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Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:16 am      Reply with quote
I've read in many places that vitamin C treatments/serums should be used in the mornings under sunscreen to combat UV damage (I don't remember the specific mechanics..)

But my question is, is vit C the only antioxidant that works in this manner under sunscreen, or does the rule apply to all antioxidants in general?

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Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:07 pm      Reply with quote
Most anitoxidants just fight free radicals but Vitamin C serum actually provides some protection against sun damamge but not enough to use only Vit C as your protection.
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:32 am      Reply with quote
Oh I see, thanks!
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:16 pm      Reply with quote
Yes you still need sunscreen protection = preferably a physical sunscreen.
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:02 am      Reply with quote
VC is totally different. When using this, please do not let your skin meets sunshine or any light, because it would damage your skin a a short time: your skin would turns black, and spots would come into it, which is definately hard to remove!
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:50 am      Reply with quote
flyflyonly wrote:
VC is totally different. When using this, please do not let your skin meets sunshine or any light, because it would damage your skin a a short time: your skin would turns black, and spots would come into it, which is definately hard to remove!


WHAT???? Are you sure??
A lot of the posts here on EDS says vit C is good for sun protection! How I'm so confused hmm hmm
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:54 am      Reply with quote
I am not sure where flyfly is getting her/his info, but there have been studies, at least with Skinceuticals C, E, Ferulic, published that show increased sun protection with using the C, E, Ferulic under a sunscreen.
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:56 am      Reply with quote
fat_swan wrote:
flyflyonly wrote:
VC is totally different. When using this, please do not let your skin meets sunshine or any light, because it would damage your skin a a short time: your skin would turns black, and spots would come into it, which is definately hard to remove!


WHAT???? Are you sure??
A lot of the posts here on EDS says vit C is good for sun protection! How I'm so confused hmm hmm


Hmmn, i might be tempted to take this with a pinch of salt. If vitamin C truly turned your skin black then surely it would not be allowed into ANY skin cream on the planet?!

I know there are plenty of people using a vitamin C serum (both commercial brands and DIY versions) and they have never seemed to have any problems. Infact, most of the advice i have read HAS been to use in the day-time because it does offer a little sun protection (although obviosuly not completion protection).

But, with everything out there in life, we are all different. So what works for one might not work for everyone. However, i'm pretty sure it's okay to use vitamin c during the day-time.

HTH Smile

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Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:42 am      Reply with quote
What do you base this info on? (weren't you also the same person who said good facial exercises were saying a, e, i, o, u)?

flyflyonly wrote:
VC is totally different. When using this, please do not let your skin meets sunshine or any light, because it would damage your skin a a short time: your skin would turns black, and spots would come into it, which is definately hard to remove!
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:48 am      Reply with quote
Hahahah that's funnieeeee! Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing

Anyways thank you, rileygirl and Teabags for clearing things up! That almost gave me a heart attack, phew!

So to be clear, it is specifically vit C, not ALL antioxidants, that can offer sun protection and should be used in the mornings, right? Thanks!



SeanySeanUK wrote:
What do you base this info on? (weren't you also the same person who said good facial exercises were saying a, e, i, o, u)?

flyflyonly wrote:
VC is totally different. When using this, please do not let your skin meets sunshine or any light, because it would damage your skin a a short time: your skin would turns black, and spots would come into it, which is definately hard to remove!
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 7:52 am      Reply with quote
Vit C (in my experience) does offer sun protection, and is great for skin that has been exposed to sun without a sunscreen (which if anyone is serious about their skinhealth should not be without a sunscreen to protect from UVA/UVB), but in conjunction with it being used under a sunscreen, its really doubling up on your protection from those rays, and thus preventing damage.

I kind of think flyfly was thinking about Retin A which makes the skin more sensitive to light of all kinds (and thus increases the skins capacity to be damaged by UVA/UVB) but we will have to wait for him/her to answer that one! Laughing
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:10 am      Reply with quote
OKie dokie! Thank you! Very Happy
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Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:33 am      Reply with quote
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