Vitamin C plays a fundamental, if not indispensable, role in the beauty and cosmetics sector, thanks to its many benefits: it brightens the skin, prevents wrinkles, reduces dark spots, and evens out skin tone. Let's find out more about this powerful vitamin ingredient.
Vitamin C: benefits and properties
We often take vitamin C supplements, but we are less accustomed to using it in cosmetics to revitalize our skin. Integrated into some creams or in serums, vitamin C offers a very targeted action.
Naturally present in the skin, vitamin C plays a fundamental role in fighting skin aging. But how? Vitamin C helps neutralize free radicals generated by sun exposure, stress, and pollution. Revitalized, the skin is better protected from external aggressors responsible for photoaging (a particular state of skin aging caused by chronic damage from ultraviolet rays and sun exposure). It also benefits from the active ingredients contained in products with this vitamin. A powerful antioxidant.
A solution for dark spots and dull complexion
Dull and gray complexion? As a formulator, I can say that vitamin C is the ingredient for you. It improves the quality of the dermis and epidermis, acting deeply. Vitamin C also helps stimulate the production of keratinocytes, lipids located in the epidermal layer that protect the skin and strengthen its elasticity. Better oxygenated and firmer, the skin regains its radiance, its softness, and pores become less visible for a radiant complexion.
Fights the signs of aging
That's not all. Vitamin C also has a more specific action against the first signs of aging. This active ingredient has shown its effectiveness in preventing and slowing down the appearance of wrinkles. In the dermal layer, the deepest layer of the skin, vitamin C stimulates the production of collagen and fibroblasts, essential for tissue compactness and wrinkle prevention. When we apply a vitamin C serum, our skin will feel smoother and firmer. Another important action? Vitamin C slows down the appearance of dark spots and reduces them.
How to choose the right product?
The higher the concentration of vitamin C, the more significant the effect will be. But it is also important that it is in a stable form. It is, in fact, one of the most fragile ingredients as it oxidizes quickly.
Ascorbyl Glucoside is a glucose-stabilized derivative of ascorbic acid, with high stability in formulation. It has the same properties as ascorbic acid and is metabolized as free vitamin C as it penetrates the skin.
Already from the first weeks of application, the complexion is much brighter. It will take a few months, which may vary depending on the skin type, to find more even and velvety skin.
For a product to maintain its full effectiveness, some precautions must be taken. Vacuum or airtight packaging is essential, and it is also better to avoid overly large formats. Products exposed to too much air lose their effectiveness. It is advisable to store your product in a cool environment.
Hyaluronic acid: properties and benefits
Vitamin C is a precious ally when found in synergy with hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic acid combines with water and fills intercellular spaces: its exceptional moisturizing power leads to a lasting beautification of the skin, which becomes softer, firmer, smoother, and more elastic. Hyaluronic acid molecules penetrate more or less well into the skin depending on their "size" (their molecular weight): the smaller the molecule, the more fragmented it is, the more easily it penetrates the different layers of the skin. The action will be different depending on the area in which it will act.
A perfect combo for radiant skin that you can find in our Hyaluronic Elixir + Vit C. A serum that combines three molecular weights of biotechnological hyaluronic acid, stable vitamin C, and an exclusive complex that counteracts the damaging effects of smog and pollution. Ideal for hydrating and evening out the complexion.
