What is Vitamin C For Skin: Complete Guide to Vitmain C Skincare

What Is Vitamin C?

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin found in fruits and vegetables naturally. It is also available as a dietary supplement and in topical skincare products such as cleansers, moisturisers, sunscreens, and most efficiently in serums, being the staple skincare product when you want to indulge in a vitamin C skincare routine.

Why is vitamin C important?

Vitamin C has the power to ‘up’ your skincare game instantly. Not only does the ingredient help the skin, but is also essential for the functioning of several enzymes and the immune system. It works as an antioxidant and unlike most animals, humans cannot produce vitamin C naturally. So, to maintain the health of your body, you need to acquire vitamin C from dietary sources; and to flaunt healthy, radiant skin effortlessly, you need to opt for a vitamin C routine. Alongside our body, here’s everything vitamin C does for our skin:

Benefits of vitamin C for skin

• Lightens acne marks
• Brightens the complexion
• Reduces dark spots and hyperpigmentation
• Improves skin’s elasticity and prevents premature ageing
• Hydrates the skin instantly
• Repairs damaged skin
• Protects against environmental aggressors
• Promotes collagen production
• Neutralises free radicals

Vitamin C Skincare Routine

Now that you have the answer to what vitamin C products do for your skin, here’s how to put it in the centre of your regimen for healthy and glowing skin.

Step 1: Cleanser

Cleansing is one of the most important steps before applying any other skincare products. This step helps to remove makeup and lift impurities from the skin like a magnet. If you’re practising skincare at the end of the day, it’s best to go for a double cleanse. Opt for a vitamin C micellar cleansing water to remove dirt and debris while making your skin glow. To refresh, revive and give your skin a second cleanse, follow it up with a gentle vitamin C face wash to eliminate dead skin cells, extra sebum, and impurities from the skin, and make it feel fresh and radiant.

Step 2: Sheet mask

Pamper your skin with a spa-like treatment at home by using a vitamin C face mask. A face mask comes in handy to trap moisture and hydrate your skin better. The vitamin C serum sheet mask is a great way to give your skin an instant boost of this ingredient. We recommend using the sheet mask two to three times a week to lock the moisture of your skin effectively.

Step 3: Serum

Amp up your skincare routine with a vitamin C serum to protect your skin from sunburn, hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, sagging, and dryness. The vitamin C Serum gives your skin an instant boost of hydration by penetrating deep within. It also helps to reduce dark spots and acne marks with ease. Pair it with a vitamin C night serum to help your skin battle oxidative stress while you catch up on your beauty sleep.

Step 4: Moisturiser

No matter what your skin type is, hydrating the skin is a practice that should be followed by all. Moisturising the skin keeps it feeling supple, hydrated, smooth and younger-looking all the time. Using a vitamin C UV cream is a great way of delivering a healthy dose of the magic ingredient to your skin while shielding your skin with UV filters. If you’re practising skincare at night, go for the vitamin C yoghurt night creams that exfoliate dead cells and brighten the skin while you get your beauty sleep. Such creams are the perfect pick to help your skin achieve umpteen benefits of vitamin C by giving it the nourishment it needs, without any stickiness.

Step 5: SPF

Skipping SPF is a sin, so sunscreens are in order. But sun protection gets simply better when you add vitamin C to it. Try investing in an SPF 50+, PA++++ sunscreen that goes light on your skin, like the serum sunscreens. Look for ones that leave no white cast, are weightless, and of course – are infused with vitamin C. While the SPF fights off UV rays, vitamin C helps you battle sun damage and oxidative stress. Be it dark spots or hyperpigmentation, the vitamin C-infused sunscreens help restore bright, even skin.

Step 6: SPF after makeup

Using sunscreen just once a day isn’t enough. However, getting sun protection right on top of makeup is quite tricky too. This is where mist sunscreens come in. In such cases, it’s best to keep spray-on sunscreens handy. Sunscreen sprays can shield your skin from the sun while getting the benefits of vitamin C in sunscreen.

When To Use Vitamin C for Skin?

While it is safe to use vitamin C products twice a day, we recommend keeping your skin type and concerns in mind before you start. Also, make sure that you check the directions mentioned on the packaging of your vitamin C product to get the most out of it. Additionally, if you plan to pair vitamin C with other ingredients, see that you do it the right way.

Now that you know everything about vitamin C for the skin, it’s time to explore the wide range of Garnier skincare products and treat your skin with all the love and care it needs! While you’re here, browse through the skincare tips section and make notes on how to get flawless, healthy skin effortlessly!