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Fri May 25, 2007 6:05 am  |
Which is more beneficial to the skin?
I have been using topical vitamin C for about 6 months now but with the dry weather and approaching winter, I am finding topical vit C too drying - my skin feels really tight when I am waiting for my vit C to sink in.
Will taking Ester C have the same benefit as applying topical vit C. If so, how much do I need to take per day if eliminate topical vit C? |
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53, normal/oily skin, concerns: wrinkles/lines/bags under eyes |
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Fri May 25, 2007 8:56 am |
| Ninetynine wrote: |
Which is more beneficial to the skin?
I have been using topical vitamin C for about 6 months now but with the dry weather and approaching winter, I am finding topical vit C too drying - my skin feels really tight when I am waiting for my vit C to sink in.
Will taking Ester C have the same benefit as applying topical vit C. If so, how much do I need to take per day if eliminate topical vit C? |
Topical and oral VitC do completely different things and can't be compared. |
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Location: Denmark. Me = 32, think I'm combo without oiliness + sometimes sensitive. Have noticed that skin doesn't heal as quickly anymore and I've developed fine lines around my eyes... Hormonal breakouts which are sometimes cystic. PCOS |
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Sat May 26, 2007 4:30 am |
| Ruth wrote: |
| Ninetynine wrote: |
Which is more beneficial to the skin?
I have been using topical vitamin C for about 6 months now but with the dry weather and approaching winter, I am finding topical vit C too drying - my skin feels really tight when I am waiting for my vit C to sink in.
Will taking Ester C have the same benefit as applying topical vit C. If so, how much do I need to take per day if eliminate topical vit C? |
Topical and oral VitC do completely different things and can't be compared. |
Thanks Ruth, I did not realise that.
I thought that oral Vit C also helps with the production of collagen. |
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53, normal/oily skin, concerns: wrinkles/lines/bags under eyes |
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Sat May 26, 2007 6:07 am |
| All I know is that Dr. P of Skin Biology recommends taking oral Vitamin C to enhance the effects of CPs. If you're applying a good moisturiser over your topical Vitamin C doesn't this help? |
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Sat May 26, 2007 8:33 am |
| Vit C gets absorbed more readily when applied onto the skin while Oral Vit C is for general health. |
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Sat May 26, 2007 10:16 pm |
| One thing to remember is topical Vitamin C is notoriously unstable and it can be rendered ineffective by formulation factors like concentration and pH, exposure to air and light. I guess that's why some of the C serum cost so much to get to the right formula. |
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Sun May 27, 2007 5:36 am |
| Keliu wrote: |
| All I know is that Dr. P of Skin Biology recommends taking oral Vitamin C to enhance the effects of CPs. If you're applying a good moisturiser over your topical Vitamin C doesn't this help? |
I am afraid certain parts of my face is quite dry at the moment due to the weather and the various acids that I have been using so even after applying a good moisturiser, my face still ends up with some very patches. I think I will now use topical Vit C every other day and see if this helps. |
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53, normal/oily skin, concerns: wrinkles/lines/bags under eyes |
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