Vitamin C is an antioxidant that ensures your resistance is kept at optimal levels, forms and nourishes connective tissue, improves iron absorption and ensures healthy bones, teeth and blood vessels. It prevents scurvy and diseases caused by viruses. Our body cannot produce vitamin C itself. Therefore, it is important to get enough of it from food and skin care.
‘If you do not have enough vitamins and get a cold and as a result pneumonia, the diagnosis will not be ‘lack of vitamin C’ but pneumonia’ - Albert Szent-Györgyi, physician & Nobel laureate and discoverer of vitamin C
The Skin
Vitamin C: good for health, but also essential for the skin. It is a rich source of antioxidants and optimally protects the skin. It protects the skin from ageing and harmful invaders. Vitamin C also stimulates collagen production (connective tissue) and brightens pigmentation spots. For acne, vitamin C also provides relief, preventing blemishes. Vitamin C also improves the absorption of other minerals and vitamins into the skin.
What does vitamin C do for the skin?
- It is a powerful antioxidant and protects against free radicals >> Click here to read what free radicals are
- It brightens the skin for a fresh complexion
- It combats ageing of the skin
- It protects the skin from dehydration and moisture loss
- It improves skin recovery, especially after pimples and inflammations
- It improves the performance of your sunscreen and gives better protection against UV light Product lubricate
Importantly, vitamin C should be encapsulated. It is extremely sensitive to oxygen and it is a shame if you open the jar of cream and all the vitamin C is gone after the first use (oxidation). It is also advisable to look at the ingredient list. The ranking indicates whether it contains a lot or a little of an ingredient. The ranking goes from the highest concentration to the lowest. You will often see aqua (water) listed first, in which case most of the product consists of water.
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Nutrition
You need to get vitamin C from your diet. Most vitamin C can be found in peppers and not in oranges as many people think. Broccoli, chicory, Brussels sprouts, kiwis and strawberries are also rich sources of vitamin C. So eat mainly citrus fruits, brassicas and green vegetables.
Make sure you choose organic fruits and vegetables, these have not been sprayed with harmful toxins and are richest in vitamins and minerals.
Supplements
Because fruit is often picked unripe and vitamin C is formed only in the final stage of ripening, it is very difficult to get these vitamins completely through food. Therefore, it is also advisable to take vitamin C in supplement form.
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