Already present in certain vitamin-rich fruits, vitamin C is the beauty ingredient of the summer. In short, it brightens dull, tired skin and prevents skin aging. Our experts recommend using it daily or as a course of treatment to restore a revitalized and energized complexion after winter.
What is vitamin C?
Vitamin C is a beauty active ingredient known for its many benefits for the skin, thanks to its antioxidant and regenerative properties. A powerful antioxidant, it protects the skin against damage caused by free radicals, such as those resulting from UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental factors that are harmful to your skin's well-being.
The 3 benefits of vitamin C on the skin:
Slow down and prevent skin aging
The vitamin C in your serum and/or moisturizer stimulates the skin's natural collagen production, a protein vital for skin firmness and elasticity. By boosting collagen production, vitamin C helps maintain youthful skin and reduce the premature appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Reduce pigment spots
It helps reduce the appearance of pigmentation spots by reducing the production of melanin in the skin, which contributes to its coloring. It then helps lighten brown spots on the face, which are often undesirable. Indeed, vitamin C reduces brown spots on the face by improving skin cell renewal.
Additionally, it has a preventive effect on brown spots caused by sun exposure or aging. However, PAYOT experts confirm that the best protection against skin pigmentation spots is sunscreen. It can be applied after your cream for enhanced skin protection.
Improve skin radiance and texture
Finally, skincare enriched with vitamin C helps refine and smooth skin texture. This active ingredient is known for giving skin a youthful effect by accelerating cell renewal. The face regains a baby-like appearance, well-hydrated, plumped, and, above all, luminous. By improving skin radiance, signs of fatigue such as dullness, dark circles, and puffiness are reduced.
Best practices for vitamin C cream
Choose a treatment that meets your needs. PAYOT treatments are precisely dosed to provide the right amount of active ingredients to your skin, helping it achieve better health.
To boost the effect of the Radiance Stick Cream, we recommend applying it morning and evening after applying a serum.
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To brighten your complexion: Vitamin C Serum is perfect for a luminous, smooth complexion in just a few weeks. Concentrated in vitamin C, it maximizes the benefits of your anti-dull complexion routine.
To boost your skin's hydration: the Adaptogenic Rehydrating Serum will provide 72 hours of continuous hydration to your skin.
To eliminate small imperfections: the Renewing Peeling Serum will purify your skin and help eliminate imperfections day after day (spots, dilated pores, blackheads, etc.)
To prevent wrinkles: the Retinol Renewing Night Serum and the vitamin cream will form the ultimate anti-aging combo! Be careful to apply sunscreen to your face during the day to avoid damaging your skin, which has been freshly exfoliated by retinol during the night. Retinol, which is remarkably effective on the skin, is a photosensitizing active ingredient, so use with caution.
The extraordinary benefits of vitamin C for the skin come at a price. Did you know? Skin sometimes becomes more sensitive to the sun because it has recently been refined by the effects of this active ingredient. Indeed, sun exposure without sunscreen will have the opposite effect on the skin: accelerated skin aging and the appearance of pigment spots. Therefore, using sunscreen in the morning is recommended to optimize the effects of the Radiance Stick Cream on the skin and, above all, to obtain visible results more quickly.
Vitamin C is crucial for those of all ages who want to combat the first visible signs of aging. A star of Korean skincare, this active ingredient, found in lotions, serums, and creams, will prevent the signs of aging in younger people and help maintain energized skin by correcting the visible signs of aging in mature skin.
At PAYOT, we believe that applying a vitamin C cream is part of a proactive approach to enhancing and maintaining the health and beauty of your skin throughout your life: a regular, smooth and even complexion.