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Vitamin C
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Vitamin C
Soft-E-Care™ is enriched with vitamin C (ascorbic acid).
Although oral vitamin C supplementation is very beneficial,
topical preparations are able to deliver higher dosages of
vitamin C to the skin. Vitamin C skin care benefits include
the important role it plays in stimulating the production of
collagen, the connective tissue that holds the body together.
Collagen is a protein which helps form the skin’s supporting
structure.
Normally, as we age collagen degenerates, and as a result
our skin wrinkles and droops. For this reason, Soft-E-Care™ contains
biologically compatible amounts of vitamin C to help repair
and minimize fine lines and wrinkles caused by sun exposure
and aging. Another skin care benefit of vitamin C is that
it is a very effective antioxidant and will protect skin
against environmental oxidative pollutants and UV radiation.
Dermatologists utilize vitamin C because it is proven to
fight the damaging effects of free radicals.
Vitamin C is known to firm and transform skin with new resiliency.
Vitamin C is also a skin brightener that helps prevent hyper-pigmentation
and even out skin tone. Vitamin C hand lotion is great for
rough, dry hands as well as being a necessity for overall
healthy skin.
Vitamin C Clinical Study
Researchers at the Department of Dermatology, Hospital Saint
Jacques, University of Franche-Comte, Besancon, Fr. Studied
vitamin C for its known antioxidant potential and activity
in the collagen biosynthetic pathway.
Abstract: Photoprotective properties of topically applied
vitamin C have been demonstrated, placing this molecule as
a potential candidate for use in the prevention and treatment
of skin ageing.
A topically applied vitamin C skin care cream containing
5% vitamin C and its excipient were tested on healthy female
volunteers presenting with photoaged skin on their lower
neck and arms in view to evaluate efficacy and safety of
such treatments. A double-blind, randomized trial was performed
over a 6 month period, comparing the action of the vitamin
C skin care cream vs. excipient on photoaged skin. Clinical
assessments included evaluation at the beginning and after
3 and 6 months of daily treatment. They were performed by
the investigator and compared with the volunteer self-assessment.
Skin relief parameters were detected on silicone rubber replicas
performed at the same time-points. Cutaneous biopsies were
obtained at the end of the trial and investigated using immunohistochem
and electron microscopy.
Clinical examination by a dermatologist as well as self-assessment
by the volunteers disclosed a significant improvement, in
terms of the "global score", on the vitamin C treated
side compared with the control. A highly significant increase
in the d. of skin microrelief and a decrease of the lines
and wrinkles were demonstrated. Ultrastructural evidence
of the elastic tissue repair was also obtained and well corroborated
the favorable results of the clinical and skin surface examinations
Topical application of 5% vitamin C lotion was an effective
and well-tolerated treatment.
This vitamin C cream led to a clinical apparent improvement
of the photodamaged skin and induced modifications of skin
relief and ultrastructure, suggesting a positive influence
of topical vitamin C on parameters characteristic for sun-induced
skin ageing. (1)
(1) Humbert, Philippe G.; Haftek, Marek; Creidi, Pierre;
Lapiere, Charles; Nusgens, Betty; Richard, Alain; Schmitt,
Daniel; Rougier, Andre; Zahouani, Hassan. Topical ascorbic
acid on photoaged skin. Clinical, topographical and ultrastructural
evaluation: double-blind study vs. placebo. Experimental
Dermatology (2003), 12(3), 237-244.
Soft-E-Care™ products that contain Vitamin
C:
Soft-E-Lotion™
Soft-E-Gloves™
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