Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Vitamin C Recommendations Part 1 #shorts

4 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip (a dermatologist, speaker) explaining realistic expectations for topical vitamin C: it’s a strong antioxidant that protects skin both proactively and reactively, complements and boosts sunscreen, but is not a miracle brightening agent. The speaker emphasizes starting with vitamin C when adding an active and managing expectations about its brightening effects.

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Vitamin C Is Not a Miracle ingredient I'm nearly 40 years old, I'm a board certified dermatologist and I can confidently say that there is no miracle ingredients. But if you're looking to incorporate any active into your skincare routine, I would definitely start with a vitamin C. It is a tried and true but the biggest thing that I see is that people are often disappointed in their vitamin C that it doesn't brighten them enough. And that is why it's important to understand what a vitamin C does so that you have the right expectations. Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant that helps to protect your skin proactively from the damage of the day but also reactively from the damage that has been done. So it cleans up all the noise. Plus she boosts your sunscreen allowing it to work smarter for you and not harder and more wastefully. She's the gale to Oprah. If Oprah were sunscreen, she'd be Gail. She was never going to replace her. She's never going to be the superstar, but she really does hype it up.