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Why you need more Vitamin C in your Life

8/9/2018

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Why you need more Vitamin C in your Life

Have you ever been told to add more vitamin C to your diet if you’re feeling a little run down?

If so, it’s good advice: vitamin C is known for helping to support a healthy immune system. You need to get it ingest it through food, drink, and supplements as our bodies don’t produce it naturally.

Still, vitamin C does more than boost your body’s ability to heal from the inside — it actually has a great impact on your skin too!

Below, we take a look at vitamin C’s power to give your skin a beautiful, healthy glow (and show you how to get more of it).

Why vitamin C helps you shine

As an antioxidant, vitamin C helps to combat the signs of ageing through various means:

Boosting collagen:

Vitamin C can increase collagen production in your body, which minimizes your likelihood of developing wrinkles and larger pores. Enhanced collagen production will give your skin a plumper, tighter appearance.

Protection against UV rays:

Vitamin C is ideal for helping your skin stay protected against UVA and UVB rays (alongside other potentially harmful elements). When you get more vitamin C and use strong sunscreen, your skin will look younger for longer over time.

To reiterate: continue to use sunscreen. Vitamin C does help to defend your skin against UV rays but is not a substitute.

Revitalising your pigmentation:

One of vitamin C’s most impressive traits is its ability to help create a smoother skin tone and lighten discolouration caused by UV-related damage.

All of these showcase the power of vitamin C — but how can you actually apply it to your skin?

How to apply vitamin C to your skin

Vitamin C derivatives are found in various skincare products containing Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate and Ascorbyl Palmitate. Applying these creams or lotions onto your skin can help to achieve the benefits discussed above.

However, actually producing skincare products rich in vitamin C is difficult for cosmetics companies, as it has a pretty complex chemistry. It’s water-soluble, which makes vitamin C unstable when contained in water solutions.

Furthermore, vitamin C can struggle to penetrate skin too, especially as it begins to degrade with exposure to oxygen..

Aside from vitamin C supplements, you can introduce more into your daily diet through the following foods:

  • Broccoli
  • Green and red peppers
  • Spinach
  • Cabbage
  • Sweet potatoes
  • White potatoes
  • Tomatoes
  • Cauliflower
  • Leafy greens

All of these are affordable and easy to incorporate into meals. Many of them happen to be delicious too! And when you are deficient, we also offer many IV treatments performed by top expert nurses. You can schedule a free consultationand realise all the great benefits vitamin C has to offer.

Giving your skin regular TLC is key to keeping it at its best. Astra Medi Spa, in downtown Brampton, is an upscale cosmetic spa dedicated to providing you with luxurious treatments that rejuvenate your skin. Our experts offer facials for all skin types and tones, with revitalising deep cleansing and massages.

If you want to learn more about our skincare treatments, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!

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