Why Vitamin C is so great for your skin
Did you know that your body cannot make its own vitamin C?
Our inability to make vitamin C makes humans different from most other vertebrates.
What's more, vitamin C is needed for a host of reasons by your body, including collagen synthesis and antioxidant protection. Vitamin C is the most abundant antioxidant in human skin.
Listen to the full podcast spotlighting this important ingredient.
This week's in tune segment:
Here in southern California, the jasmine is still blooming. Heady, sultry, not quite floral jasmine, in it's strong, crisp abundance smells like femininity. The wild, untamed, headstrong matriarch. The young ambitious maiden. Jasmine embodies both.
In aromatherapy, jasmine is often used for elevating mood and sending depression packing. And, while Jasminum polyanthum (aka pink jasmine) is the most common variety grown for decorative (and fragrance) reasons in the US, Jasminum grandiflorum and Jasminum sambac are the two most common in the essential oil world, and if you're wondering which jasmine brings that delightful taste to green tea, Jasminum officinale (or common jasmine) and Jasminum sambac both hold that honor.
Jasmine's been called the most masculine floral fragrance, so why do I call jasmine feminine? Jasmine pairs beautifully with so many essential oils, softening edges & connecting otherwise disjointed pairs, working its alchemy to make things... like entrance ways, green tea, and simple essential oil blends... so much more than the sum of their parts.
And, these beautiful, fragrant blossoms flower in abundance covering the strong, vivacious vine. Does it get more feminine than that?
Do you enjoy the smell of jasmine? Are you a devout jasmine scented green tea enthusiast? If you're smitten with jasmine, Rain Organica's essential oil blend Ojai features jasmine using the scent to marry the natural fragrance of sweet orange & neroli with ylang, and you can find that essential oil blend in Rain Organica's all natural botanical oil for chapped hands.
References
Antioxidant synergy and the stabilizing effect of multiple antioxidants in skincare
DermTalk Docs: All about Vitamin C in Skincare
Stability of vitamin C derivatives in topical formulations containing lipoic acid, vitamins A and E
The genetics of vitamin C loss in vertebrates
Skinceuticals research on antioxidants
Clinical skincare and Skinceuticals
Designing proper clinical trials for skincare products
About the Author
Brandy's a formulation scientist and self-proclaimed health geek who loves hiking, gardening, bird-watching, and body boarding.
Her struggle with acne during her teens and 20s led to a holistic and healthy approach to skincare, embracing skin as an organ to be loved and cared for rather than a canvas to wage war on.
Since 2008, she's been developing all-in-one products for a simple routine at home, & Rain Organica started when her backpacking friends asked for a portable skincare routine to keep their skin healthy & happy on and off the trails.
You can try Rain Organica for yourself with The Essentials Kit, a complete skincare routine in just 3 steps.
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