Here’s why you totally need Vitamin C in your skincare

1. When reading labels, make sure the skin care product offers Vitamin C or its derivatives. It provides the body with multiple benefits that are superior to those of any other skin care ingredients on the market.

2. Vitamin C has superior absorption, assists collagen synthesis, and fights against free-radical induced aging skin.
 As a result, it brightens skin complexion and lightens dark spots. It also promotes the production of collagen, toning the skin. We love this night cream by Elizabeth Grant:

3. Vitamin C also prevents fine lines and fights against free radicals directly associated with the aging process (wrinkles, dullness and sagging); fights against stress (vitamin C is related to the synthesis of the adrenal cortical hormone, known as the anti-stress hormone).

4. It’s great for sensitive skin because it controls excess sebum secretion, which prevents acne and suppresses inflammation; and produces ceramide and fillagrin, which support the skin barrier function of the epidermis (Keratin) and retains water content, making the skin appear younger looking.

5. If you decide to purchase a beauty product without Vitamin C (i.e. there is a favorite brand/product you are attached to), then make sure you ingest enough Vitamin C orally. However, vitamin C is fragile, so it needs to be handled correctly. Vitamin C is vulnerable to heat, so choose fresh foods and ingredients that you don’t have to cook.
 Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and lotus root contain relatively large amounts of vitamin C and are tolerant to heat. Rose hip tea has vitamin C and it is heat tolerant as well. Try a supplement like this one from USANA– it also includes zinc and elderberry.

7. It’s ideal to take a vitamin C supplement with meals, three times a day.
 Try taking vitamin C with beta-carotene and vitamin E, and with fruit and vegetables. That way, the efficacy lasts longer. But don’t take more than you need; too much vitamin C may irritate your stomach.