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Is Your Skin Getting Burned From Your Vitamin C Serum?

Renee Rouleau

Vitamin C, when used topically in a serum, is widely acclaimed as one of the best ingredients for brightening skin, boosting collagen production, and protecting skin against environmental damage. It’s so popular that even at the 2024 Medical Spa Show that I attended, vitamin C was a huge topic of conversation.

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THD Ascorbate – Why Your Skin Needs THIS Type of Vitamin C

Renee Rouleau

As both a 35 year esthetician and a skincare product formulator trained in cosmetic chemistry, what I know for sure is there are a lot of false hopes being sold about the latest and greatest miracle ingredients and its so easy to fall into the marketing hype. but the one that has remained steady is vitamin C.

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When Do Skincare Products Expire & Are They Still Safe to Use?

Renee Rouleau

This is especially common with L-ascorbic acid, a notoriously unstable form of vitamin C. I’ll use unstable forms of vitamin C for example. Change in Color : After checking the consistency of the product, check its color. Has the color changed, such as from white to yellow or light brown? If so, get rid of it.

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10 Anti-Aging Ingredients to Use for Brighter, Firmer, and More Youthful-Looking Skin

Renee Rouleau

Vitamin C I believe vitamin C is one of the best preventative aging ingredients out there, as it’s one of the most extensively researched antioxidants in skincare, and it’s found to be extremely effective in interfering with damaging free radicals. The most important thing when dealing with vitamin C is stability.

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Why Vitamin C and Niacinamide Are Better Together 

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Brighter, smoother, firmer, and ultimately younger-looking skin are the highlights of the skin benefits possible when the powerhouse antioxidant ingredients, Vitamin C and Niacinamide, are used in unison or more efficiently, brought together in a single formula. This is also true for niacinamide.

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The Four Types of Skin Discoloration – And How to Get Rid of Them FASTER

Renee Rouleau

Through all of my education, training and having touched thousands of faces through the years, I have come up with the best strategy for home to, at the very least, keep discoloration from getting worse, but if youre really diligent and committed, you absolutely should see visible improvement. . #1:

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Should You Get MOXI Laser Treatment? Here’s Renée’s Experience & Thoughts

Renee Rouleau

I used vitamin C both topically and took 1000 mg. Note: It says in the post-treatment care to avoid using a vitamin C serum during the healing process due to the possibility of a vitamin C acid burn , but Vitamin C&E Treatment uses a stable, no-sting formula that’s perfect for extra antioxidant protection and hydration.