Why is Vitamin C considered a magical component for skincare?

There is no doubt that you hear a lot about the benefits of vitamin C on one’s health, especially in terms of strengthening immunity and you always add to your diet types of food rich in vitamin C such as citrus fruits, strawberries, and broccoli… But did you know that vitamin C has many effects on the skin as well, rather it is considered the magic component for skincare? Thereafter, we will reveal to you the aesthetic benefits of the vitamin, which constitutes an essential part of the daily skincare routine that the dermatologist and cosmetologist, Dr. Yassine, guides you to. In his pioneering Skin Expert Clinic (Beirut, Lebanon), Dr. Yassine, always provides advanced cosmetic services and helps you to find the best routine that you can adopt at home based on effective components such as Vitamin C.

Vitamin C coping with all external factors affecting the skin!

Try to imagine with us, for a moment, all external factors that negatively affect your skin… Unfortunately, pollution surrounds us from all sides, causing the increase of free radicals, which are the main responsible for cell damage. furthermore, the long and medium-range ultraviolet rays of the sun, which are also a cause of the skin’s oxidative stress. There are also other factors that you may not be aware of, although they negatively affect the skin, such as infrared rays and multi-source light waves.

How can all these external factors influencing the skin be faced?

Here comes the role of vitamin C (or what is also called ascorbic acid), as it is loaded with antioxidants that can effectively counter free radicals and reduce their negative impact. Thus, it forms a shield to protect the skin from everything it is exposed to, to keep it fresh and radiant.

Moreover, vitamin C also stimulates collagen production, which is a must, especially when you age, as the skin loses its elasticity and flexibility due to the decrease in the level of collagen in it. The vitamin C here will then play the role of a savior, as it effectively reduces wrinkles and fine lines and improves the texture of the skin.

What do you think if we tell you as well that vitamin C helps you get rid of dark spots and evens out skin tone? Now, you definitely think that it turned into a “king” component! It can block the abnormal production of skin pigment or melanin, which allows it to fulfill this role to the fullest.

Oral vitamin C is not enough for the skin!

What you should know in this frame is that the body does not produce vitamin C, therefore you must get it through your diet or nutritional supplements. Thus, you add types of food and drinks rich in this vitamin to your diary, or resort to tablets when needed. This is considered greatly beneficial from a health point of view, but unfortunately, the skin does not directly benefit from the vitamin C that you get orally. Hence, you will need to apply this vitamin directly to the surface of the skin to get effective results, whether in terms of protecting the skin, combatting signs of aging (wrinkles and fine lines), or treating dark spots.

Effective vitamins C formulas

Many vitamin C formulas have been developed to be applied directly to the skin, but they are not equally effective. The most important thing to mention here is that to obtain an effective result, the formulas must be based on pure vitamin C in a high concentration (10 to 20%) with a pH of less than 3.5.

It is the primary factor for success, but not the only one. Vitamin C, if used alone and in the right concentration, can treat the skin problems we mentioned, but what studies have shown is that its benefits multiply and appear clearly when combined with other antioxidants, and here relies on the secret of the high effectiveness of some formulas among others.

The combination of vitamin C, vitamin E, and ferulic acid is one of the most successful models in this context. You will find at Dr. Yassine’s Skin Expert Clinic (Beirut, Lebanon) an antioxidant serum with ferulic acid that gives proven results both in terms of reducing the effect of free radicals and improving the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines.

Yet, if what bothers you is the uneven skin color and you want to restore homogeneity to it, then Dr. Yassine will guide you to use another serum that treats this problem. Likewise, if you have oily skin and you are suffering from acne, the vitamin C serum dedicated to this condition can reduce sebum secretions and shrink pores.

We note that all vitamin C serums are best applied in the morning on clean and dry skin, with light patting when anointing the product to be absorbed by the skin. It can also be applied to the neck, chest, and back of the hand. It is necessary to put after the serum, a sunscreen with high protection from ultraviolet rays in order to provide your skin with everything it needs in the face of the external damage that it is exposed to.

And now, after you have discovered all these amazing facts about Vitamin C, how could you not make it an essential part of your skincare routine?!f

Why is Vitamin C considered a magical component for skincare?