Vitamin C serum is a relatively new addition to the long list of cosmetic supplements marketed as beauty products that help you look younger. You can now find vitamin C serum at most beauty stores, drug stores and grocery stores. As a cosmetic supplement, you should check with a medical professional prior to using any vitamin C serum product.
Beauty Inside and Out
As an oral supplement, vitamin C can help boost your immune system and fight off illness. The vitamin C serum, however, is a topical application sold as a skincare product. As a natural antioxidant, vitamin C works to revitalize skin cells. This can produce a fresh, smooth look for your skin.
Collagen Production
As you age, your body naturally produces less collagen. This manifests as skin that progressively sags as you age. Vitamin C supplementation can stimulate the production of collagen. This results in the restoration of elasticity to your skin. In other words, the collagen helps to hold your skin together tightly as you age. This tightness will naturally help to decrease the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin.
Making Your Own Vitamin C Serum
Vitamin C serums are typically expensive. One alternative to spending money on a small bottle of serum is to make your own. Several recipe variations exist, and although these recipes vary slightly, they typically contain the same ingredients. These ingredients include L-Ascorbic acid, vitamin E and vitamin C. You can also customize vitamin C serums you make by slightly increasing or decreasing the amounts of individual ingredients used based on your specific skin condition.
Tips for Application
Before you buy or make vitamin C serum, keep in mind that these serums may cause irritation or a rash. These side effects result because the serum can stimulate the formation of free radicals. Therefore, before applying vitamin C serum on your face, you should apply a small amount of the serum on another area of your body, such as your hand or wrist. This will allow you to make sure that you do not have a bad reaction to the serum. Additionally, vitamin C serums will not wash off with soap and water and take approximately 72 hours for your body to fully absorb. This means that if the vitamin C serum causes any type of irritation, it will typically take a while for the irritation to dissipate.
References
- VitaminCSerum.org: The Way We C It: Culprits of Premature Aging Skin
- "Vitamin C: The Real Story, the Remarkable and Controversial Healing Factor"; Steve Hickey and Andrew W. Saul; 2008
- "The American Beauty Industry Encyclopedia"; Julie Willet; 2010
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