Feed skin with Vitamin C

You listen to your doctor and take your vitamins, correct? Well, if not, you should at least be feeding your skin those vitamins. No matter what your age is, using skin care products with vitamin C will benefit you. It is not hard to find great skin care products packed with Vitamin C to help rejuvenate and revive tired looking skin. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce and fight the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. So if you want to fight or prevent its best to reach for Vitamin C. A flawless complexion starts with fresh clean skin. Joanna Vargas Skincare’s Vitamin C Face Wash ($65) is a gentle cleanser that uses the vitamin to protect skin against harmful UV rays that lead to fine lines and wrinkles. After cleansing and toning, it is always best to use a serum such as John Masters Organics’ Vitamin C Anti-Aging Face Serum ($30) to lock in all that moisture. It is made with 11 certified-organic ingredients such as sea algae to sooth and nourishes skin and acerola to fight cellular aging. In the morning, follow the serum up with Murad’s Essential-C Day Moisture ($30) to help repair and firm skin. At night Neutrogena’s Rapid Tone Repair ($20) is a light night cream that works to diffuse the look of brown spots thanks to Vitamin C and retinol. Nourish eyes with Elizabeth Grant’s Vitamin C Illuminating Eye Pads ($15). They are pretreated pads that have chamomile to help relax the fine skin around the eyes. Even after feeding skin all the vitamins there are still pesky areas which call for Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester 15 ($120). It is a night treatment to boost collagen production and rejuvenate skin. Within 7 days there are a plethora of results from firm skin to suppleness restored

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While the face is soaking up this nourishment, the body should not be neglected. Newly introduced Yes to Grapefruit Dark Spot Correcting Body Crème ($10) is a wonderfully intoxicatingly smelling thick but not greasy cream. It is absorbed quickly into the skin and is incredibly refreshing. The vitamin C and lycopene help to increase skin’s radiance and even tone to promote smoother and softer skin. The hands show age even when everything else is defining time. To combat dry, veiny hands M-61 Vitablast C Hand Cream ($19) has shea butter, vitamin C & E, gallic acid and aloe that work together to keep hands looking young and fresh. While it is not necessary to overload skin with a Vitamin C regimen, it is wise to choose some products with this nutrient to help keep skin even and youthful.

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