All the fundamentals you need to know about Vitamin C
Type of Ingredient:
An essential, antioxidant ingredient found in citrus fruits, like lemon and grapefruit, and berries. You will typically find vitamin C in moisturisers or serums.
Main Benefits:
It is popular for boosting collagen production, helping to reduce hyperpigmentation and even skin tone, among other benefits.
Who should use it?
This is an ingredient which is unsuitable for those who have highly sensitive skin, and can be a little problematic for those who have oily skin. But if you are looking to find a good solution to reducing the appearance of blemishes and hyperpigmentation, this is an ingredient for you.
How often can I use it?
You can use it daily or, if you are new to vitamin C it is best to start off with using it every other day. But always make sure to wear SPF on top of your vitamin C product.
Works well with
Vitamin C thrives and works really well with ingredients like vitamin E and ferulic acid, which are two examples of antioxidants.
Don’t use with
Avioid mixing vitamin C with the following ingredients:
- Benzoyl peroxide
- Retinol
- AHAs or BHAs
- Niacinamide.
These hold the risk of your ski becoming irritated and before you know it, you’re back to square one.
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