Vitamin C is THE vitamin for the skin: it defies all competition with its very high concentration in the epidermis and dermis. But SOS! Today, man is no longer capable of manufacturing it and it is not so easy to find in our environment.
✔️ Vitamin C is NOT sensitive to sunlight. On the other hand, classic products that contain it can be, due to their acidic pH...!
✔️ Novexpert to the rescue! We have developed a vitamin C complex to formulate a Booster Serum with a less acidic pH that can be used in all seasons, and on all skin types!
ASCORBIC ACID, BETTER KNOWN BY ITS SCENE NAME: VITAMIN C!
Vitamin C everyone talks about it, but do you know why it is so important? First of all because it is THE essential vitamin for your skin, and to convince you, here is a number: 2000. Your epidermis contains 2000 times more vitamin C than vitamin A for example (1)!
This champion is on all fronts to protect us but she is particularly known for her antioxidant power (2). It will defend our cells against unstable molecules called free radicals which want to attack our cells and cause them to age prematurely. We can be grateful to him!
EVERYTHING PRECIOUS IS RARE!
We also talk a lot about vitamin C because we are constantly looking for it so as not to fall into a state of deficiency... Yes, Man is one of the only mammals not to know how to make his own vitamin C ! We were capable of it millions of years ago but evolution has not been favorable to us (3). Today we must find it through food (fruits and vegetables in particular) or cosmetics.
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Besides, do you know the fruit richest in vitamin C? No, it’s not orange or acerola but kakadu plum, an exotic Australian fruit. 3g of this tangy treat and your vitamin C needs are covered for the day!
In second place on the podium we find the best-known Goji berries (4), which are also a super source of vitamin C.
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At the cosmetic level, vitamin C cannot be so easily locked in a bottle. It is a fragile vitamin which is destroyed by light, water or even heat (4)! It is not easy to preserve it in treatments which are often made up of almost 70% water and stored in the hot and humid environment of our bathroom.
SUN & VITAMIN: GUARANTEED IRRITATION?
Now that Vitamin C no longer has any secrets for you, let's come back to our problem and to a phrase that I often hear from those around me "I can't use vitamin C products in the summer otherwise my skin will be irritated! »
Let's bust the myth right away... vitamin C is not sensitive to the sun!
But if many of you think the opposite it is not a simple coincidence because often the products which contain vitamin C are incompatible with sun exposure. This is due to their pH, a physical parameter that quantifies the acidity of a solution or product.
Let's get into the bottle to understand everything... For classic vitamin C to effectively penetrate the skin, it must be incorporated into a product with a very acidic pH, close to 3. To visualize how acidic this is, know that the pH of lemon is around 2.5! The application of such products is not recommended in the event of sun exposure as this will cause irritant reactions and damage the most superficial layers of your skin.
And this is really a problem because the more your skin is exposed to the sun, the more it needs vitamin C, because the sun's rays break it down.
Let's summarize: our skin needs vitamin C when exposed to the sun but classic cosmetic products are incompatible with sun exposure... It seems like a mission impossible!
A SKIN SHOT OF VITAMIN C THANKS TO NOVEXPERT!
At Novexpert, challenges stimulate us. So the formulation of a vitamin C treatment for everyone, which can be used in all seasons, even in case of sun exposure, has become our priority.
Our scientific team accompanied by our Doctors embarked on this quest and developed a new generation vitamin C complex! A sort of super vitamin C, with an unrivaled track record.
In order to be stored in the bottle, this Vitamin C complex has been formulated to resist light, heat and water. But the innovation lies above all in the fact that the vitamin C thus formulated is capable of penetrating the different layers of the skin at a less acidic pH, close to that of the skin, that is to say around 4.5 ( the pH of facial skin (5) is not 5.5 but 4.7). This allows us to offer you products, such as the Vitamin C Booster Serum, whose pH is similar to that of the skin. It can therefore be used all day long, even in summer. Banco, objective achieved for Novexpert scientists!
Our Booster Serum is unique in more than one way because it contains 25% of this stabilized Vitamin C complex. It is one of the highest concentrations in the world for a cosmetic treatment. Yes in the world, I didn't make a typo. With it, you can provide your skin with the vitamin C it deserves without asking any questions. It is certified non-photosensitizing, non-photoallergic and non-phototoxic. It can therefore be used daily on all skin types, even the most sensitive, all day long. Enough to create a good stock of vitamin C!
I would still like to remind you here that in the event of long-term sun exposure (beyond 20 minutes) it is recommended to apply a cream with a sun protection factor.
Now you know everything, so this summer, you can slip our Vitamin C Booster Serum into your pretty canvas bag without fear. It is a great ally to help your skin maintain its stock of vitamin C.
📑 REFERENCES
(1) Pullar, J. M, Carr, A. VS, & Vissers, M. (2017). The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health. Nutrients, 9(8),
(2) Pehlivan, F.E (2017) Vitamin C: An Antioxidant Agent. In Vitamin C; InTech: London, UK.
(3) Dr. Corson P. (2014) Vitamin C. Ed Medici
(4) Machlin L. (1984) Handbook of vitamins. Nutritional Biochemical and clinical aspects. New York & Basel. Marcel Dekker Inc.
(5) Lambers H, Piessens S, Bloem A, Pronk H, Finkel P. (2006) Natural skin surface pH is on average below 5, which is beneficial for its resident flora. Int J Cosmet Sci. 28(5):359-70.
