Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Vitamin C Derivatives #shorts

20 Apr 2023 · 0 min

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A brief informal monologue (YouTube Short) discussing topical vitamin C derivatives. The speaker criticizes instability, irritation, and unpleasant odor of some ascorbic forms, contrasts a more stable ester form that converts to ascorbic acid in the skin, and mentions packaging (pump/air protection) and good absorption.

That one is a little bitch of an ingredient. She isn't stable. She's hella irritating. It's not for everyone. Notice the ascorb. They all smell like hot. Every single one of these. Hydrated urine. Okay. It is not dehydrated piss like the other one, which has been opened several times. Ag. It's a very stable form. It has good absorption and it converts into ascorbic acid in your skin in a pump not exposed to air. So your skin is going to suck it in. Feel. Favorite ester form of vitamin C.