How do I treat wrinkles and age spots? How do I get younger looking skin?
These are questions we ask ourselves every day. We all know that getting wrinkles is inevitable and is part of getting older. What if we could slow down or even reverse the process? Wouldn't we just love that! What do we use? There are thousands of products out there and they all claim to be the best! Yikes!
Anti aging day creams, night creams, and serums. Don't forget botox and expensive plastic surgery.
So what we have to do is educate ourselves on what ingredients we need on our face and look for products with those ingredients in them and go from there.
So how do we do that? Well....it is a fact that vitamin C plays a vital role in having healthy skin. You naturally have vitamin C in your skin. This is why young skin is so vibrant, bright, and bouncy. As skin ages it naturally loses vitamin C. This is a fact! In addition to aging, other contributing factors that cause loss of vitamin C in the skin are toxins like cigarette smoke and sun damage.
The most powerful function of vitamin C is that it produces collagen. Collagen is the protein that gives the skin it's elasticity and bounce.
Therefore, losing vitamin C in your skin, you lose collagen. End result? Wrinkles, saggy skin, and age spots. Yuck!
So knowing these facts here's what we do next...
While taking a vitamin C supplement is beneficial to your health and you should continue to do so, you need a topical vitamin C moisturizer or serum for your face to fight and treat signs of aging. Applying topical vitamin C can be 20 times more effective than just taking it orally.
It has been suggested by a renowned plastic surgeon seen on the Dr Oz show to combine vitamin C and vitamin E for a super powered combo. The vitamin C works even better when combined with vitamin E.
How do I treat wrinkles?
Vitamin C produces collagen. We lose collagen as we lose vitamin C with age, sun damage, and cigarette smoking. Using a vitamin C serum or moisturizer can help counteract wrinkles from forming by producing collagen in the skin. Remember, combining vitamin C with vitamin E is found to be the best combo for a super powered punch!
How do I treat age spots?
You don't need chemical peels or lasers to treat age spots. Vitamin C can have almost the same results. Age spots or dark spots are sun damage. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and can help reverse the damage on skin with sunburned cells.
When is the best time to apply vitamin C?
It is suggested to use the topical vitamin C after you exfoliate in the morning.
Where do I buy a topical vitamin C moisturizer or serum?
You can get vitamin C moisturizers and serums in your local drugstore and online. I will tell you what to look for when purchasing.
What do I look for when buying a vitamin C moisturizer? How do I know which products to buy? What vitamin C products work best?
There are hundreds of products on the market today. You have to look carefully at what you are purchasing so you know what you are paying for. You have to look for a product that contains between 3% and 10% of vitamin C and include the active ingredient ascorbic acid or L-ascorbic acid.
Also, pay attention to the packaging. Antioxidants including vitamin C can deteriorate and not be effective in the presence of air and light. Make sure you buy an airtight product in transparent packaging.
When will I see results after using a vitamin C moisturizer or serum? How long does vitamin C take to work on my skin?
The results very with each person, however, results can be expected in a little as 2 to 4 weeks while others may take 4 to 6 weeks. Most people will see great results within 6 months.
Can I crush up a vitamin C supplement and mix it with my regular moisturizer?
Vitamin C needs to be put in an acidic base in order to penetrate the skin a work. There is a specific formula of vitamin C and acidic base that are appropriately combined. So, no I would suggest not doing this yourself. The wrong proportions will not work or penetrate the skin. Too much my do more damage to your skin. You don't want that.
Can I use vitamin C instead of sunblock?
No. Vitamin C is not a sunblock. Continue using your regular sunblock to protect your skin form the sun's harmful rays. You can however look for a sunblock that contains vitamin C.
