African American skin and acne. If you’ve been troubled by acne as an African American woman, one of the best ways to combat acne is vitamin C. It’s a very important vitamin when it comes to fighting acne. Vitamin C’s main function includes acting as an antioxidant. That’s because it’s known to reduce the damage that toxins can have on your skin. It also prevents future damage.

Vitamin C also acts as a detox agent against acne. It helps to remove toxins, along with other pollutants, away from your body. Vitamin C can also act to protect African American skin against damage caused by free radicals.

There are differences between vitamin C and vitamin E when used topically. This is because vitamin C is soluble in water, and vitamin E is fat-soluble. Knowing this, vitamin C will not accumulate in fatty tissues like vitamin E can.

African American Skin and Acne

It may sound strange, but acne in African American skin could be a sign of liver damage or a weakened immune system.  When your body is busy fighting off infections from bacteria, toxins and parasites, it produces free radicals. This can lead to  breakouts.

Vitamin C taken as a supplement as well as applied topically on the area of breakout can play a vital role in ridding your adult skin of acne. It can also help in preventing future breakouts.

Topical creams and serums containing vitamin C are a potent source of antioxidants. This has been know to be more effective than internal supplements or foods.  Why? Because vitamin C cannot travel out to the skin level. Now there are products available in topical form, and these seep through to the dermal skin layer, actually becoming part of the skin.

If this seemed impossible a few years ago, it’s because researchers had not looked into the delivery system used for vitamin C . These are known as nanospheres and liposomes, and they stabilize the vitamin inside the topical cream, shielding it from affecting factors.

Vitamin C for Acne and African American Skin

The newer formulations containing vitamin C allow its antioxidant properties to counteract the free radicals that age and blemish African-American skin prematurely.

Free radicals speed the aging process.  This effectively destroys the collagen that works with elastin to make your skin firm, resilient and not as prone to wrinkles. Vitamin C products neutralize free radicals, helping your skin to remain elastic.

Some users believe that vitamin C actually repairs skin, in addition to preventing damage. The more your skin is exposed to pollution and other irritants, the more it needs the anti-aging properties of vitamin C.

Creams made with Retin A and other ingredients, work only by exfoliating your skin.  Formulations that contain vitamin C actually work within the layers of your skin. This spurs your body to synthesize collagen and inhibits the free radical production.

Vitamin C effectively allows your skin fibers to be rewoven, which helps your African American skin look younger, smoother, and more supple.  That’s it for this week.  As always …

Dedicated To Your Beauty,

Juliette Samuel,

Esthetician/Author/Publisher

Nyraju Skin Care