Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant active ingredient with countless benefits for the skin. It helps make the face look brighter and reduce the size of open and enlarged pores. In addition, vitamin C is an ally when it comes to reducing imperfections and encourages our skin to produce collagen to protect it.
Experts agree on these benefits of applying vitamin C in daily beauty routines, always after sunscreen. Now, abuse or misuse of vitamin C could pose a risk to the health of our skin. Below, we explain the 3 most common mistakes that we usually make when using this product.
Having glowing skin and open pores cannot go against having hydrated skin. Vitamin C causes slight exfoliation and that is why you should apply a directly proportional amount of moisturizing cream. Otherwise, the skin will lose thickness and elastin, with the consequent appearance of wrinkles and expression lines.
It is important that you use moisturizing and nourishing solutions, night and day, and avoid combining vitamin C with other acids or irritating active ingredients, if you do not want your skin to dry out excessively.
Another of the most common vices when using vitamin C is doing it excessively and without taking into account our skin type. If we apply a considerable amount of vitamin C, the active ingredient will be released all at once, which could cause annoying skin irritations.
An ideal option for people with sensitive skin is to use an encapsulated vitamin C. In this way, the active ingredient is progressively released and the skin absorbs it little by little. This will also help us better calibrate the goals we want to achieve for our skin, so keep this in mind when selecting your vitamin C-based creams or serums.
There are other cosmetic products with antioxidant properties that do not cause irritability. Among them, the witch hazel extract stands out, with tannins and flavonoids, which also protect the skin against impurities. Another option is St. John’s wort extract, as the leaves of this plant are rich in antioxidants and act as an effective and powerful protector against aging, thanks to its repairing and moisturizing properties.
