Vitamin C is often found in skin care products both for the face and for the body. Vitamin C is one of the best vitamins for skin care in the sense that it encourages new collagen to grow, protects your skin from sun damage, fades pigmentation, and so many more benefits that you wouldn’t believe! In addition to eating foods high in Vitamin C, you can apply it topically to make the most out of its benefits. 

Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid. Don’t let the word acid scare you, though, because this natural substance is amazing for your skin!  It’s a water-soluble natural substance that has been proven to improve skin health (as well as having many other health benefits that will overall improve the way you look and feel). It’s a powerful antioxidant and can also help prevent signs of aging, including fine lines and wrinkles, and reduce hyperpigmentation.

What is Vitamin C?

Collagen Production

It’s important to eat Vitamin C as part of a healthy diet, but this vitamin is more potent when you use it topically. Your skin absorbs Vitamin C like crazy when you use it in skin care products like serums and moisturizers. It starts working right away to reduce the appearance of fine lines and uneven skin tones, which means it’s a MUST in your skin care routine.

Hyperpigmentation

Reduces Redness

Your body produces collagen, which is the base of skin, muscles, tendons, and hair. Collagen helps keep our skin looking smooth and young. As we age, our bodies naturally produce less collagen, which can cause sagging.

Hydration

With topical application, Vitamin C helps boost your body’s natural collagen production. This helps make your skin look firmer and reduces the appearance of fine lines.

Dark Circles

Redness and blotchy skin can be caused by inflammatory skin conditions like rosacea or eczema, hormones, or even exposure to the sun. Vitamin C is a natural anti-inflammatory that can naturally mend broken capillaries to reduce redness.

Vitamin C helps the skin retain water, which keeps your skin looking super plump. This helps smooth your skin and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. This hydration also helps prevent dry skin and flakes that can make your skin look dull.  

Dark circles under your eyes are caused by blood vessels just below the surface of the skin. Applying vitamin C topically can strengthen thin under-eye skin to reduce the appearance of dark circles.

Vitamin C boosts collagen production over time, and you’ll notice your skin getting firmer after you start using it on your skin care regimen regularly. This helps your skin look younger and reduces the signs of aging because fine lines will be much less noticeable.

Sun damage is caused by free radicals in the skin. These atoms are missing an electron, so they steal it from another atom. This can lead to sun damage like fine lines and wrinkles. However, vitamin C is an extremely powerful antioxidant (it basically has an extra electron to donate to the free radicals to neutralize them and make them harmless). Does this make sense? I hope it does! In short, Vitamin C is an excellent way to protect your skin from sun damage (alongside wearing SPF on a daily basis, of course!)