Comments on: Vitamin C in Skincare

By: beautifulwithbrains

beautifulwithbrains — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:02:24 +0000

I agree with you Beauty Able. I think the body benefits more getting vitamins by eating foods rich in them than from topical creams. It’s definitely cheaper considering that most skincare products don’t contain concentrations high enough to provide benefits for the skin.

By: Beauty Able

Beauty Able — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:04:24 +0000

When it comes to getting the right vitamins for your skin i feel it’s always a good idea to work from the inside out, most of the time it’s cheaper too, a combination of foods high in a vitamin plus a top up with supplements is affordable and will compliment the skincare products used.

Selenium is another good antioxidant.
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By: beautifulwithbrains

beautifulwithbrains — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:38:49 +0000

Thank you for sharing Ana. I agree with you that too much Vitamin can cause damage. I’ve never been too worried about it as the body simply eliminates any excess, but then I’d never take that much! I would never recommend that, too much of a good thing is never good and may actually cause more harm.

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:38:55 +0000

I concur.
On the one hand, people do not realise that vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and thus anything not used is excreted in urine, so it must be taken daily. On the other, it’s really really easy to get.

The RDA for vitamin C is 60mg a day, the average sized kiwi contains 48mg of vitamin C – well over half the daily recommended allowance. Of course, the RDA is a MINIMUM required for health and you can safely exceed it many times over.

Worth mentioning, however, that taking in amounts of vitamin C over 10,000mg a day has shown to contribute to the production of form radicals (like free radicals, but complete groups of oxidised cells) which are also a considerable health risk. So yes, all things in moderation. Personally I wouldn’t exceed 1000mg a day, but I’ve sold vit C to patients fighting cancer before who’ve taken 5000-8000mg daily.
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By: beautifulwithbrains

beautifulwithbrains — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:35:31 +0000

Shuu: that’s right, too much is usually never good.

Jamilla Camel: that’s a nice approach. Vitamin B3 has great benefits for the skin, including antioxidant properties. Using them together will probably enhance their benefits.

Saintangelius: Skin is designed to keep everything out and for this reason, despite what companies claim, ingredients applied topically usually stay on the surface of the skin, which is made of dead cells. Creams do moisturize and prevent water loss but that’s it. To do more, the ingredients will have to penetrate deep into the living cells of the skin and only very few substances can do that. That’s why it’s better to get vitamins, proteins and everything else our bodies need from food than a cream.
Vitamin C can penetrate deep into the skin but for it to do so, it has to be present in high concentrations in the product. If it is listed towards the end of the ingredient list, it won’t do anything. But if you eat an orange a day for example, your body will have all the Vitamin C it needs for collagen synthesis.
As for collagen, there is no proof that applying it on the skin has anti-aging benefits. It will moisturize the skin but nothing more. The same is true if you drink it. It may plump your skin a bit but won’t help with wrinkles.

By: Saintangelius

Saintangelius — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:22:12 +0000

This is rather interesting. There has always been much controversy of the benefits and efficacy of ingested vitamins versus topical vitamins. Take for example Collagen. We have collagen added to a number off our creams, salves and serums. In Japan and Asia they sell Collagen in drinks with the reasoning that collagen can not be absorbed into the deeper layers our of epidermis making the stuff you slap on your face almost useless. Meiji even goes to state that their marine based Collagen powder has a higher absorbency rate when mixed in with your drink. Is this true? Do they really work faster than topical solutions? Or do some vitamins, when ingested, go to other places than the ones you intend them for? .-= Saintangelius´s last blog ..Absence makes the heart grow fonder... =-.

By: Jamilla Camel

Jamilla Camel — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:39:14 +0000

I like to use Vitiman C products (like Paul and Joe Whitening Serum) with Vitamin B3 products (Fair and Lovely or Olay Definity) to get more bang for the buck, too. .-= Jamilla Camel´s last blog ..Latest Acquisitions: Tods Shoes and DSK Earrings =-.

By: Shuu

Shuu — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:39:20 +0000

A very informative post, indeed..
I agree on the last paragraph Getting everything in moderate is way better.
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