Why Vitamin C is essential for your skin

Yes, it is healthy for your skin. I will briefly explain why.

Vitamin C can be found in skincare products under different names (vitamin C derivates) but the “official” one for vitamin C is l-ascorbic acid.

L-ascorbic acid is, first and foremost, a powerful antioxidant.

Antioxidants are CRUCIAL because they fight free radicals and in the skin, they’re responsible for the process of aging. For instance, tobacco smoking promotes the formation of free radicals, and this is why they say smoking makes your skin age faster.

Molecules such as vitamin C, Vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10, Glutathione, lipoic acid and such have antioxidant properties, meaning they donate electrons to the free radicals thus neutralizing them.

Nevertheless, antioxidants are a must in any skincare product not only to preserve the product itself but also and especially to deliver their benefits to the skin and keep it young for as long as possible.

I would advise you to take vitamin C supplements and use skincare products with vitamin C (serums are the best) at the same time, if you can.