The Midweek Sun

GET A DOSE OF VITAMIN C SERUM!

- **** Article source: Everyday Health.

Avitamin C serum is a skin-care product packed with vitamin C, and has the consistenc­y of a liquid or gel, and is applied topically to the skin.

You’ll find these serums wherever you normally purchase skin-care products — at department stores, health and beauty stores. On the packaging, you’ll likely see words touting skin benefits such as, “firming,” “brightenin­g,” and “collagen boosting.” People add vitamin C serum to their skin-care routines to tap into those benefits.

A dermatolog­ist Dr. Saedi says that the benefit of vitamin C is it’s an antioxidan­t. “It helps prevent the forming of free radicals, which go on to break down collagen and elastin.

The result is glowing, youthful skin.” Vitamin C is naturally present in the skin, where it boosts collagen production and antioxidan­t levels.

It may protect the skin against damage from UV light rays (especially when used alongside Vitamin E) right up arrow Vitamin C also maintains the skin’s barrier, which keeps irritants out of your skin, and aids in water retention for proper skin hydration right up arrow. Research suggests that Vitamin C may help protect the skin from many issues, including sunburn, photo-aging, hyperpigme­ntation, wrinkles, sagging, dryness, and an uneven skin tone.

Anyone dealing with these skin issues may want to consider adding a vitamin C serum to their skin-care regimen.

Dr. Saedi recommends vitamin C serums for people of all ages because virtually everyone is at risk of sun damage, and with vitamin C serums “we are minimising the amount of sun damage that our skin’s getting from sunlight.”

Vitamin C serum benefits: *Reduces appearance of wrinkles *Increases production of collagen *Aids with wound healing

*Helps protect the skin against sun damage

*Reduces hyperpigme­ntation *Evens the skin’s tone *Brightens complexion

*Acts as an armour against pollution and free radicals.

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