Hello everybody. Welcome back to my channel where we talk about skincare, grooming, sometimes
hair care. So if that sounds like your thing, make sure you are subscribed, turn on the
notification bell as well. Notifications can be annoying, you don't have to. A couple of
days back I asked you guys what topics you kind of really want to see when it comes to
skincare. And there was an overwhelming amount of people asking about vitamin C. I get this
because it's a very popular ingredient at the moment. It's a very popular topic and
there's so much information out there um, especially on YouTube but it's kind of confusing.
So today I hope I can clear a few things up so hopefully you don't have to watch another
video on vitamin C (laughs). So what is a vitamin C first of all? So obviously it's
a vitamin C ingredient within skincare, or ascorbic acid as it's sometimes labeled. It
really is an anti-aging ingredient primarily, um mainly that you'll find within serums and
moisturisers but it has um, lots of other good benefits as well, such as skin brightening
and more we'll go into in a minute. It's one of the most powerful antioxidants
to protect your skin against environmental factors, free radical damage, ageing, wrinkles,
all that kind of stuff. So you can see kind of why is a very popular ingredient 'cause
it's a good all-rounder. There are several types of vitamin C that you'll see on the
market and labeled um, on your ingredients. They all pretty much do the same thing, some
are more potent than others, um some are better for particular skin types. And it is worth
noting that when it's in its purest form, say in the serum, when antioxidants are exposed
to um, light and air too frequently they break down, so they kind of like oxidise. So it's
best to keep these products in airtight packaging, um, in a cupboard, in their boxes, keep them
out of light. So what are the benefits of vitamin C? Pretty
much everything (laughs). Anything you want it to do, it can pretty much do according
to a lot of brands' claims. There also are varying opinions, especially between dermatologists.
Um, dermatologists, bloggers, as well. Some people think vitamin C is amazing, some people
think it doesn't do anything at all and that we're stupid for using it. Here are some of
the main benefits that people claim vitamin C gives. Um, and what I personally experienced
as well from using vitamin C. Vitamin C can fade hyper-pigmentation. This
is a big one for me. So that's the brown spots, dark spots left over from acne, sun damage,
scars, all that kind of stuff. Basically this is because it can slow down melanin production.
And melanin is what obviously makes your skin that bit darker. So at least fading these
dark spots and evening out your skin tone. As I mentioned, it's a very popular anti-aging
ingredient and this because it can promote collagen production. So obviously collagen
is tied to the firmness of our skin, elasticity of our skin as well. But as we get older,
obviously the collagen production kind of just gets a little bit lazy, it's like I'm
not doing that any more. So using vitamin C can re boost that collagen production and
make our skin feel a little lot tighter and firmer.
It can protect you against sun damage. So sun damage is caused by free radicals. And
obviously vitamin C is full of antioxidants, so basically this um, kind of stops the free
radicals in their track and renders them useless. It can revers and prevent sun damage. It also
reduces redness as well. So vitamin C is an anti-inflammatory. So whether you got that
redness from sun damage or maybe bad acne, or you just, I don't know, like a little bit
like puffy and itch (laughs). Does anyone ever get that? I get that sometimes. So yes,
vitamin C can reduce the appearance of this redness. And whilst vitamin C doesn't really
sound like a calming ingredient, it can be. Kind of.
So how we do use a vitamin C? Where do we find it? So obviously one of the most popular
ways is in a serum. Serums usually come in the bottle, usually a glass bottle and they
come with a little dropper, pipette I believe it's called. And this is because serums are
highly concentrated. So, this is where you'll usually find vitamin C in its kind of, not
purest form, but most potent form is within a serum. It has a more of a treatment feel
to it and it's something you'd use like after a toner and an essence before your moisturisers.
And saying that moisturisers also contain vitamin C. They've kind of been in moisturisers
for ages but because it's become such a popular ingredient, um, and vitamin C is kind of a
buzzword nowadays, um a lot of moisturisers are advertising more that their products contain
vitamin C. These moisturisers are usually good for daily use, twice a day.
Um, so the dosage of vitamin C, dosage I guess we're calling it um, of vitamin C um, isn't
as strong as maybe a serum. And in the moisturiser kind of gives you that brightening effect
of your skin as well. And obviously the anti-aging benefits are in there so you'll vitamin C
in a lot of like um, anti-wrinkle creams. They're in a lot of exfoliators as well, especially
peeling gels, but I don't really see the point in that. Like I don't ... there's no benefit
to that really I don't think. No (laughs). We'll ignore exfoliators. And of course they're
in cleansers, and this gives you that brightening effect as well. Also, it can have a soothing
factor when it's within a cleanser. So who can use a vitamin C? When it comes
to skin type, vitamin C is kind of good for all skin types. Um, depending in what way
it's used and what kind of form of vitamin C you are using. Vitamin C serums especially
can have like a tingling, burning effect on your skin. Not burning, but it's very, it's
kind of warm so if you have very sensitive skin or you don't want your skin to feel like
warm and hot for no real reason, you may want to look for vitamin C, I'm going to have to
read this 'cause I can't pronounce it, um magnesium ascorbyl phosphate. Science. This
is the type of vitamin C that kind of avoids that stinging sensation and is kind of good
for irritated skin, sensitive skin. So when can you use vitamin C? This really
comes down to um, what kind of vitamin C product you are using. For example, cleansers use
every day, once twice a day, moisturisers, same kind of thing. And it's even in sunscreens
now as well. You can use vitamin C in the morning and at night. There is kind of counter-arguments
for both as to why you wouldn't want to use it in the morning, why you wouldn't want to
use it at night. Again, everything with vitamin C is kind of up in the air. But if you're
going to use it in the morning, you have to use a strong factor SPF, which I feel is stupid.
