, Hüls A, Sugiri D, Altug H, Vierkötter A, Abramson MJ, Goebel J, Wagner GG, Demuth I, Krutmann J, Schikowski T. Troposheric ozone and skin aging: Results from two German cohort studies. Environ Int. 2019 Mar; 124: 139–144.‡Thiele JJ, Traber MG, Polefka TG, Cross CE, Packer L, Ozone exposure depletes vi-ta-min E và induces lipid peroxidation in murine stratum corneum, J. Invest. Dermatol., 108 (5) (1997), pp. 753–757.
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