Vitamin C for beauty - what gives our skin? What vitamin cosmetics to choose?

Vitamin C is as important to the skin as air is to the lungs. Health, elastic appearance and natural radiance depend on it. Vitamin C, necessary in the diet and in daily care, is the best way to restore tired skin after winter. How to apply it?

The most effective weapon against free radicals, very good for firming and smoothing the skin, indispensable for brightening. I'm talking about vitamin C, otherwise known as ascorbic acid. It rejuvenates, protects and regenerates the way the skin works, and this is just the beginning of the benefits of this vitamin. Used in creams, masks and ampoules, it is one of the few with a proven and tested anti-aging effect. That is why it is worth thinking about it, and then doing a spring recovery procedure with vitamin C in the lead role.

Dermofuture Precision, Vitamin C Regenerating Treatment, 20 ml 

What does vitamin C give us?

This is an excellent antioxidant. It protects skin cells and the whole body from free radicals, which attack us in large numbers in urban smog, in the sun and in everyday stress. In addition, it seals and strengthens the walls of blood vessels, lightens discoloration by inhibiting over-production of pigment, and acts as a good fuel for our collagen fibers, stimulating their production and regeneration. Hence the rejuvenating effect.

Lumene, Valo, Vitamin C Brightening Cream, 50 ml 

Where is the most vitamin C?

In blackcurrant, red pepper, parsley and citrus. We should eat it as much as possible, because, unfortunately, we do not produce ascorbic acid ourselves. And with its lack in the diet, the consequences of beriberi immediately appear and the skin suffers first of all. It becomes very sensitive, prone to infections, small blood vessels burst and therefore can be replaced for a long time. But instead of scaring him, it's better to just eat more oranges and take vitamins for skin care. This is important right now in the spring, when the sun is shining brightly and smog levels are still high. Under such conditions, winter-weary skin falls into the clutches of oxidative stress, in other words, it is attacked and destroyed by free radicals. The consequences of such an attack are very serious and include aging, wrinkling, discoloration and inflammation.

Citrus press CONCEPT CE-3520, silver, 160 W 

Vitamin C for rosacea and mature skin

Ascorbic acid is also a salvation for hypersensitive skin and a remedy for capillaries - it seals them, makes them stronger and does not tear. Vitamin C should also be part of our diet and face creams for people with sensitive, red skin.

On the other hand, aesthetic medicine doctors recommend vitamin treatment to all patients after laser skin rejuvenation procedures. Nothing else is as good at supporting collagen fiber renewal, which is why the help of vitamin C in your daily skin care routine is invaluable. However, not every vitamin added to the cream has the same potency. It is best to choose formulas in which the C content is accurately stated as a percentage. In addition, it is worth making sure that this ingredient is enclosed in a suitable carrier, such as a microparticle, which only opens in the skin. Ascorbic acid added to a cream without protection and in very small amounts may not work.

Celia, Vitamin C, Anti-Wrinkle Smoothing Serum 45+ Day & Night, 15 ml 

Cosmetics with vitamin C - a healthy treatment for everyone

Vitamin C in high doses is usually found in light cosmetic formulas. Often in the form of ampoules. Tightly closed and intended for single use, the vials contain large doses of a valuable vitamin in its pure form. You can choose another, unusual form - powder, in this form it is also pure vitamin C, which begins to work only after mixing with cream.

There are also special cosmetics, for example, serums with a very high content, as much as 30 percent. a dose of vitamin that lightens discoloration and tackles acne. When starting treatment, it is worth replacing the daily serum with it and patting under the cream for at least four weeks. Take a look at Dermofuture Precision Serum, Vitamin C for example.

It's Skin, Power 10 Formula VC Effector, Vitamin C Brightening Serum, 30 ml 

You can also opt for a richer concentrated emulsion that contains 10 percent vitamin C. for daily care (check out Clinique, Fresh Pressed, Daily Booster, Pure Vitamin C Brightening Emulsion). It should be used exactly as a serum, used for several weeks and additionally rubbed into a cream. The latter has the lowest content of vitamin C, so it is all the more worth choosing cosmetics that contain it in active molecules or instead of ascorbic acid contain another, more stable and persistent vitamin. This could be ascorbyltetraisopalmitate found in It's Skin, Power 10 Formula One Shot VC Cream. In this form, even a small amount of the ingredient gives a quick lightening effect.

It's Skin, Cream Power 10 Formula One Shot VC

Similarly, masks with vitamin C, used once a week, will complement the care and gently smooth the epidermis, replacing peeling. An algae mask is a good idea, requiring you to mix the powder with an activating gel and apply it to your face, neck, and décolleté. Check out the Lynia Disposable Sachet Mask, Algae Exfoliating Gel Mask with Vitamin C.