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Vitamin C With Rosacea And Acne #shorts

20 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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Short informational clip by a single speaker explaining how vitamin C can help rosacea and acne. The speaker claims vitamin C bioflavonoids strengthen dilated/weakened blood vessels, reducing redness and inflammation, and recommends staying with 10–15% ascorbic acid concentrations or using alternative derivatives such as tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate.

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10–15% ascorbic acid.

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (referred to as tetrahexyl decyl ascorbate).

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Misinformation alert. You can use vitamin C if you have rosacea with acne because not all vitamin C is created equal. The truth is, why does vitamin C actually help people with rosacea? Because the bioflavonoids of vitamin C help to strengthen weakened blood vessels. Because the redness of rosacea is caused by blood vessels that dilate, that is, open up too easily. And what's left behind, the residual pinkness and redness. And as time goes by, the stroke and capillaries that can form along the side of your nose, your chin, your cheeks, you name it. So strengthening these blood vessels with vitamin C actually counteracts inflammation. Also with rosacea comes a lot of inflammation. And vitamin C is one of the best antioxidants that fight the free radicals that are formed from inflammation, helping save your skin in the process. So what do you want to look for? Don't look for higher concentrations of ascorbic acid. Stick to a 10 to 15% range if you are going to stick to an ascorbic acid. And if not, look for other variations like tetrahexyl decyl, Ascorbate. Yeah.