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Until recently, the new-kid-on-the-block beauty product ingredients were alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs), a group of acids naturally occurring in fruits, milk, and sugar cane, which have proved to be a good defense against damage to keep skin younger-looking, firmer, and smoother. Now comes another cell-guarding anti-aging vitamin that is anything but "new" - available in improved topical forms.
Topical vitamin-C creams: beauty from the outside in Health and beauty aids manufacturers have added vitamins to skin creams for years. However, the low-concentration formulations, ingredient instability, and rapid deterioration of vitamin-C compounds, along with its blending with other elements rendered the vitamin inert. Consequently, the creams did not achieve the benefits promised.
Vitamin C, a potent antioxidant - a type of nutrient which reverses or prevents free-radical damage -- found in supplements or certain foods, cannot travel to the skin level, as it is distributed deeper inside the body. Except for its own natural defenses, the skin remained...