The Skincare Benefits of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient that plays a crucial role in maintaining skin health, and it’s one skincare ingredient that we can’t live without. This powerful natural antioxidant is a skincare powerhouse with many benefits for all skin types. It’s a key part of any effective anti-aging skincare routine and can help address numerous skin concerns, from dullness to dark spots and discoloration. While it is found in a variety of fruits and vegetables, only a small portion of dietary vitamin C actually makes its way to the skin. To boost the skin's concentration of this vital nutrient, we recommend using it topically with our professional vitamin C skincare products.
In this post, we’ll talk about why you need to add this essential skincare product to your regimen, if you haven’t already.
What is Vitamin C?
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin found in citrus and other fruits, berries and vegetables. When vitamin C is applied to the skin, it can help slow early skin aging, prevent sun damage, and improve the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots, and acne! One of the most important benefits of vitamin C is that it fights free radical damage. We are exposed to free radicals through chemicals, pollution and of course UV radiation! Vitamin C is an antioxidant that fights free radical damage to the skin, which can speed along the aging process.
What are the benefits of using vitamin C daily?
The benefits of vitamin C for the skin are numerous. It acts as a powerful antioxidant, neutralizing free radicals and protecting the skin from damage caused by stressors like UV radiation and pollution. Vitamin C also helps promote collagen production, improve skin elasticity, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Including vitamin C in your skincare routine can help maintain an even skin tone, boost radiance, reduce hyperpigmentation, and prevent premature aging.
The best time to apply vitamin C serum is in the morning, after cleansing and toning your complexion, and before moisturizer and SPF. If you want to maximize the perks, and don't have overly sensitive skin, you can apply it in the morning and evening.
Our favorite vitamin C produts
SkinBetter® Alto Advanced Defense and Repair Serum
Super-potent antioxidant serum that helps shield the skin against the effects of internal and external free radicals. Vitamins C and E, plus 17 additional free-radical fighters combined with a new, patented antioxidant brings a new level of comprehensive defense.
Environmental Protection:
Goes beyond Vitamins C and E to include 17 additional antioxidants.
Provides broad, comprehensive environmental defense.
Intrinsic Protection:
New, super-potent antioxidant.
Neutralizes intrinsic free radicals generated by the skin’s natural aging process.
Patented technology helps support skin’s natural renewal cycle for energized, more rejuvenated-looking skin.
SkinBetter® Alto Defense Serum
Defend against free radicals and the visible effects of skin aging due to environmental stressors, including blue light and pollution.
Combines Vitamins C and E + 17 additional antioxidants designed to provide a new level of comprehensive and dynamic defense against free radicals.
Enhances vitality and improves the appearance of skin tone and luminosity.
Reduces the appearance of skin redness.
SkinBetter® Solo Hydrating Defense for Men
All-in-one, once-daily product designed for men that provides hydration and skin-supporting ingredients along with a patented antioxidant technology that helps support the skin against the visible effects of sun exposure, blue light and pollution.
Reduces skin surface sebum levels, resulting in a less oily appearance.
Fast, visible improvement in the appearance of pores, skin tone, skin texture and redness.
Hydrating, calming lightweight formulation.
Obagi® Professional C® Serum 10%
This serum is formulated with 10% L-Ascorbic Acid to help brighten and even skin tone, strengthen skin's antioxidant defenses and improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles without irritating skin. For a supercharged glow and more youthful-looking skin. Ideal for dry to sensitive skin types.
Formulated with L-Ascorbic Acid to brighten skin
Helps to neutralize free radicals
For a more even-looking complexion
Obagi-C® RX C-CLARIFYING SERUM
This antioxidant serum combines Vitamin C and 4% hydroquinone to reduce hyperpigmentation to enhance the appearance of even skin tone for a healthier-looking complexion. This is a prescription product only.
Epionce® Intense Defense Serum
An Epionce fan-favorite and NewBeauty Award winner for “Best Botanical Serum”, experience the most complete multivitamin for your skin safely and with fast results. Intense Defense Serum is a highly advanced anti-aging serum using botanical sources of Vitamins A, B, C, D and E for healthier-looking skin. Clinically proven serum visibly improves the signs of skin aging better than leading professional-strength serums.
EltaMD® UV Restore Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40
EltaMD UV Restore Tinted Broad-Spectrum SPF 40 is a 100% mineral sunscreen designed with Ginger Root Extract and Saccharide Isomerate which promote a healthy complexion, improve smoothness, and minimize dark spots and discoloration. Vitamin C which combats skin-aging free radicals associated with ultraviolet (UV) and infrared radiation (IR) and offers high-energy visible (HEV) light protection. Although this contains vitamin C, you should still use a stand alone vitamin C serum or cream.
NeuroSpa offers a range of skincare products containing vitamin C to help you achieve healthier, more youthful-looking skin. From anti-aging serums to brightening treatments and sunscreen, incorporating these products into your daily routine can help you reap the benefits of vitamin C for your skin. Whether you're looking to diminish signs of aging, even out your skin tone, or refresh tired-looking eyes, we have a vitamin C product that can help you achieve your skincare goals.
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