Vitamin C and its benefit on skin

Do you drink a glass of lemon water? Add green chilies to your salad at lunch? If so, your skin thanks you-not only for the healthy diet, but for making sure that you regularly intake vitamin C. Your body needs a variety of nutrients to look and function its best, of course, but C is a particularly important player.

It offers much more than the immune-boosting properties you probably already know it for; because a lot of C is stored in your skin, it helps rejuvenate and protect your complexion whether you get it from food or apply it topically. Simply put, vitamin C should be part of your skincare regimen—as important as washing your face or applying sunscreen. 

What is vitamin C?

As far as your skin is concerned, vitamin C is "a potent antioxidant that can neutralize free radicals," explains by Seniordermatologist  Manju Keshri. "Because of its antioxidant properties, vitamin C provides your skin's naturally a new life its help in the regeneration process, which helps your body repair damaged skin cells fast."

How else does vitamin C benefit the skin?

Amazingly, vitamin C's skin-saving benefits aren't limited to its antioxidant status. It has plenty of other skin-healing properties that make it worthy of a permanent place in your medicine cabinet. For one, because it's highly acidic when vitamin C is used topically "the skin is triggered to heal itself by accelerating the production of collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin are both naturally occurring protein fibers that help keep skin plump and firm. So, in helping to promote collagen production, topical vitamin C can help prevent premature aging of the skin.

IT HELPS KEEP SKIN STRONG: It's minimizing the appearance of fine lines, vitamin C also helps the surface of your skin appear smoother and firmer by activating cells called fibroblasts that make new collagen.

IT HELPS HEAL SKIN FAST: Cuts, burns and other injuries that lead to scar tissue need the help of vitamin C to repair damaged skin. The vitamin may also play a role in the formation of keratinocytes—cells needed to close up a wound on the skin’s surface. While increasing your vitamin C intake does not appear to speed up the repair process, not getting enough may delay healing.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU NEED?

The recommended daily dose of vitamin C for men is 90 mg; it’s 75 mg for women. Green peppers,  Broccoli, I orange juice, papaya, strawberries, and cantaloupe are all excellent sources. Here’s what happens when you apply vitamin C topically:

IT PROVIDES ANTIOXIDANT PROTECTION.  Vitamin C provides your skin protective antioxidants that fight free radical damage and inflammation caused by the sun, pollution and other factors. The key is using a product that has the L-ascorbic acid form of vitamin C—the only one that can penetrate the deep layers of your skin. While using sunscreen is still the best way to prevent burns and the aging effects of the UV light, rubbing in a vitamin C-containing serum or lotion underneath delivers extra insurance by counteracting the small percentage of UV rays that can sneak through sunblock.

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