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viesia
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Joined: 03 May 2006
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Sun May 14, 2006 10:53 am  |
Can someone give me a recipe for vitamin C serum please? I would like to do my own at home.
Also, I would appreciate some recommendation for a good Vitamin C serum that you can buy in the store. |
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ultravixen
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Joined: 14 May 2006
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Sun May 14, 2006 2:20 pm |
| VIVIER is the best C serum out there in my opinion. I especially like the Kine-C serum. Makes your skin glow from the first use and it only gets better!!! |
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Mon May 15, 2006 8:49 am |
| My favorite is from Cellular Skin Rx. Their C+ Firming serum is affordable and soaks right in without leaving any oily/sticky film behind. Other brands on the board that are mentioned all the time are Skinceuticals, Vivier, PSF, JB. Look at the shopping area of the site to see these. |
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Mon May 15, 2006 9:06 am |
betterat40, do u use your C serum in the am or pm? Also when do you use Refinishing Serum? is it before or after the C?  |
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31, Combination normal-dry skin, loves CSRx, PSF, A'kin, Decleor, ACV, Jojoba oil! |
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Mon May 15, 2006 9:10 am |
Vivier and Cellular Skin Rx are my two favs. They seem to have more "slip." My third fav is Skinceuticals CE&Ferulic....less slip, but provides excellent results!
The C serum you choose would depend on your skin type and preference. Because my skin is dry, I prefer a less watery, more emollient type of formula. |
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Closer to 60 than 50 with dry, fair skin. |
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Mon May 15, 2006 10:28 am |
I'm hearing forget trying to use Vitamin C aas a topical. Better to just take as supplement.
From Skin Bio:
There it states: "Adequate levels of both copper 2 and vitamin C are essential for wound contraction. You cannot get skin tightening without high levels of both copper 2 and vitamin C/ascorbic acid in your skin. Copper 2 is best supplied from SRCPs applied to the skin surface. Vitamin C levels in the skin are easily by increased by taking at least one gram daily as a supplement. It is difficult to get vitamin C through the skin except at a very low pH of about 2.5 (very acid)."
http://www.skinbiology.com/skintightening.html
Best Wishes,
-Skin Bio Team
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I am doing both just in case. But I make sure that I use both CP and Vitamin C 12 hours apart. |
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Mabsy
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Tue May 16, 2006 1:46 am |
| My favorites so far are the Vivier 20%, also the Vivier KineC, and PSF 20%. The Cellex-C 17.5% serum was also good but I didn't like the texture for my skin (it was one of those watery serums). |
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Tue May 16, 2006 10:30 am |
I use the Cellular Skin Rx C every morning. I use their Age Refinishing serum every other night. (I use Retin-A on the alternate night.)
I have read that to get the highest possible plasma level of C in your skin, it is necessary to take C internally (1 gram would not be nearly enough by the way) and to apply topically. Most C's are at acid pH so are able to work quite effectively.
The reason one gram won't help too much is because you excrete excess in your urine. You have to take the C constantly throughout the day to maintain the plasma level in your skin or else take a big honking time-release tablet! |
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Tue May 16, 2006 10:32 am |
I like to make my own fresh everyday, I use it on my entire body, not just my face since it is so cheap  |
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Tue May 16, 2006 3:48 pm |
| daniel7654 wrote: |
| I like to make my own fresh everyday, I use it on my entire body, not just my face since it is so cheap |
how much time does it take to make it everyday??? I spend 30 mins just waiting for the crystals to dissolve. |
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