There's no point. I don't know it's stupid. And some people even recommend using a bit
of vitamin C serum in the morning and the evening. My personal opinion, I don't see
why you need to or want to do that. First of all vitamin C feels very ... doesn't feel
amazing on the skin so it's not something I personally would want to put on, then walk
out in public with. It also has a brightening effect. To begin
with it makes you look very very shiny, like overly shiny to the point where I wouldn't
want to go out because people would be staring at me. So, and that's another reason. I personally
use this at night because the benefits that you see from vitamin C are very long lasting,
so you can use it in the evening, the benefits will last all throughout the day until you
use it again. Um, the shine, the brightness, the instant kind of whoow that it gives you.
I think maybe twice a day is over doing it. Especially if you use other active ingredients
which we'll go into in a minute. A lot of people say that using a vitamin C
serum is good during the day 'cause it boosts the benefits of your SPF, your sunscreen.
But if you're using a factor 50 PA plus plus plus, you don't really need it boosting 'cause
it's the highest you can get, so it seems a bit redundant to me. I don't, I really don't
think there's any point. So yeah, let's get to the, the bit that everyone's talking about
at the moment, is what you can mix vitamin C with and what you can't.
This is kind of important because this is what initially put me off using vitamin C
'cause it makes it feel so complicated to use and almost dangerous to use as well. It
sounds like a chemical that's going to react instantly if you use it with the wrong thing.
So an obvious one I think for everyone is AHAs and BHAs. Kind of don't use it together.
It's just the idea of it's over exfoliating, you don't really need to use more than one
active ingredients in your skincare routine if any. So it's a bit, you know, there's no
need to do that. So I usually do BHA, AHA in the morning, if I'm going to use vitamin
C in the evening. Niacinamide, now it's for that mixing this
with vitamin C creates a new kind of um, chemical nicot, nicotinic acid that leads to skin redness
and irritation. However, this actually stems from a very outdated study, like a lot of
fear-mongering skincare things at the moment, from the 1960s where they took unstable versions
um, of each thing, so unstable niacinamide and vitamin C and made them react together.
You're not going to have unstable versions of these in cosmetics. Um, when they're together
in cosmetics they are stabilised and pretty much absolutely fine to use together. It can
actually have amazing benefits for your skin, like um, all the anti-aging stuff. So firmness,
wrinkles, brightness and dullness especially. So this should really be in the do mix together
section. Also it's said not to mix it with benzoyl
peroxide. Again, another ....... this whole bit here is like 'eeehhhh'. Um, another ingredient
that's not really ... there's no real backing it behind it other than a few opinions and
studies if that makes sense, it's that idea again that mixing the two together renders
both them useless. Benzoyl peroxide is um, it is gross. Don't
use it anyway (laughs) ... its in a lot of medicated acne skincare, so what your doctors
would prescribe you. What the doctors tried to prescribe when I was younger. Not for me,
very drying for me, so yeah. I would avoid it.
Safe to mix with vitamin C is vitamin E. Basically just a shit load of good antioxidants on your
skin, so yeah. You can mix more but I really don't feel you need to know this because you
don't need to be mixing all these things together anyway. As far as like your skin goes, you
need ... like calm down on active ingredients. I know they're very popular at the moment
and lots of people want to use them and get the amazing benefits from them 'cause the
benefits from active ingredients are incredible. But you know, use one active ingredients in
the morning, use one in the evening. There's no need to be mixing all this stuff together
and going crazy. That's my opinion anyway. So here are my recommended vitamin C serums.
As I mentioned I was kind of scared of using ... not scared, but put off by using these
because of the all the dos and don'ts. And the chemical experiments I thought would be
going on on my face if I mix the wrong ingredients together. I've tried a few but these are my
favourites. So first is a Klairs Freshly Juiced vitamin drops. This is a serum that rejuvenates
the skin like vitamin C does. Very very good for evening out your skin tone, adding calmness
to the skin as well. This is extremely non-irritating. As I mentioned a lot of vitamin C kind of
has a stinging sensation on the skin. This one, nothing whatsoever. It feels like a very
nice, soothing serum, on my skin anyway. That's how I felt.
Next up is the Ta Ta Tiam, Taime, Tia'm (laughs) My Signature C Source. A very popular one
um, but a very vitamin C serum. Like it smells like money (laughs). You know what I mean?
Like is, it's like um, ooh, it's got a metallic smell to it. It gives you that warm sensation
on your skin. Not that enjoyable to use but the results of this product are pretty quick.
This is infused with 20% of original pure vitamin C, helps remove dead skin cells and
blackheads for resilient skin. Improves the skin elasticity and firmness, brightens dull
skin and soothes irritated and sensitive skin. As as for that last bit, I'm ... that was
the description the product, it's not the nicest feeling to begin with but yeah, the
next day your skin does look nice and feel quite good. And yes, very swift improvements
with that one. Um, I feel like I left something out but any
questions for me, please leave them in the description box down below. I'll try and answer
as much as possible. As always guys, this is my personal experiences with the products.
Definitely test it out for yourself. Do your own research towards the benefits, you know
pros and cons of using a vitamin C serum, whatever you're using and make sure it's right
for you. But that is it from me now guys. Um, as aways
leave more video ideas for me down below. I only make videos for you so (laughs) I want
to do something you're interested in. But that is it from me now guys. I will see you
next time.