Question: Hi Valentina, I am a 45 year old woman with sun damaged skin. I have heard that using Vitamin C can help reduce wrinkles. Is this true?
Valentina: I’m so glad you brought up this subject. Vitamin C is one of the most widely used and promoted skin care ingredients. The variety and amount of Vitamin C skin care products on the market today has exploded, making the situation somewhat complicated.
On one hand, topical vitamin C is scientifically validated for wrinkle reduction and skin rejuvenation. However, that being said, not all C’s are created equal.
Topical Vitamin C helps the skin in two ways. First, it helps your skin produce collagen, a key factor in keeping the skin firm and plump. Second, vitamin C is an antioxidant that can help fight free radicals which damage the skin causing fine lines and wrinkles.
Products that claim to contain Vitamin C may be insufficient for many reasons. First, Vitamin C can become oxidized in the presence of air if not properly stored. When the C becomes oxidized, not only can it not boost collagen production, but it can actually CAUSE free radical damage from the corrupted C. Second, only high concentrations of fat soluble C can deliver enough vitamin C to the cells to be effective. Most over the counter products either contain oxidized forms of C or do not contain high enough levels, rendering the product useless.
In the right form and dosage, Vitamin C can be highly effective in improving your skin’s texture, reducing fine lines and preventing further free radical damage.
I recommend and use Skin Ceuticals Serum C10. This serum combines ferulic acid with 10% pure vitamin C to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, neutralizes free radicals, defends against environmental damage, and stimulates collagen synthesis. This is one of the most well known and effective Vitamin C products in the skin care industry. You can purchase this product from our store online by visiting by clicking on http://www.store-aquamedicaspa.com/detail.aspx?ID=58
Remember, before you invest your money in a Vitamin C product, check with a skin care professional to see if the product is even capable of delivering on its promise. Most over the counter Vitamin C products are not manufactured to stabilize the Vitamin C (prevent the C from oxidizing) or they do not contain high enough levels.
I hope this answers your question, it was a great one!
About Valentina Chistova
Valentina Chistova is a world-renowned aesthetician and beauty expert whose experience encompasses all facets of skin care and body treatments. Internationally trained, educated and certified, Valentina has devoted more than twenty years to her profession. Throughout her successful career she has provided services to many celebrities, including Mrs. Globe 2001, famous socialite and entrepreneur Ivana Trump, well-known KTU radio personality Michelle Vassage and Olympic figure skating champion Galit Chait Prior to opening AQUAMEDICA in Long Branch NJ, Valentina also consulted with leading dermatologists, providing skin care regimes for their patients.
Valentina is a member of the National Cosmetology Association and a CIDESCO candidate (Comite International Desthetique et de Cosmetologie Desthetique), which is the highest degree of beauty therapy certification available in the United States and worldwide. Most recently, Valentina completed a rigorous training program with the Spanish organization Wontersaf, one of the world's leading centers for trichology, capillary diagnostics and scalp and hair treatment to combat hair loss and other hair dysfunctions. Valentina also holds a Registered Nursing Degree from Kharkov State University and Cosmetology degrees from the Kharkov Medical Institute in the Ukraine and the Capri Institute of Cosmetology in New Jersey.
Read more about Valentina at http://www.aquamedicaspa.com/who_we_are.shtml
