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Why is topical vitamin C important for skin health?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3031" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-is-topical-vitamin-c-important-for-skin-health-202111102635" target="_blank"><strong>Why is topical vitamin C important for skin health? - Harvard Health</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Topical vitamin C is a science-backed, dermatologist-favorite ingredient that may help slow early skin aging, prevent sun damage, and improve the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots, and acne. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, meaning it fights harmful free radicals (toxins) that come in contact with your skin from external sources like air pollution, or from inside the body as a result of normal processes like your metabolism. Free radicals can damage the skin, and applying topical vitamin C can combat free radicals and may improve the skin’s overall appearance.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skin benefits of vitamin C</strong></p><p> </p><p>A few clinical studies have demonstrated that vitamin C can improve wrinkles. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579659/" target="_blank">One study</a> showed that daily use of a vitamin C formulation for at least three months improved the appearance of fine and coarse wrinkles of the face and neck, as well as <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.01129.x" target="_blank">improved overall skin texture and appearance</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Vitamin C may also help protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet rays when used in combination with a broad-spectrum sunscreen. <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18603326/" target="_blank">Clinical studies</a> have shown that combining vitamin C with other topical ingredients, namely ferulic acid and vitamin E, can diminish redness and <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28219661/" target="_blank">help protect the skin</a> from long-term damage caused by harmful sun rays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3031, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-is-topical-vitamin-c-important-for-skin-health-202111102635'][B]Why is topical vitamin C important for skin health? - Harvard Health[/B][/URL] Topical vitamin C is a science-backed, dermatologist-favorite ingredient that may help slow early skin aging, prevent sun damage, and improve the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots, and acne. Vitamin C is an antioxidant, meaning it fights harmful free radicals (toxins) that come in contact with your skin from external sources like air pollution, or from inside the body as a result of normal processes like your metabolism. Free radicals can damage the skin, and applying topical vitamin C can combat free radicals and may improve the skin’s overall appearance. [B]Skin benefits of vitamin C[/B] A few clinical studies have demonstrated that vitamin C can improve wrinkles. [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579659/']One study[/URL] showed that daily use of a vitamin C formulation for at least three months improved the appearance of fine and coarse wrinkles of the face and neck, as well as [URL='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.01129.x']improved overall skin texture and appearance[/URL]. Vitamin C may also help protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet rays when used in combination with a broad-spectrum sunscreen. [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18603326/']Clinical studies[/URL] have shown that combining vitamin C with other topical ingredients, namely ferulic acid and vitamin E, can diminish redness and [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28219661/']help protect the skin[/URL] from long-term damage caused by harmful sun rays. [/QUOTE]
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