How Vitamin C Protects Against Skin Aging

Lately, people have been talking a lot about the different types of problems out there that are happening because of our depleted ozone layers. People are changing their lifestyles to cope with the problems. However, I feel the need to point out that it isn’t the ozone’s fault. When the particles break down as they fall closer to the earth, they need to go from the O3 status down to O2, the oxygen that we breathe, and with that breakdown, they loose a particle, an electron, and that electron becomes a free radical. Free radicals are caused by carbon monoxide, hydrogen, exhaust fumes, and inorganic particles, such as asbestos, quartz, and silica.

But, for the layman, that really doesn’t mean anything. Sure, the lack of ozone is causing climate change, but for a more personal look at the depletion of ozone, it allows more free radicals to attack the earth, and more importantly, your body. Free radicals contribute too many different skin problems. They diminish your skin’s structural support, causing more wrinkles. It decreases the skins elasticity, resilience, and suppleness. Further down the line, it causes such problems as wrinkles, liver spots, and finally cancer, which is broken down into three other groups, such as Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, and Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Yikes!

So, I would like to take a moment to request that you take time and wear sunscreen.

But, to reverse the damage done by the sun, pollution, and free radicals, Vitamin C is quickly becoming a wonderful alternative for the daily skin care routine. The chemicals of yester-year are going by the side, and being replaced by one of nature’s best supplements. Vitamin C synthesizes collagen, a potent anti-oxidant, and blocks environmental damage. There’s a protein within the cellular structure of Vitamin C, and it attaches to the collagen, strengthening it, and causing it to plump up and stretch out making the surface of your body smoother and eliminating fine lines. Once it does that, all the bad things that might get in through the cracks will go away, blocking environmental damage.

There are several different types; depending on how sensitive your skin is, if it is naturally oily or dry. The secret is in the l-ascorbic acid. It is a very natural acid that is used from flavoring natural candy to being put into skin care agents, to breaking down compounds in a laboratory. The l-ascorbic acid is more stable, more affordable, and less irritating. It is also as effective in boosting your natural skin collagen synthesis.

The downfalls of the synthetic vitamin C are they don’t have the same stimulating effects to collagen that the original acids do, nor do they have the same exfoliating effects. But, they do store easier and are much more inexpensive than the original. As always, nature has found a way to sustain us. It nourishes us, and makes us healthier and more beautiful than before. So, go out today and get some Vitamin C facial cream and block out those free radicals.