Vitamin C skin care, however, faces a major challenge today. This is related to the oxidation tendency of Vitamin C skin care products. On coming in contact with any oxidising agent (e.g. air), the Vitamin C in the Vitamin C skin care products, gets oxidised; thus making the Vitamin C skin care product useless (in fact counter-effective). The oxidised Vitamin C imparts a yellowish-brown colour to the Vitamin C skin care product. This is something that you need to check before buying a Vitamin C skin care product. Even after you buy a Vitamin C skin care product, you need to store it properly and keep checking that it’s still good to use (i.e. it hasn’t attained a yellowish-brown texture).

The manufacturers of Vitamin C skin care products have tried to deal with this (oxidation) problem in multiple ways (and research on Vitamin C skin care products is on the top of their list). One such method of retaining effectiveness of Vitamin C skin care products for a long term is to keep a high concentration (say 10%) of Vitamin C. However, this makes the Vitamin C skin care products even more expensive. The Vitamin C skin care products are already pretty inexpensive and making them even more expensive will throw the product manufacturers out of business. The other way is to use Vitamin C derivatives (like ascorbyl palmitate and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate). These are not only more stable but also inexpensive. Even though the derivatives based products are not as effective as the Vitamin C skin care products, their stability against oxidation is a very desirable feature that makes them very attractive. Moreover, these are known to be less irritating too.

Talking of effectiveness of Vitamin C skin care products, it’s important to mention that not everyone responds to Vitamin C treatments. So it’s not a magic potion in any way. If you don’t see a noticeable difference in your skin, it might be because of your skin not responding to Vitamin C treatment (and the Vitamin C skin care products might not be at fault, at all).

As more research goes on, one can only keep our fingers crossed and wait for a complete solution to the challenges faced by ‘Vitamin C skin care’ today.

If chemical peeling is not used circumspectly, the results can be disastrous. If you have sensitive skin, you should also consider using whitening treatments that do not involve peeling. Here are some of the treatments you would want to try:

1. Mix papaya juice and honey. You should purchase ripe papaya. If the papaya has not ripened yet, you can place it in a brown paper bag and store it in a humid place. Papaya actually contains whitening enzymes that can slowly inhibit the production of melanin. Melanin is the pigment that gives the skin a darker shade. This whitening treatment works deep into the skin but it does not facilitate a peeling action. In fact, it can make your skin softer and smoother.

2. Take glutathione and vitamin C food supplements daily. Glutathione are antioxidants that help fight harmful free radicals. Glutathione supplements became quite popular because of their skin whitening side effects. They can actually inhibit melanin production and get rid of the spots on your skin.

You should take this vitamin together with Vitamin C so your body can better absorb this antioxidant. Moreover, vitamin C is capable of improving skin tone and complexion.

3. Apply sour milk to your clean skin. Let it stay there for about an hour before washing it off. Sour milk has lactic acid. This acid can actually slough off dull and damaged skin to reveal whiter skin underneath. Although it has a slight peeling action, it is subtle and it will not irritate your skin.

4. Look for a whitening product that contains the ingredients Extrapone Nutgrass, CynergyTK and Phytessence Wakame. Extrapone Nutgrass is the ingredient that contains whitening benefits. According to studies, this plant can inhibit melanin production by up to 45% during the first two weeks of use.

CynergyTK can infuse functional keratin to the dermis. While it does not exactly lighten up your skin, it can maintain firm and elastic dermis structure. This can also make your skin a lot more tolerant to Photodamage. Phytessence Wakame is a type of sea kelp that can preserve healthy levels of hyaluronic acid. This acid is vital for collagen fiber lubrication.

You don’t have to use chemical peelers. With the help of these lightening treatments, you will surely have a fairer skin tone.
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