The Wrinkle Fighting Ingredient You Didn’t Know About

It seems like ascorbic acid a.k.a. vitamin C has much more benefits than just boosting your immune system, preventing heart disease and eye problems. It’s likely that after the following facts you're going to want to slather it all over your face.

There are recent research-based benefits that are presenting ascorbic acid as a crazy-amazing stuff that can help you look younger and much better without other torturous beauty treatments. It can successfully deal with sun damage, brighten pigmentation, inflammation, as well as stimulate new and healthy collagen in skin, consequently causing firmer skin and less wrinkles. 

What is the difference between ascorbic acid and other types of vitamin C?
As women’s health reports, while there is a lot of research backing its benefits, formulating the vitamin so that it stays stable enough to produce visible results can be tricky. L-ascorbic acid, the pure form of ascorbic acid, is among the most potent and stable forms to look for in skin-care products.

So, if you intend to purchase a product that claims to contain vitamin C, check the ingredients to see if l-ascorbic or ascorbic acid is included. Otherwise, check for the other derivatives of vitamin C among which are: ascorbyl palmitate, retinyl ascorbate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, and ascorbyl glucoside. That way you'll be sure you're getting the product you want.

How do you use ascorbic acid?
Ascorbic acid is usually an ingredient of moisturizers and serums. It’s useful to know that exposed to sunlight or air all forms of vitamin C easily break down, therefore, it is recommended to look for packaging like air-tight pumps that are opaque, and store the products in a cool place.

Using vitamin C for skin care is most effective when applied before bedtime, followed by dousing on a broad-spectrum sunscreen in the morning. Since it's an antioxidant, it can work perfectly with your sunscreen to make the protection even stronger.