Vitamin C is a very common ingredient in skincare products, mainly because it is a strong antioxidant that prevents UV damage to the skin, thereby inhibiting melanin production. It can transform uneven skin tone, improves wrinkles, fights inflammation, fights dark spots, and promotes radiant and even skin tone. Vitamin C can also help resist skin aging. It is an indispensable and necessary vitamin for human beings, but the body cannot synthesize this vitamin itself.
Vitamin C is widely used in different skincare products and present in different forms. In skincare products, L-Ascorbic Acid is very common. Vitamin C is also divided into water-soluble and oil-soluble. Water-soluble vitamin C is relatively unstable and is easily affected by temperature, humidity and light. Oil-soluble vitamin C is relatively stable is easily absorbed by the skin.
Common Types of Vitamin C
Since vitamin C is easily oxidized, the vitamin C after oxidation loses its effect. Therefore, many beauty brands use vitamin C derived ingredients instead. The main reason is that vitamin C derived ingredients are relatively stable, not easy to oxidize, and relatively resistant to deterioration. Common vitamin C derivatives such as:
- Ethlated Ascorbic Acid
- L-Asorbic Acid
- Sodium Ascorby Phosphate
- Ascorbic Acid
Beauty Benefit of Vitamin C
- Anti-aging – Vitamin C is an essential ingredient for collagen production. It helps the skin to stimulate the growth of collagen, so it can help reduce wrinkles and make the skin more radiant.
- Improving even skin tone – Vitamin C can promote cell metabolism and hence improve dull skin tone
- Improving wrinkles – Vitamin C helps collagen growth and thickens the dermis
- Skin Whitening – Vitamin C prevents skin oxidation. To achieve the whitening effect, sunscreen products must be applied every day to avoid UV damage to the skin and the formation of melanin.
How to Absorb Vitamin C Better
Vitamin C can be taken orally or applied to the skin to help absorb vitamin C. When we are talking about skincare benefits, applying it on the skin is more effective than drinking or eating it. The main reason is that when we eat vitamin C, vitamin C will be preferentially absorbed by various organs. The remaining vitamin C that has not been absorbed can finally reach the skin. Therefore, if we want to improve the skin health, skincare products are more effective to get the beauty effect.
If you use water-soluble serum, you may use some beauty device to help skin absorb serum much deeper.
