At dermalogica, we offer a range of Vitamin C based products for various skin conditions.
Vitamin C is one of the most potent antioxidants available in skincare – and it lives up to the hype, effectively brightening and firming the skin. But did you know Vitamin C can also help to protect the skin from UV radiation?
Protecting Against UV Induced Damage
Being a powerhouse antioxidant, Vitamin C is programmed to fight against free radicals, or oxidative stress. Unfortunately, free radicals are part of daily life. They’re generated from stress, fried foods, smoking, alcohol, pollution and largely by UV rays. Free radicals are unstable, harmful, invisible oxygen atoms that attack our skin by breaking down essential structures, such as collagen and protective skin barrier lipids. This triggers inflammation in the skin, which over time, results in premature skin ageing, uneven skin tone and sensitivity.
Vitamin C For Sun Damage
There are many active ingredients that you can use in your skincare routine to reduce the impact of these free radicals on your skin. One of the most well-known being Vitamin C. Vitamin C has lots of skin benefits outside of protecting the skin against sun damage. It is used in skincare products aimed to target early skin ageing, prevent sun damage and improving the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots and acne. Vitamin C for sunspots and scarring are other common uses.
So how does Vitamin C specifically help defend against free radicals and protect skin from sun damage? Well, it’s able to stabilise and therefore stop free radicals from attacking the skin, preventing sun induced skin damage. But here’s the exciting part – research also shows that Vitamin C actually enhances your skin’s natural defence system, helping to better protect itself from oxidative stress. Vitamin C can be used both day and night, but because of its antioxidant benefits, its well utilised during the daytime when we’re exposed to the sunlight.
Boost Your Daily Sun Protection with Vitamin C
When you pair sunscreen with an antioxidant like Vitamin C, you boost the effectiveness of your skin’s sun defence capabilities. Vitamin C is not a “sunscreen” as it doesn’t absorb light in the UVA and UVB spectrum. Rather, the antioxidant activity of Vitamin C protects against UV-induced damage caused by free radicals. It’s for this reason all Dermalogica sunscreens are packed with antioxidants, offering a superior form of sun protection to help keep skin healthy. They’re also broad spectrum, meaning they protect against both UVB and UVA rays.
The more antioxidants in your daytime skincare, the better protected your skin will be from environmental damage. By combining an antioxidant rich sunscreen with a Vitamin C treatment such as BioLumin-C Serum or BioLumin-C Gel Moisturizer, you’re upping the ante on your level of sun defence, whilst also increasing your glow.
Not All Vitamin C is Equal
When selecting a Vitamin C treatment for your skin, look for one that’s stabilised. Vitamin C has much to offer the skin, however, this incredible active ingredient is highly unstable, so it’ll break down easily when exposed to light, heat and oxygen. If unstable, the benefits of Vitamin C are limited, plus it begins to degrade fast on the skin and even in its packaging. Dermalogica’s BioLumin-C range of products are all stabilised and bioavailable, so that they get deep into the skin, to increase the Vitamin C’s efficacy.
Incorporating Vitamin C and SPF Into Your Everyday Skincare Routine
Once you have chosen the right Vitamin C product for your skin, it is important to incorporate it into your everyday skincare routine combined with an effective SPF cream. At dermalogica, we recommend including both a Vitamin C cream and SPF product into your everyday skincare, particularly for the face area. By using both of these products in conjunction you are maximising sun protection and minimising the effects of sun damage. If you are looking for more information on how to maximise your skincare routine, read more in our Seven Ways to Maximise Skincare Routine blog.
Vitamin C and Sunscreen from dermalogica
We offer a range of Vitamin C and SPF serum products that can be used together in your skincare routine for ultimate sun protection. The dermalogica SPF collection has a range of sunscreens with different consistencies and SPF levels to cater to different skin preferences. Our Vitamin C range also includes a variety of serums, moisturisers and treatments so that you can find one that fits best into your skincare routine.
When it comes to protecting your skin from sun damage, pairing a Vitamin C treatment with a good quality broad spectrum SPF makes the ultimate daily defence partnership!
Your local Dermalogica Professional Skin Therapist will be able to prescribe the best Dermalogica sunscreen for your unique skin. Get in contact with dermalogica for a skin consultation with one of our skin therapists today.