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The Benefits of Topical Vitamin C for Reversing Skin Aging #nutritionfactsorg #aging #antiaging



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But there is one type of vitamin C that has been shown to help skin biopsy studies show that the topical application of a 5% solution of el ascorbic acid also known as just ascorbic acid the type of vitamin C found in food significantly increases the expression of collagen in human skin

Compared to Placebo suggesting functional activity of the skin cells is not maximal in postmenopausal women and can be increased a split face study involving the application of three drops of a 10% loric solution for 3 months found significant improvements over the placebo side of the face and fine and

Coarse wrinkles sess and skin tone or firmness not knowing which side was which 16 out of 19 84% of patients correctly identified the vitamin C side as the one showing Improvement