Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and surprisingly contains anti-aging properties. Let’s look at more information about this important nutrient. Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid and comes from citrus fruits such as limes, lemons, grapefruit, and oranges. The body does not produce Vitamin C on its own nor does the body store it. Therefore, it is imperative that everyone intake enough Vitamin C daily to aid in immune restoration.
So what about topical application? Vitamin C serum is an important step in a daily skin care routine that carries anti-aging properties and overall nourishment for your skin.
The following are the top reasons you need to add Vitamin C Serum into your daily skin care routine:
Free Radicals And Their Impact On Aging Skin
Oxidation stress happens when your oxygen molecules split leaving atoms with unattached electrons. These “electrons” are known as free radicals and they are constantly trying to pair up and this can have devastating impacts on skin cells and proteins. Vitamin C serum being an antioxidant helps to fight off these free radicals which is the anti-aging component. Free Radicals are what tend to cause aging skin.
Repair Skin
Vitamin C does not only help fight free radical damage in your skin but also helps to promote the production of collagen which is the main protein in your skin. Producing more collagen helps with skins elasticity and overall health and appearance.
Dark Spots In Your Skin
Overexposure to the sun can have lasting effects on your skin such as dark spots on your face, hands and arms. Dark spots tend to be a post inflammatory response so using Vitamin C serum with all its anti-inflammatory properties can help to reduce the overall color and appearance of dark spots.
Sun Damage Protection
Extended exposure to the suns UV rays can not only impact the top layers of the skin but also the deeper layers. This can cause age spots and saggy skin. This happens when the sun causes more inflammation after years of exposure. Using Vitamin C serum can help reduce this inflammation, reduce existing damage and help to prevent future damage.
Vitamin C Serum Side Effects
Like any product there may be some side effects based on the sensitivity of your skin. For people with very sensitive skin be mindful of your usage and the specific product you are using. Be sure to pay attention to the ingredients and use as directed. Vitamin C serum is considered safe for a vast majority of people however if you fall into the very small percentage of people who are sensitive to it use it less frequently and be sure that the ingredients don’t contain anything that can trigger allergies etc.