Vitamin C for Skin

“I went through a similar trial and believed that vitamin C wasn't doing much of anything for my skin because I still experienced discoloration and some (admittedly mild) melasma on my forehead. I used it for about two years straight and figured I was wasting money and gave up. But giving up was what made me notice what a difference it was making for me. Once it had been fully out of my routine for a while, my skin just looked... dull. It wasn't dry or anything, but it just lost some of its youthful brightness. The average person around me might not notice, but I sure did.”

“Alright, so the first problem is no patch testing. The second problem is you went from no vit c serum to vit c serum every day. Vit c, especially if it's in the ascorbic acid form, is a mild exfoliant and should be treated as such. Gotta work up to using on the daily if you're super fair/ sensitive. As far as getting your skin back to normal I'd revert back to what you were doing before you tried the serum because you're skin was b-e-a-utiful. And some good physical spf to protect your skin while it heals.”

“Vitamin C for dark spots is a myth to me. I think it depends on how your skin tone gets uneven. For general protection against environmental factors, Vitamic C works well. I haven't used Dr. Dennis Gross Vitamin C Serum but their masks gives me a glow I think you're supposed to get with Vitamin C but it's temporary. My problem with Vitamin C is it's so unstable and sensitive to the environmental factors like light, air, temperature, etc. that you're more likely to experience irritation or reduced effectiveness before finally finding something that works.”