Ingredients | Vitamin Source C20

 About Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic acid)

1) Promoting collagen synthesis
Vitamin C acts as a co-factor for the proline and lysine hydroxylates that stabilise the collagen molecule tertiary structure, and it also promotes collagen gene expression.

2) Removing free radicals and neutralising toxic oxidants
Vitamin C is a potent antioxidant. It neutralises and removes oxidants, such as those found in environmental pollutants and after exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Vitamin C also increases the gene expression of antioxidant enzymes.

3) Inhibiting melanogenesis
Vitamin C has been shown to decrease melanin synthesis both in cultured melanocytes and in-vivo.

 

References

1) Pullar, J. M., Carr, A. C., & Vissers, M. (2017). The roles of vitamin C in skin health. Nutrients, 9(8), 866. 
2) Woodby, B., Penta, K., Pecorelli, A., Lila, M. A., & Valacchi, G. (2020). Skin health from the inside out. Annual review of food science and technology, 11, 235-254. 
3) Enescu, C. D., Bedford, L. M., Potts, G., & Fahs, F. (2022). A review of topical vitamin C derivatives and their efficacy. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 21(6), 2349-2359.

 

Ingredients List

Water, Ascorbic Acid, Alcohol, Sodium Lactate, Ethyl Ascorbyl Ether, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Flower Extract, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin, Glucose, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Adenosine, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sodium Metabisulfite, Zinc PCA, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Rosa Davurica Bud Extract, Ethyl Hexanediol, Beta-Glucan, t-Butyl Alcohol, Ubiquinone, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene